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President Paul Kagame is expected to visit Kazakhstan on May 28–29, according to a statement by Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murat Nurtleu, who described Rwanda as a friendly…
President Paul Kagame on this May 23, 2025, visited the Nyakabingo Wolfram Mining Station, located in Rulindo District, Northern Province. The mining site is operated by Trinity Metals, a company recognized for…
Rwandan peacekeepers, comprising of Rwanda Battle Group VII and Rwanda Level 2+ Hospital, serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA),…
A delegation from the Rwandan diaspora in New Zealand delivered a lecture on Wednesday, May 21, at Auckland University of Technology. The talk focused on Rwanda’s development journey after the 1994 Genocide against the…
The Government of Rwanda and the United Nations on Tuesday, May 20, signed the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2025–2029, charting a renewed path of partnership to advance Rwanda’s…
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, May 20, at Urugwiro Village met with Hassan Bubacar Jallow, Chief Justice of the Republic of the Gambia and his delegation, who are on a study tour in Rwanda. “They discussed ways to…
Rwandans living in Queensland, a state in northeastern Australia, have been urged to fight genocide ideology by building a future rooted in peace, unity, and love. The call was made during the 31st Commemoration of the…
High Commissioner Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye presented his letters of credence to the Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah as Rwanda’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam. The…
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has decided to keep the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 6.5 percent for the next three months, in a move the bank says considered as sufficient to maintain inflation within the target…
Some 240 Rwandan Police peacekeepers serving under the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were on Tuesday, May 13, awarded the UN service medals in recognition of their dedication and sacrifice to ensure peace and…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, inaugurated Rwanda’s Embassy in Hungary during an official visit aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation. Opened in 2024,…
President Paul Kagame held meetings with Presidents Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania and Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire to discuss ways to further strengthen the mutually beneficial bilateral relations between…
Rwandan Community abroad in New South Wales Australia and friends of Rwanda gathered yesterday on May 10, 2025, in Sydney, New South Wales, to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, an…
On Wednesday, May 7, in Paris, President Paul Kagame met with his French counterpart, President Emmanuel Macron, for discussions on global issues and on the fruitful cooperation between Rwanda and France. Rwanda and…
The United States of America on Monday, May 5, welcomed a draft peace proposal that is set to be finalized and signed by Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to resolve the ongoing conflict in the…
Mukandayisenga Jeanine, famously known as Ka-Boy, is one of the most promising Rwandan female footballers currently shining in East African football. Her move to Tanzania's Yanga Princess has not only elevated her…
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, has confirmed that the country is engaged in early-stage discussions with the United States to receive migrants currently residing in the U.S. He…
Rwandans in New Zealand, along with their friends, observed the 31st commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Auckland, a major metropolitan city on New Zealand's North Island, on May 3. The…
On Saturday, May 3, President Paul Kagame arrived in Gabon to join leaders from across the continent at the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema General Brice Oligui Nguema—who led the…
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Friday, May 2, welcomed Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya and First Lady Lauriane Doumbouya to their farm in Kibugabuga, Bugesera District. President Doumbouya…
Guinean President General Mamadi Doumbouya is in Rwanda for a friendly visit, according to the Embassy of Guinea in Kigali. "The President of the Republic of Guinea, H.E. Mamadi Doumbouya, was warmly welcomed by…
Guinean President General Mamadi Doumbouya is expected to arrive in Kigali on May 1, 2025, for a friendly visit, according to the Office of the President of Guinea. His recent visit to Rwanda was in August 2024, when…
Rwandan Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, former Minister of Trade and Industry, has been elected as the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and head of the African Risk Capacity (ARC). ARC is a specialized agency…
Troops deployed under the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) began their withdrawal on April 29, 2025, passing through Rwanda. Rwanda’s Minister of…