European Union (EU) foreign ministers failed on Monday to reach an agreement on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, after Hungary refused to back the measures ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russian-Ukraine conflict.

President Paul Kagame has told over 3700 Rwandan Diaspora in Paris, France Sunday evening that meeting them is one of his responsibilities as a Rwandan leader. “It’s one of my responsibilities to meet and dialogue with all Rwandans. When I meet you, it’s another step forward to our country’s progress. Whenever I meet you, I […]

The leader of yet to be registered FDU-Ikingi political party, Ingabire Umuhoza Victoire has finally been granted her wish for the beginning of her trial in September – as prosecution again accused her of wasting time. Before the start of her trial, Ingabire pleaded that her team needed more time to study more than 2,500 […]

A Norwegian court has extended by two months the detention of a 45-year-old Rwandan suspected of murder during the 1994 genocide. While conceding that remanding the suspect, Sadi Bugingo, in custody for several months was a constraint for him, the Oslo court, citing the "gravity of the charges", said "it was necessary to guard against […]

All roads led to Kinigi’s Musanze district for the Kwita Izina ceremony which saw the naming of 22 gorilla babies, the foster parents included government officials, diplomats, company representatives, conservationists and community advocates. The ceremony also aimed to recognize the conservation efforts by local communities, which is also in line with this year’s theme “Community […]

Survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide Immaculée Ilibagiza believes Trinidad and Tobago should learn from other countries in an effort to avoid similar incidents of ethnic violence. She disclosed this during a media briefing yesterday at the Hyatt Regency, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. Ilibagiza is one of the world’s leading speakers on peace, faith, and forgiveness. […]

Mighty Popo has a dream. The Ottawa-based musician is organizing an outdoor music festival in Rwanda that he hopes will bring the spirit of a Canadian music festival to his Central African homeland. KigaliUp will be a family-friendly event that takes place in a park in Kigali, the capital, in September. The lineup includes the […]

Gorilla conservation projects have been among activities improving the livelihoods of communities sorrounding the park. Prior to this year's gorrila naming ceremony which is now taking place in Kinigi, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) launched 52 small household based water collective tanks and 4 large public water collective tanks that were constructed at a cost […]

Falling food prices in May helped slow the inflation rate in Rwanda's urban centres for the first time in seven months to 4.54 percent, official data showed on Thursday. The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda said the country's urban consumer price index rose less than 0.1 percent in May from a month earlier as […]

A man has admitted to being involved in the attack on rap star Tupac Shakur in 1994, inside Manhattan's Quad Studios in November of 1994, after allegedly being paid $2,500 dollars by James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond. Dexter Isaac, a former friend of Rosemond, is an inmate currently serving life in prison for murder, robbery […]