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A woman working at her rice field in Bugarama marshlands in Rusizi district – the region producing more than others in Rwanda. A 25kg of rice from Tanzania costs up to Rwf 28,000 in Kigali, far more expensive compared to the other types of rice. But importers and retail traders…

Coach Djuma Masudi Irambona has been living on borrowed time at AS Kigali With seven games left to conclude the national football league, it is becoming rather straightforward that some coaches are now skating on thin ice. Their days as coaches for their respective clubs are numbered. The latest in…

A graduation of the University of Rwanda in 2017 had to be moved from Kigali to Huye stadium as part of efforts to help revive the falling region. More than 7,000 students graduated in various fields on this day (Photo by IGIHE) In 2013, cabinet adopted a plan to immediately…

Rwanda’s PM Dr Edouard Ngirente received the new complex from Jianbang Zheng, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Committee, at a function marked by heavy rain A multimillion dollar complex to serve as the Office of the Prime Minister has today been handed over by the Chine government…

Dr Patrick Ndimubanzi, the State Minister of State in Charge of Public Health and Primary Health Care, addressing the symposium The health ministry admitted Saturday that had it not been for the free treatment program of the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF), many patients would not access urgent surgeries. Currently, 60…

Part of downtown Kigali By the end of the current financial year in June, the City of Kigali will have spent nearly threefold the amount spent in the previous year, figures from the city show. Mayor Marie-Chantal Rwakazina and her team at City Hall are managing a budget of Rwf…

State Minister Henry Okello Oryem Uganda’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem said Friday that there is an “easy” way through which Rwanda can use to settle its issues with Kampala. Minister Oryem said if Rwanda had used that way, its concerns would have already been settled. Uganda…

The women and men who have led the City of Kigali since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi If Government gets its way, the City of Kigali (CoK) as we have been used to it for many years, will be no more very soon. The Minister of Local Government Prof…

THE NEW WOMAN IN CHARGE: If the bill becomes law, the current City of Kigali Mayor Marie Chantal Rwakazina will wield immense powers and authority compared to her predecessors. She will have a full plate of responsibilities Government is preparing to submit a draft bill to parliament that creates a…

In foreground: RDF Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Patrick Nyamvumba inspecting the services being provided by the army in Burera district, as part of a national program Rwanda Defence Forces Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Patrick Nyamvumba has told communities on border with Uganda that all services they…

Johnathan McKinstry also known as Johnny speaking to local media in Rwanda while he was here In March 2015, Rwanda hired an Irishman Johnathan McKinstry also known as Johnny, as head coach for the national football team Amavubi paying him $11,000 as monthly salary (about Rwf 7.5m at the time).…

The different faith-based groups in Rwanda As of March 31, all faith-based groups are supposed to have submitted a report to the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) detailing their income and expenses, as par the law on income tax that came into force in April last year. Article 46 outlines the…

This suspect Rukundo Assouman was rearrested again after he confronted a genocide survivor saying: “I’ll kill you so that you follow ur relatives”. He was found guilty in 2016 over similar actions, was released under presidential pardon in September 2018 together with 2,139 others A small number of suspects arrested…

Eric the baby with no parents many years ago, and with the supposed parents whom DNA shows they have no blood connection A family in Huye district, Southern Rwanda have refused to believe DNA results provided by a government laboratory on a child they claim to have lost back in…

In April 2018, Uganda’s State Minister for regional cooperation, Philemon Mateke (left) attended kwibuka 24 events, hosted by Rwanda envoy Gen Frank Mugambage. Minister Mateke, it emerged recently, that he is Uganda Government link with Rwandan FDLR rebels The Rwandan community in Uganda this Saturday afternoon paid homage to the…

Sweden’s envoy in Rwanda Jenny Ohlsson attending the night vigil in Kigali’s main stadium on April 7 when the week-long 25th commemoration anniversary activities started Sweden’s envoy in Rwanda says not happy with barrage of social media posts that are negating the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi as the country…

The posters appearing on Twitter and Facebook in the US’ renewed search for genocide fugitives The US State Department has opened a new front in the search for eight Rwandans who have eluded the superpower’s might for more than a 15 years despite each having a $5m bounty. The “War…

Standing ovation and applause inside the House of Commons on Monday during the motion’s introduction The Canadian Parliament on Monday unanimously adopted a historic private member’s motion on the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Brought by Rob Oliphant, the co-chair of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, the motion commemorates…

Dr John Rutayisire (LEFT) was the first to head this board in 2011, and was replaced by Janvier Gasana (R) in 2015. Former Director Generals of the Rwanda Education Board (REB) Dr John Rutayisire and Janvier Gasana have been released on bail despite vigorous protests by prosecution. The Court of…

President Paul Kagame at the press conference today afternoon (Photo by Kigali Today) In a clear change of strategy, President Paul Kagame has told a media briefing in Kigali that the current conflict with Uganda will be dealt with away from the full glare of the media as they are…

Health Minister Dr Diane Gshumba (seated front 2nd right) spoke at the event and promised concrete government support Government has admitted to a group of parents whose children are living with autism, that except making “political speeches”, there has been no policy action to deal with the condition in Rwanda.…

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed speaking today Abiy Ahmed, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia arrived in Rwanda on Saturday evening. He was welcomed by President Paul Kagame at the airport – as one the world leaders for the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. On Sunday, April 7,…

Today is April 7. The killing machine would have been in action back in 1994; starting in wee hours of this morning. This year however, 25 years after what former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill called the “crime without a name” in 1941 before Raphael Lamkin coined…

The moto taxi industry is said to be generating more than Rwf 800 billion annually The motorcycle riders used as transport across Rwanda commonly called ‘Moto Taxi’ have been given a deadline of three months to sign up for an App that will be used by clients to pay. Cabinet…

Gen. James Kabarebe speaking today Describing the Catholic Church in some of the strongest terms, Rwanda’s former Defence Minister Gen James Kabarebe has told an international youth audience that he cannot explain how it survived despite its role in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. “The church was the state…

This Sunday, April 7, Rwanda and the rest of the world will commemorate genocide against Tutsis for the 25th time. This article is a personal account of what I saw in the immediate aftermath and later years as well as what I believe Rwanda’s recovery and reconciliation path tell us…

A colonial administrator meets the Rwandan monarch at the time they were in charge All laws still on the books that were brought by colonial administrations may be struck out entirely, cabinet has decided. A weekly cabinet session chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday March 3, adopted a draft…

Move Ride and YEGO Cabs, the two competing taxi services in Kigali Taxi driver Moise Karangwa has been dosing off in his car for more than 6 hours. He arrived at the taxi parking yard at Kisimenti area of Remera, Kigali, at 9am. Karangwa has to patiently wait in line…

If all stays as it is, APR FC is headed for its 18th title in 25 years The 2018 Rwanda Premier League title winner APR FC is keeping an unassailable lead of the 2019 table – putting the military side on the footing for another consecutive trophy. As if the…

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi speaks as host President Paul Kagame watches at the CEO Africa Forum, Kigali, March 26, 2019 Although neither Presidents Paul Kagame nor Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) revealed what they discussed and agreed in their private meeting, we can report that…