For years, residents of Ubwiza Village in Rurambi Cell, Nyamirama Sector, Kayonza District, began their days before sunrise, not for farming, but for water.

Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, has strongly dismissed claims by officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that the FDLR armed group no longer poses a security concern, describing the statements as false and inconsistent with previous regional commitments.

Rwanda is participating in the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which opened on February 23, 2026, in Geneva, Switzerland.

Residents of Bugesera District have been encouraged to embrace a culture of paying taxes, with officials stressing that tax revenue finances infrastructure and public services in their communities.

The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean-Damascène Bizimana, has called on young Rwandans living in Europe to resist false narratives about Rwanda spread by individuals seeking to deny or trivialize the Genocide against the Tutsi and promote its ideology.

Held on Sunday, February 22, 2026, the exercise also attracted senior government officials, including the Minister of State in the Ministry of Sports, Rwego Ngarambe; the Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana; and the Mayor of Kigali, Samuel Dusengiyumva, among others.

The AFC/M23 coalition has expressed deep concern over rising insecurity in South Kivu, alleging that Congolese government forces are committing systematic violence against civilians.

The seventh meeting of military leaders from Rwanda and Uganda along their shared border concluded on Friday, February 20, 2026, with measures to enhance security and curb crimes in the region.