More than 17,800 Rwandans have become homeowners through the Gira Iwawe affordable housing programme, an initiative launched by the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) in partnership with the Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA).

Imbuto Foundation has officially launched Imbuto Hubs, a new nationwide initiative aimed at improving family wellbeing and community development through integrated centres offering free educational, social, recreational and livelihood services.

Rwanda’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, has described human trafficking as a serious concern, revealing that 289 victims of trafficking have been rescued from different countries between July 2025 and March 2026.

BioMassters, a company promoting environmental conservation through clean cooking solutions, has donated 155 clean cookstoves and fuel pellets worth more than Rwf16 million to households in Rubavu District, as part of efforts to increase access to affordable, environmentally friendly cooking technologies.

Academy Award-winning actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has shared reflections on a recent visit to a women-led farming cooperative in Rwanda, saying she left "deeply inspired" by the resilience and determination of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Today, one in 10 people across the world still lives in extreme poverty, 2.3 billion people go to bed hungry every night, and more than 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said Thursday.

Residents who have purchased homes under the Heza Estate housing project in Batsinda are expected to move in by January 2027, the Director General of the Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), Regis Rugemanshuro, has said.

Thirty-two years have passed since Rwanda was liberated, bringing an end to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and ushering in a new chapter of rebuilding the nation. The country embarked on the difficult task of restoring lives, strengthening institutions, reuniting communities, and rebuilding hope among its citizens.

With four years to go, only 36 percent of the assessable targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track, with nearly half stalling, and 15 percent have regressed, according to a UN report released Tuesday.

The Rotary Club of Kigali Karisimbi has installed Rtn. PHF Hem Raj Sharma as its new president for the 2026–2027 Rotary year, ushering in a leadership transition alongside renewed commitments to education, clean water access and community development across Rwanda.

Satguru Travel Group employees in Rwanda have called for continued unity, compassion, and remembrance after visiting the Nyanza Genocide Memorial in Kicukiro District as part of activities marking the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The African National Preventive Mechanisms Netwrork (ANPMN) has resolved to embrace technology as a key tool for monitoring places of detention and strengthening communication among national institutions responsible for preventing torture.

Rwandans living in Istanbul, Türkiye, together with their friends, gathered for a commemoration evening marking the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Staff members of LOLC Unguka Finance have reaffirmed their commitment to promoting national unity and combating Genocide ideology following a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi.

The Rotary Club of Kigali Cosmopolitan has installed Catherine Ngali as its new president. The transition follows the completion of community projects valued at over $210,000 (approximately Rwf 310 million), reflecting the steady growth of one of Rwanda’s youngest clubs.

The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), in its capacity as Rwanda’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), is set to host the 4th Conference of the African National Preventive Mechanisms Network (ANPMN) from June 24 to 26, 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda.

A record number of children endured grave violations by parties to armed conflict in 2025, the highest since the beginning of the children and armed conflict mandate 30 years ago, a UN report shows.

Staff and management of Inkuru Nziza Hospital have handed over a renovated home and a prosthetic leg worth Rwf4 million to Eurélie Musabende, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi living in Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District.

The United Nations on Friday paid tribute to the nearly 4,500 peacekeepers who lost their lives in the line of duty over the past 78 years, on the occasion of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers, observed annually on May 29.

World Connect Rwanda, in partnership with Musanze District and the University of Rwanda-Busogo campus, hosted a ceremony on Thursday May 28, 2026, to inaugurate 12 development projects in Gatovu Integrated Development Program (IDP) model village and Gataraga Sector.