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Local agricultural service advisors or ‘Abajyanama b’ubuhinzi are in all villages in rural areas. They are not paid, but frequently given facilitations A sector official in Gicumbi district diverted money meant to pay village agricultural extension service providers, to a different activity. He blames the district for directing him to…

Fabien Neretse, 71, told a Brussels court this week he played no part in the 1994 Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. He said he did not denounce his Tutsi neighbours in Kigali or train Interahamwe militia as he is accused, and that the prosecution has got everything wrong. Court president Sophie…

RDF Commander-in-Chief President Paul Kagame awards one of the best cadet officers from among the 320 commissioned today In September 2015, the Rwanda Military Academy, Gako, in Bugesera district, eastern Province, launched a four-year degree program. This Saturday November 16 2019, was graduation. There were 50 cadets for the pioneer…

Western Province Governor Alphonse Munyentwari addressing local population in Bweyeye sector on Thursday A delegation of local and military officials have toured Bweyeye sector in Rusizi district to calm the local population, a week after a group claimed it had attacked the region. Last weekend, photos and text were posted…

Presidents Yoweri Museveni (L) and Paul Kagame exchange the MoU documents A second meeting between Rwanda and Ugandan ministerial delegations, as part of regional efforts to diffuse their standoff, has again been called off. The meeting was supposed to take place on October 16 in Kampala, a month after the…

President Paul Kagame outside parliament with new RDF Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Gen Jean Bosco Kazura (on Kagame’s immediate right), with other new top military appointees President Paul Kagame warned Thursday of the government’s new security measures which he said will “raise the cost” for those involved in acts…

A large market complex was built by Rubavu district several years ago. It remains a ghost construction site A report by the Auditor General submitted to Parliament in April 2018 showed that government spent over Rwf 270billion on projects and assets that lay idle and abandoned. The project cited include…

The branch ATM in question is located on this Kigali Heights complex Two employees at the Kacyiru branch in Kigali for Bank of Kigali (BK) are in custody over the loss of over Rwf 144m from an ATM, a case they vehemently deny. The employees Mukasine Jeanine, a mother of…

Eight African countries have emerged as most preferred places where Africans able to pay for air ticket feel they would like to visit, according to study by Sabre, American travel technology provider. The firm polled 5,000 people including Kenyans, South Africans and Nigerians on various aspects of air travel and…

Right to Left: Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Mozambique’s Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário were on the high-level panel, which was also aired live on CNBC Africa Africa’s regional blocs were Monday selling themselves as best possible destinations, and not the other,…

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza flanked by her team today Barely 24 hours after news began filtering through that hard-talking politician Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza had quit a party she founded, she is labouring to defend herself against accusations from her former colleagues. This Saturday afternoon, Ingabire, called a press conference to officially…

Here the 5 accused appeared on October 24. Clemence Mukeshimana is the only woman in the group. She was deputy head of Kiziba refugee camp. She is the one currently giving her defense A court trying Congolese refugees has heard that Rwanda government deployed security forces at a refugee camp…

President Kagame was in one of his best mood today, indication of man in charge President Paul Kagame warned this Friday that a letter by a group of British MPs demanding the release of two senior military officers now before court does not help them in any way. Instead, he…

In one sector of Gicumbi district, more than two dozen individuals own public land illegally, and they ensure ordinary local residents don’t benefit – a situation which is prevalent in all the 21 sectors of the district. The land law of June 2013 prohibits anyone from owning land in places…

The 10 suspects appearing at a previous session. The lone woman is at the extreme end The State prosecutor has prayed to court for a 12 year and six month sentence for opposition party members for a single charge of conspiracy to commit terrorism. In final submission for the trial…

Uwambajemariya Florence on May 8 when President Paul Kagame visited Burera district A district mayor who failed to explain what caused the closure of a multimillion Francs milk factory in her territory, one of several administrative weaknesses she exerted, is the new executive secretary of western province. Prime Minister Dr…

Thomas Sankara (L) and Blaise Compaore were said to have been best of friends Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for ousted leader Blaise Compaore in connection with the murder of former president Thomas Sankara nearly 30 years ago, judicial sources have said. The popular leader’s 1987 murder…

Dr Vincent Biruta introduces incumbent President Paul Kagame at a campaign rally during the August 2017 polls. Though considered the second biggest party, Dr Biruta’s PSD did not field a presidential candidate, instead joining all the major parties to back Kagame. He won with a landslide. Dr Vincent Biruta, chairperson…

Current leaders from R-L: Rev. Karuranga Ephrem, head; Rev. Karangwa John, deputy; secretary general Pastor Gatemberezi Muzungu Paul, Umuhoza Aurélie, finance; and secretary Pastor Ntaganda Jean Paul. A group of people claiming to be members of the Pentecostal Church of Rwanda or ADEPR have written to President Paul Kagame and…

Grandmother Mukabalisa Donatha displays picture of grandson for whom she has sought support from father without success A former soldier being prosecuted for conniving with his sister to killer her husband in August, has a separate paternity case pending for over 10 years ago after he raped and impregnated a…

Mass graves of Tutsis killed in 1994 are still being discovered, 25 years after. Here in Kabuga, outside Kigali, several mass graves were exhumed late last year. Genocide convicts in Mageragere prison, the biggest in Kigali, have pinpointed 126 locations they say have mass graves in which victims of the…

On October 30, EAC Secretary General Liberat Mfumukeko (Center gesturing) was at the French University of Tours, the Institute of Pharmaceutical Products’ Production, and the Institute of Nutritional Sciences. He was there to conclude agreement between EAC and the French institution Five countries of the East African Community (EAC) are…

The hard-talking politician Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza is already in campaign mode. Whether her project will succeed is another matter altogether Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza, given presidential mercy two years ago, is planning to have her party on the ballot in the 2024 polls which will end the current 7-year presidential terms…

Businessman Jean Berchmans Matakamba Jean Berchmans Matakamba, 57, is a well-known businessman in Rusizi district. He owns a sand quarry supplying big construction projects in that region and also has a company engaged in other activities, actually registered in his names. This Sunday October 27, there were gasps of disbelief…

On February 15, President Kagame met with the Qatar Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany Government of Rwanda announced Monday evening that the 2019 edition of the acclaimed International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award (ACE Award) will take place in…

CDS Gen Patrick Nyamvumba speaking to the local officials on Monday in Musanze district Rwanda’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Gen Patrick Nyamvumba has told local government officials that they should do their work confidently as the country’s borders are well protected. He said that as constitutionally mandated, the RDF…

Some of the arms displayed with the suspects Four men were on Sunday paraded in Rusizi district by Police accused of being behind the grenade attack last week and other acts in the area. Last Sunday, a grenade exploded seriously injuring 4 people in Kamembe town, the main town of…

President Paul Kagame speaking Friday at the 12th Unity Club annual forum President Paul Kagame has accused opposition politicians and groups – all of whom are exiled, of having no development agenda other than seeking to advance their personal interests. Kagame also lashed out at groups and individuals who have…

President Paul Kagame chats with Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé at the 10th BRICS Leaders’ Summit, Johannesburg, July 27, 2018 In November 2013, a high-level Togolese government delegation arrived in Rwanda. This trip marked the start of a reform agenda, which the World Bank said yesterday has made it with the…

Justice Minister and Attorney General Johnston Busingye speaking this Thursday during the Police-Media Interaction at Police Headquarters in Kigali Anyone backing Rwandan rebels should by now be aware they are sending the attackers to commit suicide and have to stop, Justice Minister and Attorney General Johnston Busingye warned Thursday. “As…