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[ANALYSIS] Cartoons an important voice of dissent, but they can also be divisive
Political and editorial cartoons are a key indicator of the democratic health of a country - but they can also be regressive.
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French prosecutor recommends dropping probe of 1994 Rwanda president killing
The probe, opened in France in 1998 following demands by relatives of the French crew who died when Habyarimana’s plane was downed, has led to major tensions between France and Rwanda over the past two decades.
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French prosecutors move to drop probe into 1994 Rwanda presidential attack
The long-running probe has been a major source of tension between the two countries.
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Rwandan entrepreneur woos drinkers with beetroot wine
Unable to find a job after graduating from university, Assumpta Uwamariya started growing beetroot for a living and then learned how to turn it into a rich, earthy red wine known as 'Karisimbi'.
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Rwanda to immediately free jailed opposition figure
The precise time of Victoire Ingabire’s release was not immediately clear but officials and lawyers said it would be on Saturday.
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2 opposition MPs win places in Rwanda’s parliamentary election
The MPs from the Rwanda Green Party say their performance shows the battle to democratise their country is a long process.
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[WATCH] Arsenal sponsored by... Rwanda?
Critics have slammed Rwanda for spending millions to sponsor Arsenal, saying it should have been spent alleviating chronic poverty in the country instead. CNN reports.
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Rwanda signs $300m in loan deals with China & India
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Rwanda from Sunday to Monday and granted a loan to build two roads.
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Ethiopia will soon introduce visa-free travel for all Africans
Speaking at a state banquet held in honour of visiting Rwandan leader, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed revealed that Ethiopia would 'very soon' follow Rwanda’s example.
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[ANALYSIS] When the poor sponsor the rich: Rwanda and Arsenal FC
Political ethics and sports don't match well. The recent deal between Rwanda and Arsenal is potentially a case in point.
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Trump versus Rwanda in trade battle over used clothes
A little known American trade association's petition has set Africa in the cross-hairs of the new administration’s ‘America First’ trade ideology, pitting the world’s largest economy against tiny Rwanda over an unlikely US export: cast-off clothes.
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Landslides kill 18 in Rwanda, death toll at 200 since January
The heavy rains on Sunday night killed 15 people in Western and Northern provinces; three people died earlier on Sunday in Rubavu district.
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Heavy rains and landslides kill 18 in Rwanda - govt
The East African nation, dubbed a country of a thousand hills, has recently been affected by landslides because of heavy downpours flattening houses on mountain slopes.
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[ANALYSIS] Rwandans discuss how best to commemorate genocide
The genocide memory in Rwanda is diverse and dynamic
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Ramaphosa wants to open SA borders for African business
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged citizens to look at foreigners coming to South Africa in a positive way and not as people who come to steal their jobs.
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Diplomatic relations between SA, Rwanda to return to normal
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday met with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, soon after he arrived in Kigali for an extraordinary summit on the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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Family of SA man living in Rwanda concerned about his whereabouts
Leon Orsmond's step-daughter Chelsey Orsmond says that his last Facebook post was on 16 February and she last heard from him on 29 January.
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714 churches, mosque shut down in Kigali
Anastase Shyaka, who heads the board monitoring public and private institutions, says some churches conduct their worship services in shoddy and unclean structures, to the detriment of people's health and safety.
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Volkswagen to start Rwanda car assembly in May
The company said it planned to spend $20 million to start developing the assembly plant and ride-hailing service - part of a push into sub-Saharan Africa.
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Rwanda and Uganda deny signing migrant deals with Israel
Israel said on Wednesday it would pay thousands of African migrants living illegally in the country to go home or to ‘third countries’.
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Rwanda accuses France of role in 1994 genocide
The claims were contained in a new report released by a Washington law firm on Wednesday.
