CAPTION: European Union, Ambassador to Rwanda Belén Calvo Uyarra, left, exchange the contract agreement with Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, right, after signing in Kigali Rwanda August 5th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Alex NgarambeKIGALI – Rwanda has secured €40 million ($46.8 million) in financing from the European Union to speed up modernisation […]
CAPTION: Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (left) and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, Washington, US, 4 December 2025. (Courtesy photo). By AgenciesKINSHASHA – The Congolese government said in an address on national television on Tuesday July 28th, 2026 that a militia operating in the east of the country, linked to Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, has agreed to […]
CAPTION: A Dangote crude oil tank is seen inside the Dangote Industries oil refinery and fertilizer plant site in the Ibeju Lekki district of Lagos, Nigeria March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun/File Photo LAMU – Is Kenya Africa’s next major energy hub? A plan from Dangote Industries to build a massive refinery off the country’s […]
CAPTION: Nicholas Checker, US government’s nominee for the post of ambassador to Rwanda. (File photo).By AgenciesThe US government has nominated Nicholas Checker, a diplomat and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official, as its proposed ambassador to Rwanda, with the nomination now awaiting confirmation by the US Senate.The nomination was sent to the Senate on July […]
By Alice UmutesiKIGALI – American philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday, July 21, visited Rwanda’s National Health Intelligence Centre, which uses real-time healthcare data and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve service delivery.Gates was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, and the Minister for ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire.The health intelligence centre was […]
LONDON – Aston Villa have been warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record. The African country’s tourist board will replace Betano on the front of Villa’s shirts for the men’s, women’s and academy teams in a multi-year agreement. The Premier League […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust has announced a major milestone in its efforts to protect the endangered chimpanzees of the Kyambura Gorge. Just six months after launching Uganda’s first permanent, science-based monitoring programme for the isolated population, researchers have successfully identified 25 of the gorge’s chimpanzees, laying the foundation for future […]
CAPTION: Bonnie Mugabe, the FERWAFA General Secretaryuring a press conference held at the Amahoro Stadium Press Conference Hall July 12th, 2026. By Agencies KIGALI – The Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) have said they are prepared to host a very successful CECAFA Kagame Cup 2026. Rwanda will host the regional tournament from July 24th to […]
CAPTION: Rwanda’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, during an interview recently. (File photo). By Agencies KIGALI – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said Rwanda is “disappointed by the increasingly biased U.S mediation” in efforts to resolve the security crisis in eastern DR Congo. He […]