President Paul Kagame, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), has approved the retirement of 1,443 RDF personnel, including three generals.

Dozens of pupils and teachers kidnapped about two months ago by terrorists in Nigeria's southwestern state of Oyo were rescued during a joint operation by security forces, a senior government official said Friday.

Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was laid to rest Friday in the holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, the official news agency IRNA reported.

A quarry used for extracting construction stones in Bugesera District, Western Province collapsed on at least eight people on Thursday morning.

The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) spokesperson, Brigadier General Patrick Karuretwa, has stated that Rwanda’s defensive measures will remain in place and may only be adjusted depending on how security threats evolve.

The liberation struggle led by the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) took a dramatic turn on April 7, 1994, when the defeated government forces (Ex-FAR), gendarmes, and Interahamwe militias openly launched the Genocide against the Tutsi across Rwanda. They used the shooting down of President Juvénal Habyarimana’s plane as a pretext, although he had been killed by soldiers from his own military camp in Kanombe on the night before.

Rwanda's Embassy in the Russian Federation hosted a reception in Moscow on July 4, 2026, to mark the 32nd anniversary of Rwanda’s Liberation Day, Kwibohora32, bringing together high-level guests and reaffirming growing relations between Rwanda and Russia.

Venezuela is grappling with the aftermath of one of its deadliest natural disasters in recent history as rescue workers continue searching for survivors following powerful earthquakes that struck the country's north-central region.

Rwanda’s Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) has announced the arrival of the 23rd group of 173 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya.

During the recent official inauguration of a memorial dedicated to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi located along the Seine River in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that genocide denial, revisionism, and hate speech remain present more than three decades after the tragedy. He called on the international community to remain vigilant against the continued spread of such narratives.

Alphonse Senyoni, a former senior officer in the Rwandan Armed Forces (Ex-FAR), has revealed what transpired on the night of April 7, 1994, following the assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana, including a plan to appoint Col. Théoneste Bagosora as President briefly emerged before being abandoned.

Representatives of several associations of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, affiliated with IBUKA in different countries, have welcomed the inauguration of a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Eleven artisanal gold miners were killed early Tuesday in a landslide at a gold mining site in Vatomandry, eastern Madagascar, authorities said Wednesday.

The Rwanda National Police (RNP) is celebrating 25 years of existence, marking a journey that began in June 2000 following the merger of three former security institutions: the Gendarmerie Nationale under the Ministry of Defence, the communal police under the Ministry of Local Government, and the Judicial Police Inspectors under the Ministry of Justice.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), in partnership with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of Rwanda, has launched a $300 million energy sector Results-Based Financing Phase II programme aimed at accelerating universal access to reliable, clean and affordable energy.

While the Burundian government maintains that former Minister of Communication and Media, Gabby Bugaga, who served from August 2025 until April 16, 2026, died in a road accident, growing indications are raising suspicions that he may have been killed.

At least 11 people were killed on Friday night in a road accident along a busy highway in Nakuru County, about 180 km west of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, police confirmed on Saturday.

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has announced new public transport fares, replacing those that had been in use for the past two years.

Thirteen people were killed and 57 others injured, including three military personnel, after explosions at an ammunition depot of a military camp in Bujumbura province on Tuesday evening, a spokesperson for the Burundi National Defense Force (FDNB) said Wednesday.

Heavy rains in Karongi District occasioned landslide that blocked a road, killing two motorcyclists and injuring their passenger. The incident occurred on March 26, 2026, at around 9 PM in Murambi Village, Byogo Cell, Mutuntu Sector.