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The Nyabarongo II Hydropower Project has reached 57 percent completion, according to the latest update from the Energy Development Corporation Limited (EDCL). The US$214 million project is expected to be fully…
Musanze FC delivered one of their most memorable performances in recent years after narrowly defeating APR FC 3–2 in a thrilling Matchday 8 league encounter played at Ubworoherane Stadium. The match began shortly after…
President Paul Kagame on Sunday, November 23, met with President Faustin Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic, who is in Rwanda for a two-day Working Visit. According to the Office of the President,…
The President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, arrived in Kigali on 23 November 2025 for a working visit. Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on X that President Touadéra’s visit…
A gold pocket watch belonging to a wealthy passenger aboard the Titanic has sold for a record £1.78 million at an auction. Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, were among the 1,500 people who died when the Titanic,…
Armed men have kidnapped 227 students and teachers from a Christian school in northwestern Nigeria, heightening insecurity in the region. The government has closed 47 schools in less than a week following the attack.…
President Paul Kagame thanked His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, for his visit to Rwanda and for the productive discussions they held. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Rwanda have reaffirmed their commitment to move forward with a key security plan designed to neutralize the genocidal militia FDLR. The renewed pledge was…
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, 20 November, gifted His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, with long-horned Rwandan cows locally known as Inyambo from his farm. “President…
Rwanda has secured a major international technology contract to help Jamaica develop an Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS), a move expected to earn the country $4.6 million (over 6.7 billion Rwandan…
His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, has arrived in Kigali as he begins a two-day Official Visit to Rwanda. He was welcomed by President Paul Kagame at Kigali International…
Meta will block Australians under the age of 16 from accessing Facebook and Instagram starting December 4, as the government prepares to enforce a new social media law that has raised concerns among young people and…
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, November 19, at Urugwiro Village, received a World Bank delegation led by Ndiamé Diop, Regional Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa. According to the Office of the…
Arsenal and the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) have announced that their long-running partnership will end after in June 2026, closing an eight-year collaboration that saw Visit Rwanda become Arsenal’s first Official…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, as Deputy Minister of Education, while her son-in-law, Mohamed Mchengerwa, has been named Minister of Health. The appointments come…
The United Nations Security Council has approved a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) to Gaza, where it will be tasked with maintaining security and helping…
Russia has designated former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and prominent economist Sergey Guriev as terrorists, expanding its crackdown on critics of the war in Ukraine. Both men have been living in exile and remain…
China’s nuclear weapons program has undergone one of the world’s most dramatic military transformations in recent years, signaling a shift that could redefine the global balance of power and heighten strategic tensions…
At least 25 students have been abducted from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town, Kebbi State, after armed men launched a midnight attack on Monday. The incident took place in Danko/Wasagu…
Ambassador Innocent Bagamba Muhizi has presented his credentials to the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, officially authorizing him to represent Rwanda in the country. The ceremony took place at the…
A plane carrying the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, caught fire on arrival at Kolwezi Airport in Lualaba Province on Monday, November 17, 2025. The aircraft, which had flown from…
A foot patrol of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon has accused Israel of shooting at them, saying the country continues to behave inappropriately, an act Israel acknowledged but…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior members of his government have reiterated their firm opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state, just hours before the UN Security Council votes on a…
Rwanda, French President Emmanuel Macron, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot, and other leaders have welcomed the signing of the Doha Framework for a…