June 12
Rwanda: Rwandan Envoy James Ngango Presents Credentials to Swiss President
New Times
Rwanda's ambassador designate to Switzerland James Ngango on Tuesday, June 11, presented his letters of credence to President Viola Amherd. Read more »
Rwanda: Ministry of Education, Umwalimu Sacco, and Mobile Money Rwanda Partner to Launch #DusangireLunch Campaign
New Times
The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Mobile Money Rwanda and Umwalimu SACCO, is proud to introduce the #DusangireLunch campaign that started as #NdiReady campaign. This… Read more »
Rwanda: Tying Knots - Rwandan Women Artists Take Art Exhibition to Luxembourg
New Times
Rwanda's renowned visual artist Jemima Kakizi has teamed up with 5 visual artists to stage a week-long art exhibition in Luxembourg. Read more »
Africa: Time to Explore Free Trade Agreement Between Africa and Caribbean - ITC's Boss Coke-Hamilton
New Times
As the 3rd edition of the African Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum kicked off in the capital Nassau in the Bahamas, Pamela Coke-Hamilton, the Executive Director of the… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Fight Against Child Labour Continues
New Times
Child labour continues to be a critical problem globally, robbing children of their childhood, rights, education, and future. On June 12, each year, Rwanda joins the international… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Inks Deal to Host Regional Office of International Vaccine Institute
New Times
Rwanda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) on the establishment of the African Regional Office of the institute in the… Read more »
Rwanda: Liquid Intelligent Technologies Launches 'Liquid Home' to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Areas
New Times
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Rwanda on Wednesday, June 12 launched 'Liquid Home', its internet connectivity product aimed at extending its fibre network coverage. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Negotiators in Bonn for Climate Finance Push
New Times
Rwandan negotiators are in Bonn, Germany, as 196 countries meet to agree on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), the new amount of funding which developed nations must… Read more »
Rwanda: How Youth-Led Innovations Can Boost Agriculture
New Times
Realizing that post-harvest losses were high among horticulture farmers, Samantha Ainembabazi and her colleagues thought of a solution to the problem through nanotechnology. Read more »
Rwanda: Is Rwanda's Quest for Self-Reliance Threatening Neo-Colonial Interests? [opinion]
New Times
In recent weeks, Rwanda has been a subject of intense scrutiny and criticism in Western media. Despite its remarkable achievements over the past three decades, the narrative often… Read more »
Rwanda: Tourism University Utb Mourns Vice-Chancellor
New Times
The University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies (UTB) has announced the death of its Vice-Chancellor Prof Simeon Wiehler, who passed on Monday, June 10. Read more »
Africa: Lowly Rwanda, Sudan, Comoros Steal World Cup Show in Africa
Namibian
Rwanda, Sudan and Comoros, all fifth seeds in six-nation 2026 World Cup qualifying groups, were shock table toppers in Africa on Tuesday after matchday four. Read more »
Rwanda/South Africa: South Africa, Rwanda Join Benin At the Top of Group C
This Day
It is now a three-way fight at the top of Group C of the ongoing World Cup qualifying series after South Africa and Rwanda won their respective matches last night. Read more »
June 11
Rwanda: Rwanda Civil Society Deploys Over 300 Observers for July Elections
New Times
The Rwanda Civil Society Platform (RCSP) will deploy 310 observers for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, The New Times has learned. The campaigns for the… Read more »
Rwanda: Who Are the Kinds of Leaders Rwandans Actually Need? [opinion]
New Times
Now that the National Electoral Commission (NEC) has released a provisional list of presidential and parliamentary aspirants (three presidential and 459 parliamentary candidates… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Attends High-Level Conference On Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza
New Times
President Paul Kagame attended the high-level conference on "Call for Action: Urgent Humanitarian Response for Gaza," convened by His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein of… Read more »
Rwanda: UNHCR Should Advance the Rights of Refugees Instead of Undermining Rwanda's Welcoming Policy [press release]
Rwanda Govt
UNHCR is lying. The organisation seems intent on presenting fabricated allegations to U.K. courts about Rwanda's treatment of asylum seekers, while still partnering with us to… Read more »
Rwanda: What to Expect From Automation of Umurenge Saccos
New Times
The automation of all 416 Umurenge SACCOs will boost savings, financial inclusion, financial service delivery, innovative financial products and end fraud according to financial… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Rising Actresses to Watch
New Times
As Rwanda's film industry continues to thrive, women have not been left behind as they continue to make their presence in new era of filmmaking felt. Read more »
Rwanda: Relief for Farmers As Rwanda Adds Fish to Insurance
New Times
Themistocles Munyangeyo lost 100 tonnes of fish whose value he estimated at Rwf300 million, but he did not get compensation for the loss as fish farming was not covered by the… Read more »
Rwanda: New Industrial Policy Can Propel Rwanda to Middle-Income Status [opinion]
New Times
Rwanda stands at a critical juncture in its economic journey as it targets to attain the upper middle-income status by 2035. Accelerating industrial growth must be at the center of… Read more »
Rwanda: Civil Society, Govt Officials Weigh in On Reintegration of Genocide Ex-Prisoners
New Times
There is a need to prepare the environment for ex-prisoners who have served sentences for crimes committed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi to promote reconciliation and… Read more »
Rwanda: Mount Kigali University Pledges Medical Insurance for Genocide Survivor Families
New Times
Mount Kigali University has pledged to pay for the medical insurance (Mutuelle de santé) of vulnerable Genocide survivor families in Kigali's Kicukiro District. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - UN Experts Have Their Own Agenda and It Has Nothing to Do With Peace [opinion]
New Times
East African leaders can either act in defense of the region's collective security or cowardly acquiesce to the U.S.'s manipulation of UN reports and bear the brunt of the wider… Read more »
Rwanda: Kigeli III Ndabarasa - The Conqueror of Ndorwa Who Stayed Until Death
New Times
Cyilima II Rujugira, father to Kigeli III Ndabarasa (1708-1741), died without receiving his burial rites promptly. Kigeli III Ndabarasa, who had already been co-reigning alongside… Read more »