Politics

First Lady Jeannette Kagame has urged women to step up their role in Rwanda’s development, stressing the need for mindset change, self-confidence and active participation in economic transformation.
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame on Friday evening hosted Francine LeFrak and her delegation in Kigali, as part of an ongoing study visit to Rwanda.
Louise Mushikiwabo has officially entered the race for a second term as Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), setting the stage for a competitive election later this year.
President Paul Kagame has congratulated his counterpart, Denis Sassou Nguesso, on his re-election as President of the Republic of the Congo following polls held earlier this month.
The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion has called on districts with high rates of child malnutrition to take urgent action, highlighting Gisagara, Nyamagabe, and Kamonyi as the most affected areas in Rwanda’s Southern Province.
The Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR), Soraya Hakuziyaremye, has said the ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States have not yet had a significant impact on Rwanda’s economy, particularly on fuel prices.
The leadership of the ADEPR has dismissed 35 pastors and evangelists from their duties after they were convicted for their role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have begun formal scrutiny of the Washington Agreement signed with Rwanda, setting in motion a critical legislative process to ratify the landmark peace deal.
Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, has sharply criticized a group of Banyamulenge individuals who recently met Burundi’s President, Évariste Ndayishimiye, accusing them of undermining their community and advancing political interests under its banner.
Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir, has announced the resumption of its domestic flights between Kigali and Kamembe in Rusizi District.