Elias Hakizimana

IKUZWE MBABAZI Maurice

Maurice IKUZWE MBABAZI is a Rwandan journalist and final-year Mass Communication student with a strong passion for broadcasting, digital storytelling, and public affairs reporting. He has experience in news writing, field reporting, and multimedia production, and aspires to become a leading communication specialist working with major institutions and platforms. Driven by creativity, critical thinking, and a desire to amplify voices, he is building his career around impactful journalism and effective communication.

Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement Dr. Jean Damascène Bizimana has urged Rwandans to preserve the country’s cultural values by rejecting practices that undermine society and embracing those that promote unity, dignity and development.
From the mysterious “pillar of mercy” to the royal Inyambo cattle, Rwanda’s Royal Palace Museum in Rukali offers a rare window into the traditions, symbols and daily life of the country’s former monarchy.
A total of 302 Rwandan nationals have voluntarily returned to Rwanda from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they had been stranded in forests after allegedly being held by the FDLR armed group.
Rwanda and the European Union (EU) have signed a €40 million (more than Rwf67 billion) financing agreement to accelerate agricultural transformation, with a focus on boosting productivity, expanding climate-smart farming and strengthening the sector’s resilience to climate change.
Rwanda has announced plans to reduce treated water losses from the current 31% to 15% as part of efforts to increase water availability for households and industrial zones.
Rwanda has officially launched the African Academy for Women in Political Leadership, a continental initiative designed to tackle the persistent underrepresentation of women in political leadership and decision-making across Africa.
Rusizi District will host Rwanda’s national Umuganura celebrations for the first time on August 7, 2026, as the country marks the annual cultural festival dedicated to celebrating harvests, unity and self-reliance.
Rwanda has closed 90 factories producing substandard alcoholic beverages and arrested 50 people as part of a nationwide crackdown on unsafe drinks that have raised public health concerns.
Rwandan music star King James has sold out the second edition of his “20 Years of King James” concert, with all tickets purchased just hours before the show.
About 7 per cent of young people in Rwanda are struggling with alcohol dependence, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), which has raised concern over increasing substance abuse among the youth.