Foreign Affairs Minister Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe has held discussions with counterparts from several countries, urging strengthened bilateral cooperation while also seeking support for Rwanda’s backing of Louise Mushikiwabo’s candidacy for Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).

The National Bank of Rwanda has increased its key policy interest rate by 1 percentage point to 8.25%, up from 7.25%, in an effort to contain rising inflation, which has been partly driven by the impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East on global markets.

President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame joined a grandparents’ day celebration held at Green Hills Academy in Kigali, an event dedicated to honoring grandparents of nursery pupils.

Félicien Kabuga, the Rwandan businessman accused of playing a central role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, has died in The Hague, the Netherlands, while under the custody of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).

President Paul Kagame has called on African heads of state and business leaders across the continent to assert their dignity, stand firm, and refuse external pressure from powerful countries when it undermines Africa’s interests.

Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board, Jean Guy Afrika, has said Rwanda’s development path is guided by long-term strategic planning and a focus on identifying investment opportunities beyond the country’s size and geographic limits.