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Category: News
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AfDB plans to invest nearly Rwf590bn in Rwanda’s agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it plans to invest more than $400 million (approx. Rwf588 billion) in Rwanda’s agriculture sector over the next three years, according to the bank’s Rwanda 2025 Country Portfolio Performance Review Report. The planned investment is part of the bank’s efforts to shift more financing towards agriculture and reduce…
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Kwita Izina: A look at key gains of gorilla conservation
The 21st edition of Kwita Izina will be held on September 4 in Kinigi, Musanze District, with 22 baby mountain gorillas set to be named as Rwanda celebrates efforts that have enabled a once-endangered species thrive. This year’s edition will be held under the theme “Conservation is Life: Sustaining the Future”, with organisers positioning the…
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Tracing Rwanda’s Education journey through one of its oldest schools: GSO Butare’s 96-year story
Groupe Scolaire Officiel de Butare, Indatwa n’Inkesha, is more than a historic campus in Huye District. Founded in 1929, GSO Butare is one of Rwanda’s oldest public schools, a place that has shaped generations of leaders and carried the reputation of academic excellence, discipline, and national influence. For much of the 20th century, the school…
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DRC Ebola death toll passes 2,000 amid fastest-growing outbreak on record
More than 2,000 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since its outbreak was declared fewer than three months ago. At least 1,000 of the deaths have occurred in the last three weeks, according to official government data, as the virus continues to spread at an alarming rate. A total of…
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BAL 2026 MVP Randall rejoins APR
American guard Craig Randall has rejoined APR Basketball Club ahead of the Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) playoffs scheduled to tip commence on August 5. The 30-year-old was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) after leading RSSB Tigers to their maiden BAL championship on their debut appearance in the competition. Randall is…
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Why schools are giving co-curriculars more time
From September, learners will spend the final 90 minutes of each school day doing sports, arts, debates, leadership activities, practical experiments and other structured activities designed to complement what they learn in class. Under the new arrangement, regular academic lessons will end at 3:30 p.m., with the period from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. dedicated…
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80 including public servants, arrested in illicit alcohol crackdown
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested 80 suspects, including public servants, over alleged involvement in the production and distribution of illicit alcoholic beverages as a nationwide crackdown intensifies. The suspects were arrested across the country in an operation that started on July 20, RIB spokesperson Thierry Murangira said. Speaking at Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA), Murangira…
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Rwandan priest to head Catholic media association in Africa
A Rwandan Catholic priest has been elected as president of the African branch of SIGNIS, the global Catholic association for communication. Fidele Mutabazi was elected on Monday, August 3, during the opening of the SIGNIS World Congress 2026 in Kigali, where Catholic media practitioners and communication experts from around the world are meeting. Mutabazi, 41,…
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RSSB Tigers drawn in Group A at 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
African champions RSSB Tigers have been drawn into Group A of the 2026 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, which will take place in Beijing, China, from September 22 to 27. The Rwandan club will represent Africa at the prestigious intercontinental tournament after winning the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) title in Kigali in late May. While RSSB…
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Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa signs law extending presidential term
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed the Constitutional Amendment number 3 Bill into law, ushering in significant changes to the country’s governance framework following its passage through Parliament on June 18. With the President’s assent, the amendments take immediate effect as part of Zimbabwe’s Constitution. Under the new provisions, the President will now be elected by…
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