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This was in October last year when Esperance Nyirasafari (2nd Right) has just taken her oath of office as Sports and Culture Minister President Paul Kagame has this Friday evening named the first batch of four Senators from the eight he is constitutionally mandated to appoint to the 26-member Upper…

Justice Minister and Attorney-General Johnston Busingye is the line-minister overseeing the National Public Prosecution Authority, Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) and the National Police The Prosecutor-General Jean Bosco Mutangana has dropped all charges against a local TV and radio presenter Mulindahabi Irénè. The development came after the intervention of Justice Minister…

Rwanda already has its own vigorous campaign promoting local produce The East African region has adopted a specific day of every week when everyone has to wear what is produced locally. Trade ministers of the bloc meeting this September 19 at its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania, declared Fridays as ‘Afrika…

A local TV and radio presenter was on Tuesday September 17 arrested by the Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) over alleged obscene social media posts – his case coming after several others people facing prosecution over what they shared online. Arrest of Irénè Mulindahabi, co-presenter of Sunday Night Live show on…

The trouser is similar to the latest uniforms worn by the Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF), perhaps a clear indication that he was well up to date with the happenings in Rwanda He has been announced as dead several times in the last 10 years, and that has finally come true.…

Rwanda Energy Group (REG) is the national electricity company Electricity provider Rwanda Energy Group (REG) is on the spot after Parliament found it had hired a consultant for work which could have been sourced locally. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), ministry of infrastructure delegation led by permanent secretary…

Dr Charles Kinuthia A court in Kigali has sentenced a key organiser of a fruadulent conference in which up to 5,000 unsuspecting youths were lured with promises of riches. The Kagarama primary court on Monday jailed Kenyan-American Dr Charles Kinuthia to two years in jail for fraud. He will also…

Uganda’s foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa (L) shakes hands with Rwanda foreign ministry state minister in charge of EAC Olivier Nduhungirehe at the meeting today In the first meeting of the top implementing body for the Angola MoU, Rwandan and Ugandan delegations have agreed to end attacks in “both mainstream…

President Paul Kagame speaking this Saturday to over 2,000 delegates of the ruling RPF party President Paul Kagame warned Saturday that anyone seeking to destabilize the country should consider what happened to rebel group that attacked southwestern region. Kagame did not name the group, but was referring to the national…

Public Service and Labour Minister Fanfan Rwanyindo Kayirangwa appearing in parliament at different previous session Parliament is considering an amendment to the public service law in which government wants to do away with a decades-old system limiting its ability to hire people with rare skills. Public Service and Labour Minister…

From Rift to Left: An ADEPR official, Bishop Tom Rwagasana (former deputy leader of ADEPR), Ambassador to Zimbabwe James Musoni (Infrastructure Minister at the time) and Mutuyemariya Christine, ex-national treasurer. Here they were photographed at DOVE Hotel, the contested facility In December last year a Kigali lower court acquitted 10…

Brig Gen (Rtd) Frank Rusagara is remembered for his intellectualism Brig Gen Rtd Frank Rusagara, currently appealing a 20year conviction, is a pained man – as he himself made it known in court. But when a youthful military prosecutor Cpt Faustin Nzakamwita sought to dismiss his emotional submission to the…

Above is Rubavu (Rwanda) and below is Goma (DR Congo). As clearly seen from this aerial photo, the demarcation line separates Congolese homes from palatial residences on the Rwanda side, many of which are occupied by Congolese nationals DR Congo has issued directive barring anyone employed by government from staying…

The former British prime minister, Tony Blair laying a wreath of flowers on mass grave at Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre. Rwanda’s national commission for the fight against genocide (CNLG) has said the fugitives are able to live in the UK without facing justice due to laxity in the country’s laws.…

Can they trust each other again after years of suspicion: President Salva Kiiir Mayardit meets his rival Dr Riek Machar today in Juba South Sudan opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar arrives in the capital Juba this morning to hold a face to face meeting with President Salva Kiiir Mayardit. Accompanied…

Former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe passed on in a Singaporean hospital, his successor, President Emmerson Mnangangwa announced early today, September 6. He was 95 years old. Mugabe ruled his country for 37 years and was overthrown in a military coup in November 2017. Mugabe will go down in history as…

Here, more than 1,900 graduated at the University of Kibungo (UNIK) at its inaugural graduation in 2016 A private court bailiff has given the University of Kibungo (UNIK) 24 hours to pay employees fired by the institution or its property will be auctioned. Some 12 employees dragged the private university…

Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations meets with South Kivu Governor Théo Ngwabidje Kasi on Tuesday in the provincial capital Bukavu Political tensions in DR Congo’s neighbours are spilling over into South Kivu region, says Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the French diplomat heading the UN’s peacekeeping operations. Lacroix, in South…

The Nakivale Refugees Settlement in southwestern Uganda has been hosting Rwandan refugees since the 1960s. Uganda accuses Rwanda government of sending its spies to infiltrate the settlement The government of Uganda is scrapping the so called “blanket refugee status policy” – in apparent shift seen as response to ongoing fallout…

Sergeant (Rtd) François Kabayiza during one of the previous sessions. He was usually seated, as he couldn’t stand, a situation he repeatedly told court was due to torture Sergeant (Rtd) François Kabayiza, convicted together with ex-presidential guard commander Col Tom Byabagamba, has refused to be set free – a decision…

Brig Gen Vincent Nyakarundi while in Washington President Paul Kagame on Monday evening appointed the Defence Attaché at Rwanda’s embassy in Washington, U.S.A, as chief of military intelligence. Brig Gen Vincent Nyakarundi is the new Chief of Defense Intelligence, leading the coveted RDF Defence Intelligence Department (DID). This body was…

Traffic police officer demonstrates how the relationship between drivers and pedestrians should be at a Zebra Crossing as part of the police’s “Gerayo Amahoro” campaign Police is holding 88 drivers arrested in weekend operations targeting those driving after taking alcohol. Traffic Police Chief CP Rafiki Mujiji says all those detained…

Foreign Affairs Minister and Government Spokesman Dr Richard Sezibera is back, but is yet to make appearance. Sezibera this Saturday evening made a rather philosophical post on Twitter, which doesn’t give much about the state of affairs concerning him. #literarySaturday: today I'm remembering Mark Twain: what's your favourite quote???— Richard…

APR FC, one of the top clubs, and the other will have to fend for themselves through the 2019-2020 league as there may be no sponsor Tanzanian satellite TV provider AZAM has called it quits after talks with Rwanda football governing body FERWAFA failed. AZAM has been the official sponsor…

General Fall Sikabwe who made the announcement today in Beni Anyone who provides information on location that will lead to apprehension of members of Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels will be rewarded, DR Congo army said Friday. General Fall Sikabwe, commander of Congo’s army in Beni region of eastern…

Some of the various bilateral meeting that have taken place between Rwanda and South Africa in the past months President Paul Kagame and South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa have held bilateral talks in Japan this Thursday. They met on the sidelines of the 7th Japanese government-organised Tokyo International Conference on…

The Health Ministry (MINISANTE) says a story published by The Chronicles about patients being detained in various hospitals around Kigali is “misleading”, claiming there are no such cases. The Health Ministry is responding to the story: Inside Kigali’s Hospitals “Detaining” Patients Unable to Pay Treatment Bills Here is full statement…

Monsignor Filipo Rukamba, Bishop of Butare Diocese and head of the Catholic clergy conference One of the highest ranking Catholic Church leaders Monsignor Filipo Rukamba has added his voice to the exploding teenage pregnancies across Rwanda – suggesting the birth pills that women are getting, and other contraceptives, are not…

Kevin Monnet Paquet of French side St Etienne has Rwandan roots, and head coach of national team Amavubi believes such players will boost the team’s chances of global success Newly appointed head coach of the national football team Amavubi (Wasps) Mashami Vincent has embarked on a campaign to bring foreign-based…

ClOCKWISE: Kibagabaga Hospital, Rwanda Military Hospital, CHUK and Muhima Hospital A 40 year-old mother has been living in the University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) since June when the treatment of her child ended. She is confined there against her will; because, she is unable to clear a Rwf 90,000 ($98) bill.…