Fighting is continuing in North Kivu Province as the AFC/M23 coalition clashes with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces, FARDC, and allied Wazalendo militias across several areas between Masisi and Walikale.

Gabonese Member of Parliament (MP) Augustin Lobelle Yembi ran into trouble with authorities in Kigali after assaulting a RwandAir employee at Kigali International Airport while transiting through Rwanda.

Rwanda and Oman have signed two agreements and six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation across areas including trade, investment, agriculture, logistics and food security.

Burundian nationals in Kenya are rushing to return home after President William Ruto ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses and hawking goods across the country.

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei has said that his country would announce a restricted zone outside the Strait of Hormuz in the coming days and place any ship attempting to transit the area on Tehran's sanctions list.

President Paul Kagame on Saturday, September 5, received prominent business and football leaders at Urugwiro Village, a day after they took part in the 21st Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony.

The body of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro Kingdom arrived in Uganda on Friday, days after his death in the United States, where he had been receiving cancer treatment.

Former Manchester United captain and France international Patrice Evra has praised Rwanda’s resilience and progress after visiting the Kigali Genocide Memorial on his first day in the country.

The African Food Fellowship has graduated 27 Rwandans from its fifth cohort as the leadership programme sets an ambitious target of building a network of 2,750 food systems leaders across 15 African countries by 2035.

Rwanda’s Minister of State for Youth and Arts, Sandrine Umutoni, has urged young people to critically examine the forces influencing their fashion and dress choices, as debate over decency and dress codes continues to grow.

Ugandan opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye was rushed back to hospital from Luzira Prison on Friday, August 28, after his health deteriorated, his wife, Winnie Byanyima, said.

President Paul Kagame on Thursday received two outgoing envoys representing the World Bank and Canada in separate farewell meetings at Urugwiro Village.

Kigali City plans to progressively expand the Mpazi Model Village housing project in Gitega Sector, Nyarugenge District, to about 4,106 housing units, the city spokesperson has said.

Rwanda is among seven African countries that France is seeking to engage under a new development assistance framework that would link aid to efforts to curb irregular migration to the French island of Mayotte.

The long and troubled history between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been marked by several contentious issues, among them the presence of the FDLR, an armed group formed largely by former members of Rwanda’s defeated armed forces, the Ex-FAR, Interahamwe militia members, and individuals linked to the government of former President Juvénal Habyarimana who fled to what was then Zaire after committing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

President Paul Kagame on Monday told African leaders and young delegates gathered in Kigali that the continent's habit of looking outward for validation is holding it back, urging Africans to instead recognise and support one another's achievements.

President Paul Kagame has urged young Africans to be deliberate about the causes they choose to fight for, drawing on his own journey from a childhood spent in exile to joining Rwanda's liberation struggle that culminated in the liberation of the country and the end of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Russian air defense system intercepted and shot down 269 Ukrainian drones over multiple Russian regions in 12 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

A ceasefire verification mission due to visit Minembwe in South Kivu on August 24 will put the Democratic Republic of Congo’s peace commitments with the AFC/M23 rebel alliance to a critical test, as fighting and allegations of attacks continue in the area despite a broader diplomatic push to end the conflict.

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Amy Pope has described Rwanda as a model for open migration policy, praising the country’s efforts to integrate migration into its broader development agenda and its focus on turning migration from a challenge into an opportunity.