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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore has announced that President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, will be in Singapore on a working visit from September 18 to 23, 2024. According to a press statement by the Ministry of…
Rwanda and Liberia, through ministries of International Cooperation, signed a general cooperation agreement and agreed to boost cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The agreement was signed on Tuesday, 17…
Rwanda's economy experienced a growth rate of 9.8% in the second quarter of 2024, following a 9.7% increase in the first quarter. "This growth is largely attributed to the robust performance of the industrial and…
Rwanda will host the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition 2025, marking the fifth time the country will be hosting this event, attracting top executives and officials in the airline and air transport sector. The…
ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, has announced that Rwanda will host its next annual meeting in October 2025 in Kigali. The announcement was made during the 2024 ISO general assembly meeting.…
President Paul Kagame on Friday, September 13, received the Secretary-General of the East African Community (EAC), Veronica Nduva, at Village Urugwiro. Their discussions centered around regional integration and other…
On Thursday, September 12, Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, joined the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in Charge of Regional Cooperation, Gen. (Rtd) James Kabarebe, received Mridu Pawan Das, High Commissioner of the Republic of India to Rwanda for a courtesy call. "They discussed…
The World Bank has approved new funding to empower and build the skills of more than 200,000 youths in Rwanda through the Priority Skills for Growth and Youth Empowerment (PSGYE) Program. The $200 million PSGYE…
President Paul Kagame has appointed Joseph Nsengimana as the new Minister of Education, succeeding Gaspard Twagirayezu who was appointed as the CEO of Rwanda Space Agency. The appointments were announced in a…
RwandAir has announced the cancellation of flights WB452/WB453 KGL/NBO/KGL on 11 September 2024 due to an ongoing strike at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). In a statement, the airline directed its customers…
A delegation from Rwanda, led by Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, attended the Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Military Domain Summit in Seoul, South Korea. Other dignitaries included in the…
Recently, the City of Kigali released the Green City Kigali Concept Master Plan for Kinyinya Hill in Gasabo District, following an extensive review and endorsement process. "This milestone marks a pivotal step towards…
Thirty-three law enforcement officers from eight African countries, on Friday, September 6, completed a two-week African Union Police Officers' Course (AUPOC) at the Police Training School (PTS) Gishari in Rwamagana…
On Friday, September 6, President Paul Kagame received Lord Ray Collins of Highbury, UK Minister of State for Africa at Urugwiro Village. "Their discussion focused on building on the existing bilateral cooperation…
Rwandan peacekeepers (Rwanbatt- 3 and Rwandan Aviation Unit 12) under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were decorated with UN medals for their commendable service in peacekeeping operations. The…
On the sidelines of the ongoing China-Africa Summit (FOCAC) on Thursday, September 5 in Beijing, President Paul Kagame met with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China. According to Village Urugwiro, the…
President Paul Kagame joined leaders from the continent and China on Thursday, September 5, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)…
Rwanda Security Forces (Task Force Battle Group 3 ) operating in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique on Wednesday, September 4, handed over five renovated classrooms at Nacololo Primary School. They…
President Paul Kagame joined other leaders on Wednesday, September 4, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing for a Welcome Banquet hosted by President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan of the People’s Republic…
On Wednesday, September 4, on the sidelines of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), President Paul Kagame had bilateral meetings with President Wavel Ramkalawan of Seychelles and…
Three Rwandan postgraduate students have each been awarded the Academic Excellence Award after emerging among the top performers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Evariste Vuguziga, Bienvenu Kaboba, and…
President Paul Kagame has arrived in Beijing for the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. The summit starts on Wednesday and will continue through Friday. President Kagame arrived in Beijing after…
Rwanda and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan police signed cooperation agreements in capacity building, exchange of expertise and experience, and cooperation in other sectors of security interest. The agreement was…