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 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....

Harvard GSD awards MASS' Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture with the 15th Veronica Rudge Green Prize

The Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced that the 15th Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design has been awarded to the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) campus in Bugesera, Rwanda. MASS Design...

Edtech Insights with Kwame Nyatuame: Coding in schools: The path to a digital-first economy

It’s a Thursday morning in a modest public school in Ho. A group of JHS students huddle excitedly around a single laptop. They’re not playing games—they’re writing simple code that makes a cat dance on the screen using Scratch, a visual...

New data science scheme seeks to empower Rwanda’s policymakers

Azerbaijan's Education Minister met with the Ambassador of Rwanda to Türkiye

On July 10, Minister of Science and Education of Azerbaijan Emin Amrullayev met with Charles Kayonga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Rwanda to the Republic of Türkiye, the Ministry of Science and Education told...

Technology Transfer Is Rwanda’s Latest Pricey Export

5 IREMBO is Rwanda’s national online service portal that allows citizens to apply and pay for government services electronically. It is a hot potato outside Rwanda is now exporting something new—and it’s not coffee, tea, or minerals. The country...

DRC: ‘International demand for coltan is linked to violence in the DRC’

Featured Interviews 09 July 2025 CIVICUS speaks with Claude Iguma, a mining governance expert with a PhD in Social Sciences, who is based in Bukavu, South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On 27 June, the DRC signed a...

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...

DRC, Rwanda leaders to sign peace deal in US in coming weeks: Trump

Marcellin Chishambo, former governor of South Kivu province, Corneille Nanga, coordinator of the AFC-M23 movement, Erasto Bahati, governor of North Kivu and M23 leaders take part in the celebration of mass of the beatification of Floribert Bwana...

Over 10 artistes to perform at Kigali’s first Street Basketball fest

Here’s how the government wants to tackle illegal migration with France

Small boats have been at the heart of discussions between Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron this week (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire) Plenty of big issues have been on the table during Emmanuel Macron’s state visit this week, but one looms over all: the...

Trump hosts African leaders to discuss trade, economic relations

United States President Donald Trump has hosted leaders of five west African nations at the White House that includes the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal. The mini summit is expected to focus on deepening...

UN welcomes Rwanda peace deal

The Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on June 27 in Washington, D.C. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council welcomed the peace deal...

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...

Trump Hosts Five African Presidents, Discusses Resource Development and Economic Partnerships

On Wednesday, former U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to the White House for a high-level meeting aimed at exploring economic partnerships and investment opportunities in...

UN Security Council welcomes DRC-Rwanda peace deal

UNITED NATIONS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on June 27 in Washington, D.C. In a press statement, the members of the Security...

Rwanda sticks to US-arbitrated peace agreement but cautions against ‘tricks’

(MENAFN) Rwandan President Paul Kagame has reaffirmed his country's commitment to a US-mediated peace agreement aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), while cautioning that Rwanda will...