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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Members of NEC staff (L) check documents of one of aspirants who seek to get a parliamentary position among 24 women MPs (30 per cent quota of 80 MPs making up the Lower House), on May 17, 2024, in Kigali
Politics
Parliamentary elections: 28 submit candidatures on day one
Paul  Kagame  formally submits his candidature for presidency to the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, Oda Gasinzigwa on Friday, May 17. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Elections
Population still confident in Kagame for presidency, says RPF Secretary General
Delegates pose for a group photo as the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) officially handed over the restored land to the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) for inclusion in the Volcanoes National Park On May 18.
Restored land expected to improve habitat for mountain gorillas
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Politics
2024 polls: RPF, Liberal Party submit parliamentary candidates
President Paul Kagame submits his candidature to Oda Gasinzigwa, chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), in Kigali on Friday, May 17. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza for The New Times
Elections
Presidential polls: Kagame submits candidature
R-L Stéphanie Gasana (daughter of Oscar Gasana); Eric Nzabihimana, one of the survivors of Bisesero, and Marie Claire Gatayire, the moderator. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Kwibuka
Daughter reflects on how father's book immortalizes Genocide resistance in Bisesero
The aerial view of the ongoing construction activities of some infrastructure at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in Nyagatare District.  File
Rwanda
Why Rwanda plans to set up tech to monitor land use
A mining site where illegal mining activities was conducted. According to a new bill in Parliament, landowners who allow people without licenses to carry out mining activities on their land risk punishment. File
Rwanda
Govt mulls punishment for landowners who permit illegal mining activities
Travellers at Nyabugogo taxi park in Nyarugenge District. Transport dominates Rwanda’s 4.5% inflation in April. Craish Bahizi
Economy
Transport dominates Rwanda’s 4.5% inflation in April
Members of Parliament during the swearing in ceremony on September 19, 2018. The fourth legislature commenced in 2018 and was, initially, scheduled to end in 2023 but its tenure was extended by one extra year. Courtesy
Politics
Elections: When will the Chamber of Deputies be dissolved?
Workers sorting waste at Nduba landfill in Gasabo District. File
Environment
Inside planned Rf93bn modern Nduba waste management facility
Members of parliament during a plenary sitting. Courtesy
Rwanda
Key proposed changes in CHENO’s management, mandate
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Africa
UN decorates Rwandan troops for peacekeeping in CAR
Eric Ishimwe serves coffee to a customer at Turambe Shoppe, a coffee shop in Gasabo District, Kigali, on May 4, 2024. Courtesy
Health
Breaking barriers: Empowering individuals with Down syndrome through inclusion
Since December 2023 after the government waived fees  through an awareness campaign over 324,000 land parcels have been registered in all districts, between December 2023 and now. File
Rwanda
Over 300,000 plots of land registered following fee waiver
In April 2023, the Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, told lawmakers that Rwanda planned to issue digital IDs in three years.
Technology
Rwanda’s $40m digital ID project 'back on track' - official tells lawmakers
Gen Mbaye Cissé, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal, arrives at Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Headquarters for an official visit on  May 6. Courtesy
Security
Senegalese army chief pledges greater security cooperation with RDF
Workers on duty during Kigali Infrastructure Project (KIP) that consists of construction roads totaling more than 215 km, which was hindered by funding shortages.  Craish Bahizi
Infrastructure
City of Kigali vows to fast-track major road project after budget constraints

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