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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
Rwanda

MPs push for 'vertical burial system' amid land scarcity

Friday, April 26, 2024
MINEMA has cautioned that illegal mining is worsening landslides, resulting in loss of life and damage in Ngororero District. Courtesy
Environment

Emergency ministry issues warning over illegal mining in Ngororero

Friday, April 26, 2024
Some remains of different equipment that were properties of victims of Genocide against the Tutsi, who were exhumed from mass graves. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Kwibuka

April 26, 1994: 20,000 Tutsi massacred in Tambwe

Friday, April 26, 2024
A worker showcases processed gold at Gasabo Gold Refinery (GGR) in Kigali on December 1, 2023. According to RMA, reducing taxes on minerals, including gold, could attract investors to the country, and stimulate interest in selling processed minerals. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Industry players hopeful about proposed mineral tax changes

Friday, April 26, 2024
Workers at Pink Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Manufacturers, assemblers, miners get VAT exemption services through Irembo

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Tourists visit Akagera National Park. Rwanda’s tourism revenue rose by 36 percent from $445 million in 2022 to reach $620 million in 2023. Courtesy
Tourism

Rwanda’s tourism revenue hit $620 million in 2023

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Gabonese business leaders meet City of Kigali officials during a two-day visit to Rwanda that they concluded on Wednesday, April 24. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, Gabon eye deeper economic ties

Wednesday, April 24, 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
Rwanda

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

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Gen Romeo Dallaire,the force commander of UNAMIR, a United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda in 1994 when the Genocide against the Tutsi was taking place. Courtesy
Kwibuka

April 25, 1994: UN avoids labelling Tutsi killings as genocide

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
Rwanda

Govt mulls ban on concrete tombs to optimize land use

Thursday, April 25, 2024
A Zipline drone delivers blood at Kabgayi Hospital. The firm says it has reached its one-millionth delivery to customers. Courtesy
Technology

Zipline plots further expansion following millionth delivery

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
President Paul Kagame and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron during the latter’s official visit to Rwanda, on May 27, 2021. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
Politics

Kagame, Macron hold ‘productive call’ over DR Congo crisis

Tuesday, April 23, 2024