Rwanda and the United Kingdom are exploring a new deal that could allow the transfer of illegal migrants to Rwanda despite the Supreme Court ruling that refugees sent to the country face a risk of being returned to…
President Felix Tshisekedi was declared the winner of the December 20 presidential elections on Sunday, New Year’s Eve, making him president-elect of the resource-rich country for the next five years. The president won…
Following two years of food inflation, Rwanda now looks at a favorable food security situation in 2024, thanks to the September- November 2023 timely and onset rainfall that set the stage for fertile farms. According…
Shortage of public vehicles have persisted in Kigali and continues to subject commuters to long queues and high cost. The issue was heightened after high operation costs pushed some bus companies out of business…
The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo has signed a withdrawal plan for its troops in the country, after 26 years of peacekeeping. Without offering details about a timeline, in a statement, the peacekeeping mission,…
Crop farmers are now bracing for potential losses due to heavy rains that are expected in the next 10 days and the better part of February. The return of floods and landslides also spell doom for thousands of families…
At the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a real risk of more Rwandans falling into poverty as thousands faced unemployment, contended with increasing consumer prices, and businesses recorded revenue losses. The…
Africa’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Kigali is set to begin operations by December 18, two years after a vaccine production company from Germany, BioNTech signed an MoU with Rwanda. The process of…
At the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a real risk of more Rwandans falling into poverty as thousands faced unemployment, contended with increasing consumer prices, and businesses recorded revenue losses. The…
The festive season has kicked in with the City of Kigali already in the festive mood as residents prepare to celebrate the second Christmas without COVID-19 restrictions in four years. Since 2020, Christmas in Kigali…
Among the top ten African countries expected to register high economic growth in 2024, Rwanda comes third after Libya and Senegal with 7.6 and 9.2 percent, respectively. In East Africa, the country’s prospective…
Chad, the DRC, and Rwanda have all dismissed reports that they have had discussions with Israel on taking in Gaza's forcibly displaced Palestinians. The three African countries have dismissed Israeli media reports that…
Incomplete investigations and delayed prosecutions have been contributing to the growing population of inmates in Rwanda’s 12 prisons. A prison population list by the World Prison Brief in 2022 ranked Rwanda second…
UK’s Home Secretary, James Cleverly, and Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta signed a treaty that is expected to address all the concerns that blocked the UK government's Rwanda asylum scheme in the Supreme Court.…
Rwanda’s fresh food inflation which is the major driver of inflation continues to fluctuate and has hit a record high of 41 percent, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The inflation continues to…
Rwanda’s fresh food inflation which is the major driver of inflation continues to fluctuate and has hit a record high of 41 percent, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The inflation continues to…
For as long as documented, Rwandans have relied on farming. Agriculture has always been much more than just growing food. It was a source of livelihood for millions of Rwandan households, a source of pride and social…
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), things are getting worse as President Felix Tshisekedi is about to be inaugurated. This was after President M23 said that their leaders were killed by the Congolese army…
The UN peacekeeping mission in DR Congo has signed a withdrawal plan for its troops in the country, after 26 years of peacekeeping. Without offering details about a timeline, in a statement, the peacekeeping mission,…
President Paul Kagame has told the UK that the success of their deal to move migrants to Rwanda is not Rwanda's problem but the UK's. Kagame hinted that Rwanda might consider giving back the money the UK has already…
The 19th National Dialogue Council Umushyikirano is convening on January 23 and 24, bringing together various stakeholders to deliberate on critical national issues. The government, in a statement released on January…
In less than eight months, Rwandans will head to voting sites during the presidential elections taking place in July 2024. The elections will be the last presidential term of seven years. Going forward, Rwanda's…
In less than eight months, Rwandans will head to voting sites during the presidential elections taking place in July 2024. The elections will be the last presidential term of seven years. Going forward, Rwanda's…
Incomplete investigations and delayed prosecutions have been contributing to the growing population of inmates in Rwanda’s 12 prisons. A prison population list by the World Prison Brief in 2022 ranked Rwanda second…