Politics

At the release of the repatriated into Rwandan society during an event on Tuesday in Rusizi district In white or yellow T-shirts, some in short or trousers, and all donning ‘boda boda’ – a common footwear in rural Africa, they sang and danced. While many of them were oblivious of…

Women inmates dance at new year party inside Mageragere prison at end of 2019. Everyone with a family member in jail is worried about their love one there There is growing public concern over the situation in prisons as cases of COVID-19 infections continue to increase – with people worried…

This toddler was photographed at a 2018 campaign rally of the ruling RPF party parliamentary bloc. By 2024, the toddler will be about 10 years old. Government spending on nutrition programs for babies and mothers has increased more than six-fold in past 5 years but thousands of babies will not…

The Commercial Court of Rwanda Commercial Court in Kigali has thrown out a case in which Flash TV journalist Didas Niyibizi had been accused of causing bankruptcy of a local payments firm. The court dismissed the case and ordered the accusing firm Gabanyirizwa company Ltd (GBC Ltd) to pay the…

Fortunat Biselele (R) was always besides the late Etienne Tshisekedi, father of current DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is a man on a mission. A delegation he sent to Kigali this Saturday for meeting with President Paul Kagame, speaks volumes about what his intentions are.…

The now-former US President Donald Trump has rejected the results Donald Trump rejected the outcome of the 2020 election and promised further legal challenges as Democrats and liberal groups celebrated Joe Biden’s victory. Trump, who was at his golf course in Northern Virginia when the race was called, issued a…

The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Hazza AlQahtani on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the incoming Antoine Cardinal Kambanda. The UAE envoy met Kambanda at his office at the Archdiocese of Kigali. Cardinal Kambanda was named on October 25 and will be installed as Rwanda’s first Cardinal at…

Rwanda’s Senate President Dr Augustin Iyamuremye (L) and President of Belgian Parliament Éliane Tillieux The President of Rwanda’s Senate Dr Augustin Iyamuremye said Saturday that manner in which the Belgian counterpart replied to his letter demonstrated the “colonial” mindset still prevailing. Iyamuremye’s comments were in reference to a highly controversial…

Ombudsman Anastase Murekezi is also a former Prime Minister. Despite all the laws and tough actions against corruption, the people involved are not easy to catch, the Ombudsman Anastase Murekezi has admitted. In past year, President Paul Kagame has upped the rhetoric against corruption, and several high ranking officials including…

It remains to be seen how the EACJ will handle the latest case from Rwanda The international legal team of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ movie personality Paul Rusesabagina wants the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to force the Government of Rwanda to free him. The team has filed a petition with…

Pope Francis meeting Rwandan bishops at the Vatican The Episcopal Conference of Rwanda has come out strongly to denounce reports that Pope Francis has endorsed same sex marriages. In a statement issued late Saturday evening, the Rwanda Catholic Church’s highest body says the Church’s doctrinal messages have an established mechanism…

The Episcopal Conference of Rwanda has come out strongly to denounce reports that Pope Francis has endorsed same sex marriages. In comments to feature in an upcoming documentary, Pope Francis is reported this past week to have made comments that gave a positive endorsement to same sex marriages. Full story…

President Paul Kagame has curved out three new bodies from the Rwanda Education Board (REB) – in what are seen as attempts to address longstanding concerns over the country’s education system. In the latest National Gazette published October 20, presidential orders establish completely new bodies. The new changes are the…

The media is in love with Dr Frank Habineza. They need the “killer quoted” and he needs the publicity As a young student in the early 2000, Frank Habineza started an environment students association. They planted trees and often cleaned around the University and Butare town, currently Huye. Today, most…

Back in September 2017, a parliamentary delegation was in Busanze sector for Umuganda, a community action program. But at this meeting, and many others before and after, the local villagers want the authorities to save them from Chief Sehene’s family. The meeting was addressed by senior regional police commander A…

This teacher in a primary school earns Rwf 65,037 gross monthly salary, a very small pay grade The government is preparing to go around all villages in a process that will culminate into every Rwandan being categorized as either vulnerable and needs help or as rich. The scheme is called…

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi was in Goma, while counterparts were linked up virtually Leaders of DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola have vowed to “jointly fight” what they call “mafia networks” they accuse of smuggling Congo’s minerals. In a long-awaited summit postponed twice, and held today via videoconference instead of…

Last month at Rwanda’s Embassy in Washington, envoy Mathilde Mukantabana hands citizenship certificate to Setti Solomon, a senior advisor of the embassy. Parliament is reviewing an amendment bill to the citizenship law that introduces wide ranging changes to the law adopted in 2008. In the bill, anyone anywhere can apply…

Inside one of the prison facilities The director of Gicumbi prison CSP Iyaburunga Innocent is said to be in detention in relation to a public appeal made by the Catholic Church for food to feed thousands of prisoners. The Chronicles broke the story of the Catholic Church’s appeal on August…

Hundreds if not thousands of bicycle taxis operating across Rwanda must now buy helmets Government has announced a radical new policy on ‘Abanyonzi’, a common mode of transport by bicycles in rural areas and urban neighborhoods. In cabinet resolutions released at 2am Saturday from the late Friday meeting, the riders…

Appearing today in the Court of Appeal, Dr Leon Mugesera donned a huge Rosary Since 1996 until today, linguistics academic Dr Leon Mugesera has been before a judge battling to clear his name despite overwhelming evidence against him. Appearing today before the Court of Appeal in Rwanda’s capital Kigali, donning…

President Paul Kagame (R) arrives for the CHOGM 2018 dinner hosted by Queen Elizabeth in London President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland have today announced the new date for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which was to have been held in Kigali in…

Looking tired, Paul Rusesabagina appeared on September 14 before a judge in Kigali There is an ongoing controversy over which lawyer exactly has right to defend “Hotel Rwanda” movie personality Paul Rusesabagina. The Chronicles is attempting to explain the fuss about who is, or not the rightful lawyer of one…

A Rwanda Defense Force soldier calls in a 9-line report to request a medical evacuation, while Army Sgt. Jonathan Lopez, 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment medic, observes during a medical exercise Sept. 9, 2016, at the Rwanda Military Academy, Rwanda. The exercise, part of a two-week medical course, tested the…

Dr Charles Murigande (PhD) and Brig General Emmanuel Ndahiro, are currently out of the limelight as Paul Rusesabagina appeared in a Kigali court On February 2, 2006, US envoy in Kigali at the time Michael Arietti met with Col. Dr Emmanuel Ndahiro, the Director of the National Security Service (NSS).…

The new yet unnamed ADEPR hotel in Gicumbi district (above) and the troubled Dove Hotel in Kigali The Pentecostal Church of Rwanda or better known in Rwanda as ADEPR is at it again. Already, its leaders stole more than Rwf 3.3b from their followers, a matter local courts have failed…

One of the controversial measures is that people found without a mask or wearing it badly, are taken to nearby stadium where they spend night. Also, people found still on the roads after curfew hour, are also taken to sleep in stadium A group of thirteen NGOs has written to…

8-year-old Jonathan Tuganijuru miraculously survived a shell fired from a conflict he will understand when he becomes an adult, that’s if God grants him more years to live An eight-year-old boy in Rubavu district bordering DR Congo has miraculously spent the better part of his very short life with bomb…

The countries of the region For the last few years the African political landscape has been dominated by high profile changes of leaders and governments. But have the changes of leaders and governments generated more democratic and responsive governments? The University of Birmingham’s Bertelsmann Transformation Index Africa Report 2020 (BTI),…

Most of the property up for sale is located in Kigali city center Government body charged with keeping property said to be abandoned, has put up notice intending to sell some of them located in Kigali. The Kigali branch of the Commission in charge of Abandoned Property, in a notice…