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The presidential palace to be refurbished is located in Ngaliema commune in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa A decision by DR Congo minister for public works and infrastructure to award contract for refurbishment of one of the presidential palaces to contractor said to be Rwandan, has caused a political storm…

Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Vincent Biruta here speaking at the annual retreat of all Rwanda’s envoys in Kigali, February 20. The budgets for his team clearly show where the priorities are In a revised budget submitted to Parliament on Monday, various agencies have seen their funding cut, as allocations to…

WHAT YOU ORDER FOR vs WHAT YOU GET: Top is the original architectural design of the Karongi model village, and Below are the 11 units constructed. The image below show exactly how the village looks today Nine years ago, Government of Rwanda through the Local Government Ministry got some funding…

The ministry of agriculture has banned the importation of Tilapia fingerlings in attempt to avoid spread of a rare disease that has emerged in the region. Tilapia fingerlings are small juvenile Tilapia, which develop into the popular and tasty Tilapia fish species consumed widely all over the world. There is…

With Ugandan flags and placards, and in ruling NRM party yellow colors, supporters of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni lined the highway between Kabale town and Gatuna border. In choreographed act, thousands of Ugandans from Kabale district lined the route chanting praise songs for their President Yoweri Museveni as he headed…

President Paul Kagame at an RDF event with CDS Gen Jean Bosco Kazura (R) and Defense Minister Maj Gen Albert Murasira (R). Gen James Kabarebe is behind the Defense Minister A new Order issued by President Paul Kagame as Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defense Forces sets the exact number of…

At one of stands in during Condom Day inside Ubwiroherane Stadium on February 18, 2020 Inside a stadium in Musanze district, hundreds flocked to a spot where free condoms were being distributed. The crowd here is mostly women. It was celebrations to mark World Condom Day, that is on February…

December 12, 2018: World Bank Country Manager Yasser El-Gammal (left) and Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana exchange documents after signing an MoU in Kigali. Such signings are a regular feat in Kigali between Rwandan and WB officials Former World Bank chief economist and colleagues from two…

Public Service Minister Rwanyindo Kayirangwa Fanfan (front center) tours the hotel that has been under construction for nearly 8 years A nearly Rwf 4 billion hotel lays complete but idle. The paint is slowly going off. Workers are regularly seen trimming the bush trying to creep into the large complex.…

President Paul Kagame speaking today President Paul Kagame has told a government retreat that ongoing conflict with Uganda actually turned into an opportunity for Rwanda’s economy to undergo growth like never before. As result of the “Ugandans themselves closing the border”, said Kagame this Sunday, social services were expanded all…

This is what South Sudan looked like before President Salva Kiir’s government increased the States to 28, and later 32. South Sudanese government has agreed to the last remaining hurdle, opening way for a peace deal to be signed within the coming days as dictated by regional grouping IGAD, meaning…

Inside the talks venue at Rwanda’s foreign ministry in Kigali with Rwanda’s delegation on right and Uganda’s on left The Uganda government for the first time publicly cited a number of its nationals allegedly “detained in Rwanda” – adding a new layer to the painstaking talks between Kigali and Kampala.…

A scene from a drama campaign on family planning organized by the Health Ministry as part of campaigns for birth control. However, as reported in this special project, when the women get to health facilities, they are given no choice A government scheme that ranks health centers by how many…

At the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation for African Unity/African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa in May 2013, African heads of state and government unveiled ‘Africa’s Agenda 2063’ – a 50-year plan to foster sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development across the continent. | Implicit in…

The current South Sudan which the government wants to protect, but the opposition is fiercely against South Sudan may be subdivided again, for the third time into new states, as protagonists fail to agree on a regional mechanism aimed at silencing the guns in the war ravaged and famine ridden…

Dr Leon Mugesera An audio speech used in the genocide case against academic Dr Leon Mugesera was fabricated with new content added, the Court of Appeal has heard. Appearing for the start of his appeal against a life sentence for his involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Mugesera…

A home in Cyarwa suburb of Huye town where the bananas have been cut down (Photo by Kigali Today) All residentials in Huye town with bananas have been directed to cut them down or the authorities are sending groups of men to do the job – causing outcry in the…

Inside the IGAD Summit in Ethiopia. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir is seated on same row with Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni (to the extreme) Before traveling to Ethiopia for the 33rd African Union Summit which took place this Sunday, South Sudan President directed the finance ministry to transfer money to each…

President Paul Kagame on Saturday held talks with South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. According to Village Urugwiro, this meeting comes as Ramaphosa prepares to assume chairmanship of the AU at the Summit on Sunday. Ramaphosa is liasing with…

The Ministry of education has directed the troubled Christain University of Rwanda not to enroll any new students until it fulfills requirements. In a letter to Dr Damien Habumuremyi, the chair of University’s board and his team, the university is directed not to conduct student registrations. The directives are contained…

Maître Evode Uwizeyimana: He built and destroyed himself Around late, towards December 2013, blogs of Rwandan exiles ran constant reports that Evode Uwizeyimana was in Rwanda. Speculation was rife that he had “sold his soul” to the RPF party of President Paul Kagame. Then in January the following year, it…

Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza claims RIB is part of deliberate government scheme to curtail her “political activities” The Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) has been constantly summoning Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza to its HQ since October last year – a feat she now says is in complete disregard of her rights. The latest…

In a watershed moment for international justice, on 23 January the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the government of Myanmar to, among others, immediately protect the Rohingya from further persecution, writes the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The ICJ – not to be confused with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and…

Finally, Hussein Niyoyita Zoubair may be held to account The director of a health center in Gicumbi district whose scam caused loss of millions by a community health workers’ cooperative, has been forced out of his office by Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba. The Health Minister has suspended Hussein Niyoyita…

Phocus Ndayizera (front extreme right) with the his co-accused. All the 13 have made U-Turn on the state’s charges (Photo by BBC Gahuza) All 12 co-accused with BBC journalist Phocas Ndayizera in a rare terrorism case have made a sharp U-Turn and denied all charges brought against them by the…

President Kagame and Health Minister Dr Diane Gashumba, and Defense Minister Maj Gen Albert Murasira (extreme right) President Paul Kagame has told the Health Minister that the facilities in the country that are called hospitals do not merit to have that name, and wants them changed “as fast as we…

The Kenyan High Court has agreed with the Commercial Court in Rwanda that I&M Bank can indeed go ahead to recover its money loaned to Nakumatt Supermarket which collapsed last month. The Kenya court ruled that I&M Bank Rwanda can now recover Rwf 932,497,198 from former Nakumatt chief executive officer…

From Left clockwise: Presidents Kagame, Tshisekedi, Lourenço and Museveni met for 4 hours this Sunday in Angola President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, will hold another round of talks in three weeks time, at the Katuna border post, as they continue to seek ways of resolving sticking…

The Irondo personnel in one of the Irondo Shop branches in Gasabo district An innovative system is being operated in Gasabo district, where its 3,500 community security guards known as ‘Irondo’, shop for personal supplies at a heavily subsidised rate. “Irondo” are found across Rwanda. They are members of a…

Private institutions like the Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA) have established highly publicized IT courses, which, according to the report are not up to standard Students undertaking ICT at Rwanda’s public and private universities are not getting the skills needed to make Rwanda the tech hub it dreams to…