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Inside the Kigali Arena on opening day (Photo by Kigali Today) The construction of the magnificent Kigali Arena, whose cost has not been officially disclosed, is $104 (Rwf 95.6 billion). A December 2018 report by consulting firm Exotix Capital LLP for Turkish contractor Summa details how the Kigali Arena came…

Brig Gen BEM Emmanuel Habyarimana tied the knot with his longtime lover Umutesi Aline Brig Gen BEM Emmanuel Habyarimana has married a woman who helped him escape from Rwanda to Uganda, at ceremonies heavily punctuated by politics in Switzerland. Habyarimana, last weekend, officially wed Umutesi Aline, with whom, they have…

The “Himbaza Drummers” during their performance last Sunday. The ‘East Africa Got Talent’ show is aired in Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Burundian officials and media are up in arms after a performance group competing at a regional competition did not register as Burundian. At the ongoing ‘East Africa Got…

Each of the pastors at the meeting signed a contract with the district mayor Ntazinda Erasme (seated center) Churches operating from Nyanza district, Southern Province, have signed commitment to fight domestic violence within months. At a final session held yesterday after three days of meetings, the pastors signed ‘Imihigo’ or…

President Kagame (L) shakes hands with Museveni at the press conference following their summit in Luanda, Angola From brief encounter, President Paul Kagame and Uganda’s counterpart Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday signed on to a set of 4 points and 8 sub-elements aimed at solving a bitter quarrel that has escalated…

Refugees in the Osire refugee settlement is situated about 110 kilometres south-east of Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia President Paul Kagame has said Rwanda has addressed “90 plus percent” of the problem of refugees, pointing out that those still outside are their at their own will. Speaking in Namibia,…

SADC The Home: President Kagame has met for talks with, for this year alone, South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa, Zambia’s Edgar Lungu, Botswana’s Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi and Angola’s João Lourenço The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has 16 members and President Paul Kagame has visited 9 of them since January this…

Inside a production of one of the firms located in the Kigali Special Economic Zone The number of firms in Rwanda exporting more than $1m has grown over the years, but remains low – and has recently been impacted heavily by Conflict in Burundi and DR Congo, reports a new…

New Mayor of Kigali, Pudence Rubingisa In a predictable vote held Saturday, Rubingisa Pudence was elected as the new Mayor of Kigali City – putting him in charge of more than Rwf 54bn budget and nearly a million inhabitants. Rubingisa had earlier emerged among the 2 elected Councillors of Gasabo…

September 9, 2016: President Paul Kagame speaks to District Mayors, some of whom had been awarded for good performance, at the signing of Imihigo (Performance Contracts) for 2016-2017 Local officials do not get time to implement agreed government programs due to unending directives from Kigali that keep changing priorities, says…

At the Corniche (Grande Barrière), one of the two crossings on the Rubavu-Goma border, Rwandan officials make sure nobody from DR Congo crosses without ebola screening There is disbelief in Rwanda following DR Congo’s decision to impose new travel restrictions on Rwandan nationals seeking to go to Goma. Since Thursday…

The day the AZAM-FERWAFA sponsorship deal was signed in August 2015, it was a welcome development for Rwandan football Tanzanian satellite TV provider will not revew a multimillion sponsorship deal for the Rwanda Premier League, a move likely to see the firm completely exiting Rwanda. In a letter dated August…

A village meeting in rural Rwanda. The research claims local officials are hiding information about people from central government planners Anti-graft group Transparency Rwanda has claimed in new research that derogatory names are being used on poorest Rwandans including that they are ‘imfungwa za leta’ or “government’s prisoners”. The findings…

Inside the Intare Arena where the youth forum was addressed by President Kagame today. The magnificent facility is owned by the RPF party President Paul Kagame denied Wednesday that government data on dropping poverty in the country was being “faked” to paint picture different from reality. Global business newspaper Financial…

Central Bank Governor John Rwangombwa speaking after the MPC meeting in May, as his deputy Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa looks on The National Bank of Rwanda has maintained its lending rate at 5%, a policy move designed to encourage commercial banks to continue lending to private businesses. The central bank’s said…

Recently the Parliamentary buildings has been given a face-lift with a white paint Last Friday, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) concluded receiving candidates for senatorial elections slated for next month. The exercise had started on July 22. Noticeably, as The Chronicles reported on August 11, none of the incumbent senators…

Dr Denis Mukwege, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, described as the “doctor who repairs women”, inside a ward of his Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, South Kivu, DR Congo The World Bank has confirmed it will fund expansion of Panzi Hospital founded by DR Congo Nobel laureate Dr Denis Mukwege.…

Foreign Affairs Minister and Government Spokesman Dr Richard Sezibera at a previous Unity Club event in Rwanda Government sources have told French magazine Jeune Afrique that Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Richard Sezibera is indeed hospitalized in Nairobi-Kenya amid rumours circulated from Uganda. Jeune Afrique, where information about high-level Rwandan issues…

Inside Rwanda’s Senator The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has closed receiving candidates seeking to enter the upper house of Parliament, the Senate which comprises 26 members. A total of 68 candidates have submitted their names vying for 12 provincially electable seats. However, according to NEC executive secretary Charles Munyaneza, none…

Pundence Rubingisa who is vying for Kigali Council Pudence Rubingisa, the ex-University of Rwanda deputy vice chancellor in charge of finance and administration is among those seeking to be on the all-powerful Council of Kigali City. Rubingisa is on the list of candidates released by the National Electoral Commission vying…

President Paul Kagame addressing 698 young Rwandans living in Rwanda and abroad who completed the 12th Itorero Indagamirwa program President Paul Kagame on Thursday defended government’s policy focusing on sciences – where by as reported by The Chronicles recently, 90% of funding for university government scholarships have been reserved for…

Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) headquarters in Kigali Five tea growing cooperatives are facing bankruptcy and collapse due to loans forced on them from the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD), parliament has discovered. Around 2010, government put up a financing facility to help tea farmers in different districts of southern…

Serving Eucharist hand-to-mouth by priests is a dangerous ritual, which the Catholic Church has agreed to temporarily stop in regions neighbouring DR Congo The Catholic Church has taken an unprecedented step by accepting to alter some of the centuries-old rituals during mass to aid government’s efforts against ebola. In a…

City of Kigali has an acting mayor Parfait Busabizwa, who has been the vice mayor for finance and economic development. He will also keep his job. The City Council this Monday voted Busabizwa as interim mayor, as government prepares to implement the new law governing Kigali which came into force…

Tom Ndahiro (L) and Ingabire Victoire Umuhoza The Rwanda Investigations Bureau (RIB) has received a letter from opposition politician Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza seeking the prosecution of researcher Tom Ndahiro. In copy obtained by The Chronicles, Ingabire through her lawyer Gatera Gashabana accuses Ndahiro of insulting her, which she argues has…

The eight women and men who have led the City of Kigali since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi: Rwakazina Marie Chantal, Lt Col (Rtd) Rose Kabuye, Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, Marc Rugenera, Musoni Protais, Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira and Nyamurinda Pascal President Paul Kagame has assented to the amended law governing elections in…

Delegates inside the 42nd meet of the African Association of Central Banks taking place at the Kigali International Conference Center Rwanda’s debt remains relatively low against the regional threshold of 50 percent, Central Bank governors from the regional bloc heard in Kigali. Rwanda is hosting the African Association of Central…

River Rusizi connects L. Kivu and L. Tanganyika, and it already has two smaller dams Despite poor relations for last 4years, the governments of Rwanda and Burundi have put aside their differences to bring much needed power to their people. The two this Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)…

During the 2018 parliamentary polls, observer team of the regional grouping COMESA meets with former Police Chief Emmanuel Gasana (C) and other top cops Independent election observers approved to monitor polls in Rwanda will be obliged to submit a report to the National Electoral Commission (NEC) – as par one…

Prime Minister Dr Edouard Ngirente in conversation with Chamber of Deputies Speaker Donatile Mukabalisa (C) and Senate President Bernard Makuza, at a previous session in Parliament. The Prime Minister’s administrative oversight is increasing The Chamber of Deputies this Friday unanimously adopted the bill which radically changes the operations of the…