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Major General Emmanuel Bayingana delivers a presentation on stopping the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and building the unity of Rwandans in a sustainable way, during an event to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi held at Parliament buildings in Kigali, on May 3, 2024 (Courtesy).

Maj Gen Bayingana on RPF/A bravery in stopping 1994 Genocide, hope for brighter future

Saturday, May 04, 2024

Traffic police officers invigilate a driving test exam in Kigali. Following a cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 25, Rwandans could soon do driving tests using automatic transmission vehicles. File

Police sheds light on automatic driving test rollout, urges drivers to mind traffic rules

Friday, May 03, 2024

Judith Uwizeye, the Minister in the Office of the President (R), explains proposals in the draft law governing NGOs, on May 2, 2024 as Rwanda Governance Board CEO Usta Kaitesi looks on . Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya

Bill on NGOs: Civil society asks for clarity on operating budget clause

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Marizamunda presents the draft law to Parliament on March 14. Courtesy photo

RDF set to get Deputy Chief of Defence Staff

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks at the 5th International Network for Governmental Science Advice Conference (INGSA) at Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali on Tuesday, April 30. Photo Courtesy

PM Ngirente advocates for skilled workforce to meet labour market demands

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

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Mine workers’ written contracts increase, safety still key concern

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

The government has confirmed that the United Kingdom sent its first asylum seeker to Rwanda on Monday, April 29. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Rwanda receives first UK migrant under new voluntary scheme

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

The government aims to increase meat consumption from small livestock farming to 80%, with cows accounting for 20%. Photo: Courtesy.

How small livestock farming is enhancing lives in Ruhango District

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Mantis Kivu Queen uBuranga, Rwanda’s first floating hotel, on Monday, April 29, hit a rock in Lake Kivu in Nyamasheke District. The situation that was quickly brought under control and all guests and staff were evacuated as a precautionary measure. File

Kivu Queen uBuranga incident clarified

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Parents with their children after arresting the suspect who had those missing children. Officials successfully located five missing children, including three 3-year-old girls, who had disappeared on April 24.Courtesy

Five missing children found in Gatsibo district: What you need to know

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Two of the children went missing en route back home from school; they attended a nearby ECD, while another one was last seen playing in the yard before their disappearance.

Gatsibo: Search on for missing 3-year-old girls

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Some 21 cows and 50 goats were seized by authorities in Bugesera due to grazing illegally on private land that belongs to the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture and auctioned on April 25.

Bugesera: Over 70 animals auctioned for trespassing on private land

Friday, April 26, 2024

A view of Rusororo cemetery in Gasabo District. Members of Parliament are pushing for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity in the country. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

MPs push for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity

Friday, April 26, 2024

A dysfunctional family is characterized by “conflict, misbehavior, or abuse”. COURTESY

Effects of dysfunctional families from a victim’s perspective

Friday, April 26, 2024

Director General in charge of Europe, Americas & International Organisations, Marie Grâce Nyinawumuntu and Joan Wiegman, the Dutch Ambassador to Rwanda, toast during the King's Day ceremony in Kigali on Thursday, April 25. All Photos by Craish Bahizi

PHOTOS: Dutch community in Rwanda celebrates King’s Day

Friday, April 26, 2024

Traffic police officers invigilate a driving test exam in Kigali. Following a cabinet meeting on Thursday, April 25, Rwandans could soon do driving tests using automatic transmission vehicles. File

Cabinet gives green light to automatic driving tests

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Rwanda Correctional Services, Commissioner General Evariste Murenzi and ICPA President Peter Severin during the signing of an MoU to allow Rwanda to host the 27th ICPA AGM Annual General Meeting and Conference to be held in Rwanda In October 2025. Courtesy

Rwanda to host global prisons’ body conference in 2025

Thursday, April 25, 2024

A view of Rusororo cemetry in Gasabo District. A proposed law amendment seeks to ban burying the dead in tombs built with cement and tiles. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Govt mulls ban on concrete tombs to optimize land use

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Genocide convict Jean Baptiste Gatete, the former Bourgmestre of Murambi, was one of local leaders who played their role in planning and executing Genocide against the Tutsi

Role of local authorities in the planning and execution of genocide against the Tutsi between October 1990 and March 1994

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK-Rwanda migration deal will finally get operational within a period of 10 to 12 weeks. Courtesy

UK migrants to start coming to Rwanda within 3 months – British PM

Monday, April 22, 2024