A debate over how women and girls dress in public has resurfaced in Rwanda after some attendees at the Diamond Platnumz Experience concert in Kigali were reportedly asked to return in more appropriate clothing.
For communities living around Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, tourism is creating opportunities beyond gorilla trekking, with locally made crafts providing both income and memorable souvenirs for visitors.
Rwanda’s Minister of Youth and Arts Development, Dr Jean Nepo Abdallah Utumatwishima, has urged young people to report locations where illicit alcoholic drinks known as “ibyuma” are still being stored, as authorities intensify efforts to remove them from circulation.
Rwandan rapper Riderman has urged young people to stay away from illicit alcoholic drinks locally known as “ibyuma,” calling on them to protect their health and use their energy to pursue productive goals.
Students who perform well in Rwanda’s national examinations are not automatically guaranteed admission to their first-choice schools, with NESA citing limited capacity and competition among applicants as key factors in school placement.
Rwanda’s Ministry of Education has withheld the results of some students after 7,188 students and teachers were suspected of involvement in cheating or facilitating cheating in the 2025/2026 national examinations.
The value of digital payment transactions in Rwanda rose by 36.1% in the second quarter of 2026 to Rwf2.78 trillion, driven by growing use of mobile-based financial services.
Rwanda is preparing to expand Abacus Mental Math to schools across the country, as the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) seeks to make mathematics more engaging and help pupils build greater confidence in the subject.
More than 3,000 hectares of farmland in Nyagatare District are set to benefit from a new irrigation system drawing water from the Muvumba Multipurpose Dam, as Rwanda steps up efforts to expand climate-resilient agriculture and strengthen food security.
Prosecutors have requested prison sentences of up to 25 years for eight people accused of transporting, distributing and selling substandard alcoholic drinks made with ethanol in Nyabihu District.
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