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Potato prices continue to surge across Rwanda despite steady growth in national production, raising concerns among consumers and prompting questions about why increased output has failed to ease market costs.
A Manhattan court in the United States has ordered former Rwandan Ambassador to the United Nations, Eugène Richard Gasana, to pay $4 million (over Rwf 7 billion) in damages after finding him liable in a civil sexual assault case.
The genocide survivors’ organization IBUKA has welcomed a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal to reopen investigations into Agathe Habyarimana, who is suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwanda and Botswana have signed six bilateral agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, transport, health, and regional integration.
President Paul Kagame has visited Diamond Trading Company Botswana, one of the world’s most advanced diamond sorting and valuation facilities, during his ongoing working visit to Botswana.
Rwanda’s industrial production increased by 6.2% in March 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).
President of Botswana, Duma Boko, has called for the accelerated implementation of cooperation agreements between Rwanda and Botswana, warning against delays as both countries pursue rapid development goals.
More than 70,000 people convicted of crimes related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi have been released and reintegrated into society, the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE) has revealed.
President Paul Kagame has said that relations between Rwanda and Botswana go beyond friendship, emphasizing that they are anchored in a shared vision of development and transformation.
The Court of Appeal in Paris has ruled that judicial investigations into Agathe Kanziga, the widow of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana, will continue over her alleged role in the planning and execution of the Genocide against the Tutsi.