[MSF] Kinshasa - At the end of October, after seven years of activity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ended medical activities in Salamabila, in Maniema province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). MSF has provided care for thousands of vi...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Chief of Defence Forces of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), General Charles Kahariri, is on a four-day working visit to Rwanda aimed at strengthening bilateral defence relations between the two neighbouring nations.

[New Times] The government projects to provide scholarships to 16,768 students admitted to the University of Rwanda (UR), Rwanda Polytechnic (RP), Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) during the 2025/2026 academic year, following the ...

[Daily Trust] Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who contested the incumbent candidate Paul Biya's victory in the October presidential election, may still be in Nigeria.

[New Times] Picture this: It is 5:17am and the hills are still dark. Claudine, a head nurse, walks into her health post. The generator makes a low sound. A few people are already waiting: someone with a cough, another with swollen feet, and a mother ...

[New Times] For years, Rwanda's human health sector had been tracking diseases digitally, but the animal and wildlife sectors lagged behind. That changed on November 3, when the country observed World One Health Day by launching the Integrated Diseas...

[New Times] A new law on accident compensation, enacted in October 2025, upheld Rwf3,000 as the minimum daily compensation for victims without verifiable income, an amount originally established by a 2016 Supreme Court ruling.

[African Arguments] The Zambezi is one of Africa's great rivers. Its basin, covering approximately 1,370,000 km2, is home to approximately 50 million people and spreads across eight countries: Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, ...

[New Times] The Ministry of Trade and Industry has laid out a plan that will see the country prioritise key export commodities under the national African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation strategy.

[New Times] Over the past decade or so, the world has witnessed epidemics, one after another: SARS, Bird flu, Swine flu, Ebola, Marburg virus, and the deadly Covid pandemic. About a century ago, there was devastation due to infectious diseases, as th...

[New Times] As Rwanda prepares to host the sixth World Congress on Agroforestry in 2025, from October 20 to 24, the nation is positioned not only as a beacon of environmental innovation but also as a model of financial transparency and accountability...

[New Times] In the last piece of the serialised narrative, we observed that after the Kinihira attack of February 8, 1993, the RPA withdrew to its former positions on March 20, leaving a demilitarised zone (DMZ) between it and the positions of the Rw...

[New Times] A new study by the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda) has revealed that most businesses in Rwanda operate on a small scale, constrained by limited capital and basic tools, factors that restrict their ability to grow, ...

[New Times] Communities surrounding Gishwati-Mukura National Park have received about Rwf2 billion, equivalent to 10 per cent of tourism revenues generated since the park's rehabilitation, to support development projects improving livelihoods and pro...

[ISS] Better water retention infrastructure would enable communities to withstand the region's many security and developmental challenges.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has urged world leaders to rethink global cooperation and make social development efforts more inclusive and results-driven, warning that persistent inequalities reflect governance systems that have not kept pace wit...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, November 4, held talks with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, focusing on strengthening the ties between the two countries.

[New Times] Though negotiations between the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 might lead to a peace agreement this week, according to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, the rebels have warned that repeated ceasefire violations by Kinshasa and a ...

[New Times] KCB Group Plc today entered into an agreement to invest in Pesapal Limited (Pesapal), in a transaction that is expected to significantly accelerate commerce, create pathways to prosperity, and drive digital and inclusive growth for busine...

[New Times] Rwanda's basketball players, coaches, and fans have welcomed the country's recent partnership with two major U.S. sports franchises, the Los Angeles Rams (NFL) and LA Clippers (NBA), calling it a groundbreaking step for local talent devel...

[New Times] Two new industrial parks under development in Nyagatare and Nyabihu districts will be exclusively dedicated to agro-processing and integrated with circular economy models to convert industrial waste into valuable resources, according to t...

[New Times] After 17 years abroad, Rwanda's celebrated gospel artist Richard Nick Ngendahayo has returned home. Touching down from the United States on Monday night, November 3, the singer is gearing up for his long-awaited homecoming concert, Niwe H...

[SADC] In June 2025, the Committee of Ministers of Trade (CMT) approved Angola's accession to join the SADC Free Trade Area (FTA) with an indicative date to start the implementation in January 2026. The CMT also approved a series of capacity-building...

[New Times] As the country strives toward becoming an upper-middle-income country, one value must take root across every household and community, the culture of saving.

[New Times] A disturbing video is circulating online from DR Congo's Fizi territory in South Kivu. Seven militiamen recorded themselves committing a brutal sexual assault against a woman. The men who committed the assault, filmed it, and now share it...

[New Times] A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage depot worth $44 million (over Rwf60 billion) being set up in Rusororo Sector, Gasabo District, is set to be completed and commissioned in 2026, according to Société Pétrolière (S...

[New Times] Two new industrial parks under development in Nyagatare and Nyabihu districts will be exclusively dedicated to agro-processing and integrated with circular economy models to convert industrial waste into valuable resources, according to t...

[World Bank] The DRC's 2020 household survey reveals how VAT shapes everyday life--and fairness. Introduced in 2012, VAT offers stable revenue, yet multiple rates and exemptions mostly benefit higher-income households. Tax expenditures cost about 0.8...

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Monday, November 3, arrived in Doha, Qatar, for the Second World Summit for Social Development.

[New Times] Valentine Murakatete, a 31-year-old resident of Kibagabaga, began noticing unusual itching on her skin in 2015. What started as a minor irritation soon turned into a burning sensation that spread in patches across her body.