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3 Nov
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has introduced visa-free travel for Nigerians and all Africans.
2 Nov
Super Eagles’ Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying opponent, Rwanda, has appointed German-born Torsten Frank Spittler as their new head coach.
23 Oct
Nigerian afrobeats superstar, Divine Ikubor, aka Rema, met Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the presidential palace in Kigali on Sunday. Rema, who was in Rwanda to attend the 2023 Trace Music Awards in Kigali where he won Global African Artist of the Year and Song of the Year with ‘Calm Down’ paid a trip to…
22 Sep 2023
A Rwandan man pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing 14 people after the discovery of a pile of bodies buried in a hole in his kitchen.
20 Sep 2023
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has said for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in elections due to be held next year.
1 Sep 2023
Following the seizure of power by Gabonese military junta on Wednesday, making the country the 7th in the wave of countries to succumb to military coup in the continent, Rwanda and Cameroon yesterday unveiled significant shifts in their security forces, impacting senior military personnel. 
2 Aug 2023
Rwanda has imposed a curfew on all "non-essential services" to reduce what the government calls "noise pollution", a move that has angered nightclub owners who say it will hurt their business. "For effective regulation of night-time entertainment and noise pollution, the Cabinet established closing time of non-essential services at 1 am on working days, and…
28 Jul 2023
Rwanda's defence ministry on Friday dismissed as "baseless" claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo that forces from Kigali had staged an incursion across the border.
7 Jul 2023
The European Union on Friday blasted Rwanda's military presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and support of Tutsi-led M23 rebels accused of multiple atrocities against civilians.
29 Jun 2023
Appeal court judges in London will on Thursday rule on whether the UK government's controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, after a legal challenge by migrants and campaigners.
7 Jun 2023
UN war crimes judges ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but should still go through a stripped-down legal process, in a decision announced Wednesday.
7 May 2023
The Africa Soft Power Group’s (ASP) flagship Africa Soft Power Summit will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from May 23rd to 27th 2023. The summit represents the highest-level convening of the African creative, knowledge and digital sectors as well as women’s leadership, bringing together public and private sector organisations, as well as pioneering individuals from…

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