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A white officer with the Minneapolis Police Department, State of Minnesota, was recorded in a now viral video placing a knee on the neck of George Floyd. He died from the incident The African Union has taken a swipe at the United States in reaction to incident in which a…

The government of Rwanda and the United States on Thursday concluded a ‘Status of Forces’ (SOFA) – signed at a function in Kigali. A SOFA is a multilateral or bilateral agreement that generally establishes the framework under which U.S. military personnel operate in a foreign country and how domestic laws…

President Paul Kagame joined the UN Secretary General António Guterres inside the General Assembly Hall April 12, 2019 for the commemoration of the “International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda” If anyone is celebrating the two letters that have been published outlining US and…

Monseigneur Joachim Ntahondereye Bujumbura – The Episcopal Conference of Burundi has said the elections results announced on Monday are cooked up, as the polls were mired with fraud. Monseigneur Joachim Ntahondereye said on Tuesday in Bujumbura that the Catholic Church had 2,700 observers, which was a small number, but sufficient…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump during the latter’s visit in London In a rare shift of policy, both the United States and the United Kingdom are fiercely opposed to referencing the genocide which took place in Rwanda in 1994 as “1994 genocide against the Tutsi”,…

THEY WERE IN CHARGE: Former Senate President Bernard Makuza; REB Director General Dr Ndayambaje Irenée; former RBC Director General Dr Conco Jeanine; Rwanda Polytechnic Vice Chancellor Dr James Gashumba; WASAC CEO Eng. Aimé Muzola; Gatsibo District Mayor Richard Gasana; Ngororero District Mayor NDAYAMBAJE Godefroid; Gisagara District Mayor Rutaburingoga Jerome; Huye…

Nyanza district in the Southern Province Officials in Nyanza district, southern Rwanda, are holding 15 adults who were found reportedly praying for end of the COVID-19 pandemic – one of many such cases happening lately. In total, they were 26 people including 11 children. At around 11am on Saturday, they…

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina says his country’s herbal remedy for COVID-19 has gained the support of the World Health Organization, WHO. Rajoelina made this known on Twitter where he revealed that WHO will be signing a “confidentiality clause” concerning the formulation of the drug. What this means is that Madagascar…

This was one of the promotional posters online for the US bounty on Augustin Bizimana Want for genocide, Augustin Bizimana, the defense minister of the interim government in 1994, died two decades ago, the UN confirmed Friday. The UN’s International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), which replaced the International…

Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana in Parliament this Thursday morning For the next financial year 2020-2021, government is planning with the expectations that the taxman wont bring in that much compared to previous years. In budget estimates presented to the nation this Thursday morning, the Finance and…

At the Kanyinya Health Center where positive patients are treated, such scene of people recovered from the deadly virus preparing to return home, are becoming daily routine Health Minister Dr Daniel Ngamije has announced shift in policy of how people in quarantine and those carrying the COVID-19 virus will be…

POSITIVO BGH is one of those private firms that have benefitted immensely from government willingness to support Made in Rwanda products Two government agencies are stuck with 7,246 defective laptops which were supposed to have been distributed more than two years ago. In addition, as part of the same project,…

Inmates inside Mageragere Prison in Kigali President Paul Kagame has pardoned another lot of 50 women serving time in prison for abortion – the latest of such actions since last year. The President informed Cabinet of his decision in their meeting this Monday, which also reviewed the COVID-19 control measures.…

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Monday made during of the opening of the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) via video link Despite fierce opposition from the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday his country will “accelerate” the construction of the Africa Centres for Disease Control…

The Kagitumba One Stop Border Post, known as Mirama Hills in Uganda, where the said COVID-19 positive patient was intercepted Ugandan security and medical staff trampled on truck driver immediately he crossed from Rwanda into Uganda on Sunday evening. All dressed up in heavy personal protective equipment, the team stopped…

The headquarters of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) The Auditor General of state finances has revealed that USD 408,486 (equivalent to Frw 363,303,364) paid by tourists is missing on the account of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). This money was paid as permits for access to national parks between August…

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has this Sunday issued more bombshell announcements at a church service – the latest place for his addresses – some of which are causing shivers across the region and globally. Magufuli speaking at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania at…

France on Saturday arrested Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over 1994 Rwandan genocide, leaving him facing a likely trial at an international tribunal after a quarter of a century on the run. The first public photo of Felicien Kabuga in over 26 years. Here was when…

This house belongs to a genocide survivor located in Rugarama village, Mugobore cell of Simbi sector, Huye district. There are hundreds of other houses in other regions with worse conditions Twenty-four (24) districts are keeping hundreds of millions of taxpayers money on their accounts as target beneficiaries, genocide survivors, languish…

The Auditor General has found that the taxman required trailers to pay an exorbitant and illegal road toll – putting the government at risk of unnecessary and costly legal challenges. In a wide ranging audit report to a Parliament this Friday, AG Obadiah R. Biraro says the Rwanda Revenue Authority…

Well protected by heavily armed commando-like forces, Guidon Shimiray Mwissa here speaks from one of his bases in Mweso on May 13. He has evolved from donning military fatigue to business suits. He also wore a face mask, clear indication of a man well-connected to current happenings in the world…

The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it. The new warning comes as Rwanda reports zero infection today Thursday, with…

students at a morning parade in one of the schools in Rwanda In Rwanda and other countries, restarting schools once the COVID-19 pandemic recedes will pose unprecedented challenges that need new policy responses, says the World Bank. For Rwanda, government in its economic recovery plan released last month estimates that…

Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli and Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza did not attend a virtual summit of the East African Community (EAC) this Tuesday. Hosted by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame as current EAC chair, the other leaders Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Salva Kiir of South Sudan and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, were…

Before you enter this room to relax, you will have left your ID details at entry All hospitality places have now been required to keep identities of EVERYONE who enters their joints as part of new COVID-19 control measures. In other words, all hotels, bars, coffee shops, lodges, restaurants and…

President Andry Rajoelina has vigorously defended the said cure from his country Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina on Monday batted away criticism for promoting a homegrown “remedy” for COVID-19, charging that the West has a condescending attitude toward traditional African medicine. “If it wasn’t Madagascar, and if it was a European…

Food distribution has been ongoing in Kigali, but reached less than 20% of all households who needed food in Kigali, according to the government’s own admission At least seven million Rwandans will need help for months to come even if the COVID-19 partial lockdown is lifted next week, government says…

Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli has publicly questioned the tests and also fired the head of national laboratory The UK Government will look for a refund for millions of coronavirus tests ordered from China after scientists found they were too unreliable to be used by the public. Ministers will attempt…

Heavy rain pounding northern Rwanda since Wednesday has left trail of destruction not seen recently as landslides and floods ravage region. In the districts of Gakenke, Rulindo, Musanze, and western province districts of Nyabihu and Rubavu, have all received unprecedented rainfall in the past 48 hours. The downpours have been…

Inside a conference hall in Bonn, Germany where up to 3,000 Rwandans converged for Rwanda Day in October last year Due to the COVID-19 crisis, remittance flows from Rwandans are expected to decline by up to 23 percent, a trend to be witnessed not only to this region, but globally.…