Rwanda’s average food energy supply rose to 2,366.7 kilocalories per person per day in 2025, while the proportion of the population classified as undernourished fell to 29.9 percent, or about 4.1 million people, from 31.3 percent a year earlier.

Gabonese lawmaker Augustin Lobelle Yembi, who was detained in Kigali on September 3, 2026, after allegedly assaulting a RwandAir employee, has been handed over to Gabonese authorities following diplomatic discussions between the two countries.

Rwanda and China have officially marked the groundbreaking of the 10.3-kilometre Prince House-Giporoso-Masaka road project, formally launching a major upgrade expected to improve mobility, road safety and connectivity in Kigali.

China has kicked off the second-half 2026 China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) media exchange programme, bringing together 109 journalists from 101 countries for four months of professional exchanges, field visits, cultural activities and firsthand engagement with China’s development.

The Iran war has cost U.S. consumers an estimated additional 100 billion U.S. dollars in energy costs, a figure that is rising by roughly 1 million every two minutes, according to a real-time estimate from Brown University as of Monday.

Rwanda is preparing to open an embassy in Azerbaijan as part of efforts to further strengthen relations between the two countries, Rwanda’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Gen (Rtd) Charles Kayonga, has said.

President Paul Kagame has arrived in Salalah, Oman, where he was received by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq at Al Husn Palace as he began a two-day official visit aimed at strengthening relations between Rwanda and Oman and expanding cooperation between the two countries.

President Paul Kagame has expressed condolences to Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan.

Tanzania is mourning the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment for a heart condition in Zanzibar.

President Paul Kagame has met with several of the distinguished personalities who named baby mountain gorillas during the 21st Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony held in Kinigi, Musanze District on September 4, where 22 baby mountain gorillas were given names under the theme “Conservation is Life: Sustaining the Future.”.

Rwanda’s conservation gains must go hand in hand with improving the lives of communities living alongside protected areas, Prime Minister Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva said.  

President Paul Kagame has met with IFAD Vice President Dr. Gérardine Mukeshimana and AUDA-NEPAD CEO Nardos Bekele-Thomas, with discussions focusing on strengthening partnerships to advance Africa’s agricultural transformation, food security and resilience.

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African leaders have called for greater attention to fermentation as a locally rooted solution with the potential to improve nutrition, strengthen livelihoods and contribute to more resilient food systems across the continent.

Rwanda has acquired 30 new bulls expected to provide semen for breeding cattle with higher milk and meat production, according to the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Dr. Solange Uwituze.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday night it has started strikes against U.S. bases and assets in the region in retaliation for U.S. attacks against southern Iranian provinces earlier in the day, which killed at least five and wounded over 50 others.

Two Turkish-flagged commercial ships collided in the Sea of Marmara off Istanbul early Wednesday, leaving 10 crew members missing, Turkish authorities said.

Four Rwandans have graduated from the Military and Air Force Academies of the National Defence University of Türkiye and have been commissioned with the rank of Second Lieutenant.

At least 43 boys have died during South Africa’s winter traditional circumcision season, while dozens more suffered serious injuries, including mutilations, amid concerns over illegal initiation schools.

The death toll from last week’s devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 903, while the number of people reported missing has nearly doubled to 4,247, officials said Monday.