Elias Hakizimana

Umunota

Fourteen volleyball teams from Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and Benin are set to compete in the annual Genocide Memorial Tournament (GMT), a competition held in remembrance of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwanda is set to establish a national Artificial Intelligence (AI) agency following key decisions adopted during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Monday, June 8, 2026.
Residents of Karambo Sector in Gakenke District are celebrating the completion of a new suspension bridge expected to improve trade, mobility and social interaction among communities in the area.
For the first time in Rwanda, turmeric, a spice widely used for flavouring food and valued for its medicinal properties is being cultivated locally.
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, has publicly questioned the professional integrity of journalist Hariana Verás Victória, highlighting what he describes as bias and omissions in her reporting on issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the FDLR armed group.
The Government of Rwanda has approved a new draft law imposing tougher penalties on farmers and traders who violate regulations on land use, seeds, fertilizers, and agrochemicals. The move aims to professionalize the agriculture sector, protect crop quality, and safeguard the environment.
Brig. Gen. Ezechiel Gakwerere, the former Secretary General of the FDLR rebel group, is set to be handed over to military justice authorities, according to Rwanda’s Military Prosecution.
The President of Rwanda’s Supreme Court and Chair of the High Council of the Judiciary, Domitilla Mukantaganzwa, has warned judges against delaying court cases without valid reasons, calling on them to uphold citizens’ rights to timely justice.
Rwanda has marked a historic milestone in medical care with its first-ever epilepsy surgery, carried out at Kigali University Teaching Hospital (CHUK) as part of a newly launched training camp for brain surgeons and anesthesiologists.