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British gov’t says RAF Fairford base safe after U.S. withdraws bombers
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British gov't says RAF Fairford base safe after U.S. withdraws bombers
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Maj Gen Ekenge returns as FARDC spokesperson after suspension over anti-Tutsi remarks
Sep 26, 2026News
Maj Gen Ekenge returns as FARDC spokesperson after suspension over anti-Tutsi remarks

Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge Bomusa Efomi has returned as spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), nine months after being suspended over controversial remarks about Tutsi women.

Delegates walk out in protest as Netanyahu defends Israel at UN
Sep 25, 2026News
Delegates walk out in protest as Netanyahu defends Israel at UN

Scores of delegates walked out of the United Nations General Assembly hall in protest as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium to address the general debate of the 81st session.

Colombia severs diplomatic ties with Iran
Sep 25, 2026News
Colombia severs diplomatic ties with Iran

Colombia's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the country formally severed diplomatic relations with Iran effective Sept. 19.

Premier Nsengiyumva calls for faster implementation of Kigali Amendment commitments
Sep 24, 2026News
Premier Nsengiyumva calls for faster implementation of Kigali Amendment commitments

Rwanda’s Prime Minister Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva has called for faster implementation of the Kigali Amendment, saying the next phase of the global agreement should focus on turning commitments into tangible benefits for people, businesses and communities.

Rwanda and Cyprus sign air services agreement
Sep 23, 2026News
Rwanda and Cyprus sign air services agreement

Rwanda and Cyprus have signed an Air Services Agreement (ASA), strengthening existing relations and cooperation between the two countries in the aviation sector.

Court orders Fabrice Shema’s release
Sep 22, 2026Justice
Court orders Fabrice Shema’s release

The Nyarugenge Primary Court has ordered the release of Fabrice Shema after approving a plea agreement he reached with the prosecution.

Premier Nsengiyumva highlights Rwanda’s push for African AI sovereignty 
Sep 21, 2026News
Premier Nsengiyumva highlights Rwanda’s push for African AI sovereignty 

Prime Minister Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva has called for greater African ownership of artificial intelligence, saying the continent should move beyond being a consumer of technology and play a bigger role in developing and shaping AI systems.

Africa CX Leaders Forum participants explore how Irembo is transforming public service delivery
Sep 21, 2026News
Africa CX Leaders Forum participants explore how Irembo is transforming public service delivery

Participants in the Africa Customer & Citizen Experience Leaders Forum, which has been taking place in Kigali, visited Irembo Campus where they were introduced to how the platform operates and its role in improving and speeding up essential public services.

U.S. not to launch “offensive strikes” on Houthis amid Yemen tensions: CNN
Sep 21, 2026News
U.S. not to launch "offensive strikes" on Houthis amid Yemen tensions: CNN

The U.S. military will not launch "offensive strikes" against Yemen's Houthi group, CNN reported on Sunday, citing a U.S. official.

How UTAB is linking higher education to community needs and development
Sep 19, 2026News
How UTAB is linking higher education to community needs and development

The University of Technology and Arts of Byumba (UTAB) is expanding its role beyond classroom teaching by linking education, research and innovation with community needs, employment opportunities and emerging development challenges.

Israel opposes U.S. fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia over military edge concerns: report
Sep 19, 2026News
Israel opposes U.S. fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia over military edge concerns: report

Israel's defense establishment opposed a proposed U.S. sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia over concerns that the deal could erode Israel's qualitative military edge in the Middle East, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported Friday.

Twirwaneho claims to have thwarted FARDC and allied forces’ attacks in Minembwe
Sep 18, 2026News
Twirwaneho claims to have thwarted FARDC and allied forces’ attacks in Minembwe

The armed group MRDP Twirwaneho, which operates in Minembwe commune in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has claimed that it repelled attacks by government forces and allied armed groups.

U.S. approves sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
Sep 18, 2026News
U.S. approves sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia

The U.S. government has approved the potential sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets and related equipment to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Department of State said Thursday.

RIB arrests 46 more suspects in national exam cheating probe
Sep 17, 2026News
RIB arrests 46 more suspects in national exam cheating probe

The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has arrested 46 more people suspected of helping students cheat in national examinations, bringing the total number of suspects arrested to 127.

Candy Basomingera joins AISCA Foundation as stakeholder engagement and development director
Sep 15, 2026News
Candy Basomingera joins AISCA Foundation as stakeholder engagement and development director

The AI Skills and Compute Africa Foundation (AISCA Foundation) has appointed former Rwanda Sports Ministry Permanent Secretary Candy Basomingera as its Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Development.

Indonesia searches for 129 missing after passenger ship capsizes
Sep 14, 2026News
Indonesia searches for 129 missing after passenger ship capsizes

More than 600 Indonesian rescuers are searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during severe weather, with six people confirmed dead, officials said.

Vehicle collides with passenger plane at Japan’s Fukuoka Airport
Sep 14, 2026News
Vehicle collides with passenger plane at Japan's Fukuoka Airport

A ground vehicle collided with a parked passenger plane at Fukuoka Airport in southwestern Japan on Monday, with no injuries reported so far, local media said.

Iranian president says not to surrender to U.S. economic pressure
Sep 12, 2026News
Iranian president says not to surrender to U.S. economic pressure

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that the Iranian people will not surrender to U.S. economic pressure.

25 years later: Rwabukumba recalls the day al-Qaeda attacks struck New York
Sep 11, 2026News
25 years later: Rwabukumba recalls the day al-Qaeda attacks struck New York

On September 11, 2001, Pierre Célestin Rwabukumba was in New York preparing to go to work at a stock trading firm. The market had not yet opened when, within minutes, everything changed.

Rwanda’s chief justice weighs in after French ruling on soldiers accused of abandoning Tutsi
Sep 11, 2026News
Rwanda's chief justice weighs in after French ruling on soldiers accused of abandoning Tutsi

Rwanda’s Supreme Court President Domitilla Mukantaganzwa has said Rwanda’s judiciary is not pleased with a French court decision upholding the dismissal of a case against French soldiers accused of failing to protect Tutsi during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

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