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Abed Mutimura, commonly known as AB Godwin, a showbiz videographer. Courtesy
Crime

Court starts hearing appeal for videographer jailed over illegal drone use

Wednesday, July 05, 2023
The Minister of Agriculture, Ildephonse Musafiri and the Director General of Imbuto Foundation, Sandrine Umutoni award one group during the awarding ceremony of the 15 young agripreneurs in Bugesera on Friday, June 23. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

PHOTOS: Imbuto awards 15 young agripreneurs

Friday, June 23, 2023
A drone pilot with CHARIS test-flies a drone in Rwanda. The leading 3D geospatial drone data company was chosen chosen as one of the 25 recipients of the prestigious Google for Startups Black Founders Fund in Africa.
Featured

Charis UAS selected for Google for Startups Black Founders Fund

Thursday, June 22, 2023
President Paul Kagame meets with Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank’s Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa in Kigali on Friday, June 16. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Kagame, World Bank official discuss Rwanda’s electrification drive

Friday, June 16, 2023
Aerial view Kigali City in Nyarugenge District. Rwanda’s transformation has been remarkable, as this small, beautiful land locked East African country forges ahead with its aspiration to become a middle-income country.

Accelerating Rwanda’s development in the midst of overlapping crises

Monday, June 12, 2023
A Charis UAS drone pilot test-flies a drone in Kigali. Charis UAS is one of companies accredited to fly drones in Rwanda. The law regulating the use of Unmanned Aircrafts (UA) or drones in Rwanda is a tight one, requiring every user to first get authorization from the Civil Aviation Authority. Photo by Charis UAS
Aviation

Why drone use is tightly regulated

Friday, June 02, 2023
One of robots dubbed 'Urumuri', that was deployed to Kigali International Airport to conduct mass screening of temperature during the Covid-19 period (Sam Ngendahimana)
Technology

What is the future of robotics in Rwanda?

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Abed Mutimura, commonly known as AB Godwin, a showbiz videographer. Courtesy
Crime

Showbiz videographer sent to jail for flying unauthorised drones

Friday, May 26, 2023
Teddy Segore, one of the pilots with Charis test-flies a drone in Kigali . File
Crime

You want to fly a drone in Rwanda? Here's what you're required to do

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Thousands of Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp in Nyamagabe district protested against the genocidal violence committed against Congolese Tutsi in eastern DR Congo. The protest took place on Monday, December 12, 2022. Photos by Willy Mucyo
Politics

Congolese Rwandophones and their land are two sides of same coin – says scholar

Tuesday, May 02, 2023
Maj Gen Jeff Nyagah speaking at a press conference in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, on April 18, 2023. He told reporters that the ceasefire enabled by the troops he commanded had significantly enhanced the withdrawal of M23 rebels from areas they occupied. EACRF has recorded a month-long ceasefire between parties to the conflict in eastern DR Congo following the directive of the EAC Heads of State.
Africa

DR Congo: Of an EAC force commander’s exit and mismatched expectations

Saturday, April 29, 2023
The New Times
Africa

DR Congo: EAC commander resigns citing personal safety

Friday, April 28, 2023