Elias Hakizimana

Umunota

Rayon Sports’ CECAFA Kagame Cup triumph sparked an outpouring of celebration from senior government officials, ambassadors, musicians and thousands of supporters across Rwanda, as the club ended a 28-year wait for the regional title.
Rwandan singer and producer Clement Ishimwe and his wife, celebrated musician Ingabire Butera Jeanne d’Arc, popularly known as Knowless, have marked 10 years of marriage, reflecting on a decade defined by love, challenges and shared growth.
Rwanda’s Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has closed 12 additional factories producing alcoholic beverages, bringing the total number of facilities shut down in an ongoing crackdown on substandard drinks to 148.
The Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) has appointed Senegalese academic and higher education expert Dr Momar Dieng as its new Vice Chancellor, effective November 1, 2026.
The Government of Rwanda has allocated Rwf2.7 billion in the 2026/2027 national budget to support more than 28,300 vulnerable persons with disabilities across all 30 districts, marking a significant expansion of a targeted social protection programme aimed at improving livelihoods and promoting inclusion.
Rwanda has received 177 refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya, marking the 24th group to arrive in the country under the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), a programme aimed at providing protection for vulnerable people stranded in conflict-affected areas.
Authorities in Kigali have seized more than 470,000 litres of ethanol in a four-day operation targeting illegal alcohol production, as Rwanda intensifies its fight against unsafe alcoholic beverages.
The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has banned the importation of 52 alcoholic beverage brands, including Konyagi, Kiwingu, Gilbey's, K-Vant and Bond 7, as the country steps up efforts to protect consumers from unsafe alcohol.
Rwanda generated more than Rwf13 billion from agricultural and livestock exports in just four days, highlighting the growing contribution of the sector to the country’s foreign exchange earnings and economic growth.

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Amakuru Aheruka