The City of Kigali has collected nearly four million bottles of alcoholic beverages locally known as “Ibyuma” as authorities intensify a nationwide crackdown on illicit and substandard alcohol.

The Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA), in partnership with urban development stakeholders, has launched a three-day training programme to strengthen districts’ capacity to plan and implement urban development projects.

The head of the ADEPR Church in Rwanda, Pastor Ndayizeye Isaïe, has welcomed the government’s crackdown on illicit and substandard alcoholic beverages, urging young people to avoid alcohol and drugs that can harm their health and derail their future.

Kenya’s standards regulator has backed five Kenyan-made alcoholic beverage brands temporarily suspended by Rwanda, saying fresh inspections and laboratory tests found them compliant with applicable Kenyan and East African standards.

Residents in parts of Gicumbi District say they are increasingly concerned about their safety following alleged attacks by a group of people who reportedly pose as “Abarembetsi,” ambushing travellers, assaulting them and taking their belongings.

Rwanda has launched a five-year national strategy to eliminate, prevent and control neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), targeting more than 13 million people at risk of infection.

Rwanda is accelerating the relocation of residents living in disaster-prone areas as authorities prepare for heavier-than-normal rainfall expected during the upcoming rainy season.