Rwanda taxman raises $2m from Rwigara property auction
Rwanda Revenue Authority has raised Rwf1.7 billion ($2 million) in an auction of equipment from the embattled Rwigara family’s tobacco factory. The taxman is seeking...
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Remains of 1,700 victims of Rwanda genocide recovered
The remains of up to 1,700 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been exhumed from 21 mass graves in the Kigali suburbs...
As Kigali grows its influence, caution is key
Rwandan is steadily gaining ground in its quest for political, economic and diplomatic influence around the globe. Last weekend, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov,...
Rwanda courts Russia and China as ties with America deteriorate
Rwanda seems to be looking East as its relations with the Trump administration get icy over Kigali’s stance on second-hand clothes imports from the US. Last...
Rwanda objects to the release of genocide ‘mastermind’
The Rwandan government is demanding a public hearing before a journalist described by one prosecutor as the “mastermind” of the 1994 genocide is considered for...
Rwanda’s church closures leave religious faithful unsettled
Patmos church in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali holds two services everyday – the more popular session is the afternoon miracle service. Self-titled prophet and founder of...
Rwanda passes new gun acquisition law, citizens express reservations
Lawmakers in Rwanda have passed a new legislation on gun acquisition. The new law will allow individuals to apply for licenses to possess guns and...
Kagame’s official visit to Ethiopia: Run-down of a busy first day
Rwandan president Paul Kagame is in Ethiopia for a three-day official visit which started on Friday. He arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday evening and...
Marie-Chantal Rwakazina elected mayor of Rwanda’s capital Kigali
Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali has elected Marie-Chantal Rwakazina as the new mayor, replacing Pascal Nyamurinda, who resigned last month. The 45 year old economist was...
Trump versus Kagame in trade battle over used clothes
Early last year, weeks after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, a little known American trade association filed a petition with the US Trade...
