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Paul Rusesabagina (L) and Faustin Twagiramungu (R) are trying out a new alliance which observers doubt will survive for long Exiled former Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu has formed a joint platform with Paul Rusesabagina, another Rwandan opposition figure, whose story is depicted in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ movie. The alliance also comes…

Chinese envoy Rao Hongwei after signing of the grant agreenment with Dr Claudine Uwera, the State Minister in Charge of Economic Planning in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Government said Tuesday that loans from China are “still very low” as the two sides signed a new multi-million dollar…

Complaints over noise by the Pope’s Representative and Russian Envoy in Kigali led to the closure of prayer groups at a university college, The Chronicles has established. In January, prayer sessions by different groups which had been taking place at the University of Rwanda College of Sciences and Technology (CST),…

There were hundreds of ordinary people taking part, in addition to the professional athletes (PHOTOS by Kigali Today) The nature of the route and how many athletes get prizes should be reviewed if the Kigali International Peace Marathon is to attract more talent, according to international athletes. The 15th edition…

At this NEGA school in Bugesera district, 24 girls have been affected by this past weekend. Medical and education officials in two districts kilometers far apart are struggling to establish a strange illness attacking only girls’ schools. In the past two weeks, girls at Groupe Scolaire Rambura in Nyabihu district,…

Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso and First Lady Antoinette Nguesso arrive in Paris on November 10, 2018 for the celebrations making armistice day The Republic of Congo has set up a team to advice government on ways to get out of huge foreign debt owed to mainly China…

The Conference was marked by a high-level panel discussion moderated by Dr Donald Kaberuka, former President of the African Development Bank Group. The panel had President Paul Kagame, Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Liberian Vice President Dr. Jewel C. Howard-Taylor and African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki. A reality check…

The Chronicles decided against publishing the photos of the parents and the children Two children living with autism who are at the center of a fierce battle between their parents have been allowed by the High Court in Kigali to travel to Belgium for treatment. In April, The Chronicles highlighted…

The 2019-2020 budget does not include any allocation to Early Childhood Education – which Finance and economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana said was “very expensive”. Liberal Party lawmaker Theogene Munyangeyo put it to the Minister as to why other levels of educations had been allocated huge resources, yet the…

Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana In 2019-2020 budget unveiled Thursday by Finance and Economic Planning Minister Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana, he completely removed customs duty on sugar and significantly cut other taxes on specific imports from outside EAC. Ndagijimana told parliament that the measures are meant to reduce…

Innocent Muhizi, RISA’s Chief Executive Officer One of the agencies which Parliament said had not spent a single cent of its 2018-2019 budget, calls parliaments numbers a “misinterpretation”. The Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) wrote an official response to The Chronicles‘ story of May 29 saying its budget was executed…

President Paul Kagame presides over the commissioning of new police officers at an earlier event In some countries, so it emerged yesterday, that nobody is immune from being a victim of corruption even if you are president─as Rwanda’s Head of State found out at an African Airport. Speaking at a…

Lt Joel Mutabazi appearing back in 2014 Lt Joel Mutabazi, whose case is directly linked to the current Rwanda-Uganda fallout, this Tuesday afternoon appeared before the Court of Appeal, to contest his life sentence. Appearing in his military uniform and rank, Mutabazi was with 13 other people, with whom they…

The Rubavu Cross-Border Market completed in March is a magnificent facility. A tour however shows there is no business taking place there. Today, there are a handful of people operating stalls in the market. Some traders say they go without sales for entire day. The market features 160 stalls, 17…

Members of same family living in Kabuga village, Bubazi cell of Rubengera sector in Karongi district. All their neighbours identify themselves as “Twa” queitly, but as ‘Abasigajwe inyuma n’amateka’ in public. (Photo by UMUSEKE) A government policy referring to the Batwa as “Historically Marginalized People” is “damaging and unhelpful” both…

DR Congo First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi (L) is hosted by Rwanda’s First Lady Jeannette Kagame to dinner in Kigali as she begins a two-day visit (Courtesy Photos) In a new diplomatic overture to DR Congo, its First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi is in Rwanda for a two-day visit. She…

President Paul Kagame addresses RDF troops at a previous event President Paul Kagame and line ministers have dismissed a total of 322 officers and men from the Rwanda Defence Forces and the Rwanda National Police. Kagame for his part fired 5 RDF officers, 20 police officers and an additional 30…

Rwanda’s Prosecutor General Jean Bosco Mutangana here meets Serge Brammertz, chief prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanisms for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) at a previous visit to Rwanda Despite $5m bounty for each of the hardcore genocide fugitives and Red Notices for thousands others, the global hunt to apprehend them has…

Businessman Paul Muvunyi (C) is a popular name in Rwanda as result of his association with Rayon Sports football team which last week won the local top league The Supreme Court is preparing to decide on a case in which the RDF owned agro-processing firm Horizon-Sopyrwa accuses its former managing…

Dr Frank Habineza From 2006 up until September last year, self-proclaimed environmentalist Frank Habineza has been struggling to join the corridors of political power in Rwanda. This week, he is repeating a demand for more. Luck or electoral power in favour of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR) brought…

DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi speaking at the CEO Africa Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, alongside host Presdient Paul Kagame (Right) President Felix Tshisekedi is increasingly attracting the trust of the Congolese people nearly half a year in government, a new poll claims, contrary to another survey by the same institution.…

On Monday, pan-African finance institution Shelter Afrique unveiled a $50m project to construct 3,000 houses in two Kigali suburbs of Nyamirambo and Rebero A vigorous campaign to avail what are described as “affordable” houses for low income earners at cost of less than Rwf17m is taking longer to yield results…

Staff at HVP Gatagara Nyanza offer physio services to children, who others have lived there for years. (Courtesy photo) HVP Gatagara Specialised Orthopedics Hospital for people with disabilities is struggling. The facility based in Nyanza district, southern province, is the only national specialised hospital that offers various services to people…

A case is scheduled to open at the Rwanda Supreme Court in which Jean Pierre Bembe, former DR Congo vice president is seeking to recover what he claims are his father’s properties in Rwanda. On May 30, is when a the trial conference took place at the Supreme Court in…

Rwanda’s national Volleyball National team and four other men’s national teams will fight for Zone 5 berth of the 2019 All Africa Games Zone 5 qualifiers, which gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya from today June 3 to 7, 2019. Hosts Kenya along with Egypt, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania will play…

Ombudsman Anastase Murekezi is also a former Primer Minister and had been in cabinet for many years A new government report released today shows 108 people were convicted last year over corruption, however, nearly all of them are low level officials and ordinary Rwandans with no decision-making authority. When put…

DR Congo’s Felix Tshesekedi (C) hosted President Paul Kagame and Angola’s João Lourenço to talks by this Friday in Kinshasa. The Presidents of Rwanda, DR Congo and Angola have signed tripartite agreement in the Congolese capital Kinshasa. The unannounced agreement, emerged after President Paul Kagame and Angola’s João Lourenço were…

Rwanda’s foreign minister Dr Richard Sezibera and South Africa’s new counterpart Dr Naledi Pandor today engaged in Twitter exchange In an expected move, Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Dr Richard Sezibera has congratulated his new South African counterpart Dr Naledi Pandor. Fresh from reelection as South Africa leader, President Cyril Ramaphosa…

The agencies that did not spend the money they were allocated will not get as much in the next budget The Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA), the agency behind the the recently announced $5billion green city in Kigali, has not spent any of the money allocated to it in the 2018/19…

Parliament has directed the Central Bank to engage the insurance sector to review premiums which were described as monopolistic Insurance companies are charging an additional Rwf 200,000 from clients in order for their insurance cover to apply when their vehicle is involved in accident, says report of parliament. For clients…