Elias Hakizimana

Umunota

Rwanda has welcomed 34 Rwandans and their family members who were formerly associated with the FDLR, officials said on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Rwanda’s Minister of National Unity and Civic Responsibilities, Dr. Jean Damascène Bizimana, has urged citizens to speak Kinyarwanda correctly, describing it as the foundation of heroism and national identity.
Nyabihu District has achieved a significant reduction in poverty over the past seven years, with the rate falling from 39.6 percent in 2017/18 to 20.2 percent in 2024/25, according to district authorities.
Rwanda has welcomed 14 nationals, including eight former combatants of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), as part of its ongoing demobilisation and reintegration programme.
The United States government has highlighted the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as a key impediment to lasting peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Rwanda’s livestock sector has recorded steady growth over the past seven years, with national milk production surpassing one billion litres, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).
Mining activities have been identified as one of the main challenges undermining efforts to reintegrate out-of-school children in Kamonyi District, local authorities have said.
The Government of Rwanda has strengthened measures to protect the safety and wellbeing of communities living near mining sites, including relocating households at risk, securing mining areas, and rehabilitating abandoned pits.
A delegation from the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) visited the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) headquarters in Kimihurura on Thursday to inspect air force equipment Rwanda has committed to regional standby operations.
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