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Rwanda National Police have for five days maintained a search for a suspect accused of stealing a mobile phone before fleeing into a large drainage tunnel in Ruhurura, Nyamirambo Sector, Kigali City. One of the two suspects has been arrested, while efforts to apprehend the second are ongoing.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially informed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres that South Africa will withdraw its troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO).
The University Teaching Hospital of Butare (CHUB) has installed its first Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine, becoming the first public hospital outside Kigali to offer the advanced diagnostic service and marking a major step toward decentralising specialised healthcare in Rwanda.
The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) has unveiled upgraded potato seed varieties, Ndamira and Victoria, the seeds that are expected to significantly boost potato production after trials recorded yield increases from eight to 35 tonnes per hectare.
President Paul Kagame has urged the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) to urgently address persistent inefficiencies in the one stop center, warning that continued delays in issuing business permits undermine the platform’s core objective of easing investment and commercial activity.
Veteran Rwandan actor Irunga Longin, popularly known by his screen name Tukowote, has announced his engagement to his longtime partner, with the couple planning to hold their wedding before the end of 2026.
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has issued a public warning against the misuse of banknotes, particularly the practice of attaching cash to flower bouquets and decorative gifts, saying the trend is illegal and threatens the integrity of the national currency.
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said the failure to restore peace in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stems from a lack of political will, not the absence of peace agreements or mediation frameworks.
A Rwandan journalist who rose through perseverance and innovation has used the 20th National Umushyikirano Council to draw attention to the financial pressures confronting media practitioners, calling for stronger recognition of journalism as a professional and economic activity.
Rwandans living abroad are playing an increasingly significant role in the country’s economic transformation, with annual diaspora remittances surpassing $500 million, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, has said.