48 arrested in intensified Police operations against illegal mineral trade and theft
Rwanda National Police (RNP) has arrested 48 people in Rulindo and Rwamagana districts, suspected to be members of rackets engaged in illegal mineral trade and...
Month : March 2024
Ambassador Monique Mukaruliza passes on
Monique Mukaruliza, Rwanda’s former ambassador to Zambia and Malawi, passed away on Saturday, March 30, in the Belgian capital, Brussels. The death of the former...
Rwanda welcomes over 180 asylum seekers from three countries
Rwanda welcomed 184 immigrants from three countries through the Emergency Transit Mechanism on Wednesday, March 27. In a statement, the Ministry in charge of Emergency...
UNHRC calls on UK to drop plan to deport refugees to Rwanda
The United Nations Human Rights Committee urged Britain on Thursday to abandon a contentious bill to deport refugees to Rwanda, which could become law next month....
Unpaid care work imbalance: Stakeholders push for fairer distribution of women’s burden
Policymakers and concerned actors have been urged to recognize Unpaid Care Work (UCW) amid increased calls for reduction and redistribution of the huge burden shouldered...
Uganda’s tourism earnings hit $1 billion
Uganda’s tourism receipts are expected to recover to the pre-Covid levels by the end of the year after the sector recorded an 83.4 percent rebound...
Rwandans emotional as Bruce Melodie’s ‘When She’s Around’ ranks 8th on Billboard World Digital Song Sales ChartRwandans get emotional as
Bruce Melodie’s ‘When She’s Around (Funga Macho)’ featuring Jamaican reggae legend Shaggy has debuted at the 8th position on the Billboard World Digital Song Sales...
Singer Niyo Bosco switches to gospel music
Rwandan singer and lyricist Niyo Bosco, has announced plans to change his music style from secular to gospel. The ‘Seka’ hitmaker said that he is...
From prison to palace: Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s road to Senegal’s presidency
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s extraordinary rise caps a rollercoaster period in Senegalese politics that caught many off-guard. Months in jail alongside ally and kingmaker Ousmane Sonko...
Hilary Bradt: The female explorer who transformed travel
In 1973, Hilary Bradt and her then-husband George were two young backpackers chasing a rumour they had heard near the border of Ecuador and Peru:...