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Bugeshi Sector offices in Rubavu District. On Monday, October 7, at about 5 a.m, Police officers foiled a gang of eight smugglers in Nyacyonga Village, Rusiza Cell of Bugeshi Sector, Rubavu District.
Rwanda
Police warns against smuggling, illegal cross-border activities
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Taylor Swift surpasses Rihanna as world’s richest female musician 
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun their work on microRNA.
Science
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to mRNA researchers
President Paul Kagame meets Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization in Paris, on Saturday, October 5. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Health
Kagame, WHO boss discuss collabo in containment of Marburg virus in Rwanda
President Paul Kagame meets with his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron  on the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit, on Saturday, October 5. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa
Kagame, Macron reiterate need to address root causes of insecurity in region
Left to right: Lejone Mpotjoane, Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, and Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Lesotho, signed the agreement. The signing ceremony in Maseru was witnessed by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane of the Kingdom of Lesotho and Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente.
Rwanda
PHOTOS: Rwanda, Lesotho sign general cooperation agreement
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame pose for a photo as they joined other leaders for a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on Friday, October 4. All photos by Village Urugwiro.
International
PHOTOS: Kagame, First Lady attend dinner hosted by French president
Ugandan musician Sheebah Karungi let her baby bump show during her concert at Lugogo Cricket Oval on Friday night, October 4-courtesy
Showbiz
Sheebah reveals pregnancy at concert
A screengrab from a video of the boat that sank in Lake Kivu, killing dozens of passengers on Thursday, October 3 in eastern DR Congo.
Africa
Lake Kivu boat accident: Death toll rises to 78
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed his long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc.
Africa
South Sudan: President Kiir dismisses long-serving National Security Services chief
No alcohol is the best choice, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa warned in its message on World No Alcohol Day, Wednesday, October 2. Courtesy
Health
No alcohol is the best choice, warns UN health agency
Officers pose for a group photo  at the meeting in Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado Province, on Tuesday, October 1. The meeting was attended by a Mozambique Armed Forces delegation, and Tanzanian Bilateral Force delegation, among others. Courtesy
Security
PHOTOS: Rwanda, Mozambique troops mull plan to deny terrorists 'freedom of action'
President Paul Kagame during a guided tour of the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia as he commenced his three-day official visit to Latvia  on Tuesday, October 1. Photos by Village Urugwiro
International
PHOTOS: Kagame tours Museum of the Occupation of Latvia
Missiles and drone attacks have been launched from Iran toward Israel, according to Israel’s military.
International
Missiles launched from Iran to Israel
Brazil eliminates elephantiasis as public health problem. Internet
International
Brazil eliminates elephantiasis as public health problem
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Tourism
Five interesting facts about Latvia
Pictures of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. During President Paul Kagame’s first official visit to Latvia, a memorial to honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide will be inaugurated at the National Library of Latvia (The Castle of Light), in Riga.
International
Latvia: The country inaugurating first memorial to honour victims of 1994 Genocide in eastern Europe
President Paul Kagame will visit the Republic of Latvia from October 1 to 3. Courtesy
International
Kagame in Latvia on official visit

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