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Rwanda keen to learn from Azerbaijan’s experience in organizing international events
Baku, July 11, AZERTAC A meeting was held at the Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO) with Charles Kayonga, Rwanda’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan. During the meeting, Tural Hajili, Deputy Executive Director, briefed the ambassador on the...

Rwanda receives global recognition for advancing digital inclusion

Rwanda invests USD500 million more in Bugesera Airport as it promotes an African sporting nirvana
Rwanda's new Bugesera International Airport is a teenager already - and it hasn't even been built yet. The government has been forced into a further USD500 million cash injection in it for this fiscal year, supported by a Development Bank loan,...
Rwanda secures 18 mln USD from Global Environment Facility for climate resilience efforts
KIGALI, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda has secured 18 million U.S. dollars from the Global Environment Facility to scale up the country's climate resilience and ecosystem restoration efforts, authorities said on Thursday. According to a statement by...
Rwanda delivers food, medical aid to Gaza
KIGALI, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Rwandan government announced on Thursday that the country has delivered two shipments of humanitarian aid destined for Palestinians in Gaza. A statement by the Office of the Government Spokesperson said the...

Rwanda – Prosecution Seeks 30-Year Sentence for Former Lecturer and YouTuber Aimable Karasira
On Thursday, Rwandan prosecutors requested a 30-year prison sentence for Aimable Karasira, a former lecturer at the University of Rwanda, who is facing multiple charges including genocide justification, inciting division, and failing to disclose...

Rwanda Meets All Global Targets for HIV Control – UNAIDS
6 UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima speaking at the Update launch in South Africa Rwanda has been praised by the United Nations for reaching all the major goals in the fight against HIV. According to a new update released by UNAIDS this July 10, 2025,...

Rwanda off to Egypt for women’s Afrobasket buildup games

Rwanda Delivers More Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
1 The aid package as it arrived destined for tens of thousands in the Gaza strit KIGALI, Rwanda – The Government of Rwanda has sent over 40 tons of critical humanitarian aid to support civilians in Gaza, according to a statement released Thursday....

Rwanda secures Rwf25bn to expand ecosystem restoration
The Green Amayaga project is a six-year initiative, launched in October 2020, aiming at promoting biodiversity, foster ecosystem services, increase agricultural productivity and reduce the vulnerability of people.

Rwanda moves three places up in new FIFA World ranking

Rwanda sends largest humanitarian aid shipment yet to Gaza

Rwanda : Victoire Ingabire’s hearing postponed, opposition leader calls for Kenyan legal team
SOS Médias Burundi Kigali, July 8, 2025 – Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire appeared before a court in Kigali (capital of Rwanda) on Tuesday for a bail hearing. This was her first public appearance since her arrest on June 19. A vocal...

Team Profile: Rwanda aim to make an impact in Abidjan
KIGALI (Rwanda) - After finishing fourth in their return to the continental stage at home in 2023, Rwanda now believe they have the squad to make to make an impact at this year's Women's AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The 12-nation African...

Rwanda food prices soar as production slows
In recent months, Rwanda and its East African neighbors have contended with escalating food prices as domestic production struggles to keep pace with rising demand. The increased commodity prices across the region, driven by a dwindling domestic...

The DRC-Rwanda peace deal
U.S. president Donald Trump with foreign affairs ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House after the signing of a US-brokered peace deal on 27 June 2025. US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts...

Rwanda sees sharp drop in 'multidimensional' child poverty

Chris Philp Dismissed Starmer's Migrant Deal As A 'Gimmick'. Then He Was Reminded About Rwanda
Charlie Stayt and Chris Philp on BBC Breakfast. Chris Philp was humiliatingly forced to admit the Tories’ own failure on small boat crossings after dismissing Keir Starmer’s bid to solve the problem as a “gimmick”. Under the agreement, France will...

Voices: ‘Sensible’ or ‘Labour’s version of Rwanda’? Readers divided over one in, one out migration deal
As Sir Keir Starmer stood beside Emmanuel Macron to unveil a “groundbreaking” one in, one out migration deal, Independent readers were quick to react – and responses ranged from cautious hope to outright dismissal. Some saw the deal as a...

Teacher Mpamire leaves Kigali comedy lovers into stitches