More than 3.36 million Pioneers have now fully completed KYC after a new system process was introduced to handle Tentative KYC cases. This update allowed over 4.76 million Tentative KYC Pioneers to become eligible for full KYC verification. The system uses advanced AI and analyzes large datasets, including liveness checks and KYC application information. Its…
Rwanda’s Office of the Ombudsman has revealed that the Ministry of Justice recovered more than Rwf 1.3 billion embezzled through corruption and other economic crimes during the 2024/25 fiscal year. The announcement was made on October 21, 2025, when the Chief Ombudsman, Madeleine Nirere, presented the institution’s annual report to both chambers of Parliament, highlighting…
Rwanda has received high-tech water quality monitoring equipment valued at USD 139,000 (approximately Rwf 201.5 million) from the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) through the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB). The handover took place on 20 October 2025, making Rwanda the first among the 10 NBI member states to receive the upgraded laboratory tools and modern…
Rwanda has welcomed back 277 Rwandans who had been held by the FDLR, an armed terrorist group operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo and opposed to the Government of Rwanda. Those who returned in this latest group were mostly women and children, and they crossed the border through the La Corniche border post, which…
The Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) has announced plans to review existing laws and regulations to enable workers in the informal sector to benefit from social security schemes, including pension and health insurance. Today, many informal workers in Rwanda earn daily or irregular incomes without knowing where their money ultimately goes, unlike public…
Amazon has unveiled new details about its ambitious plan to develop nuclear energy facilities in Washington State, where its global headquarters are located. Last year, the company signed an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of state-owned power utilities in Washington, to support the construction of at least 12 nuclear energy plants by the early…
Technology offers many opportunities innovation, learning, communication, efficiency, and capacity-building for the 21st century. However, it also brings challenges, especially for children who often lack the maturity to make sound choices about what they view online. Children face online risks grouped into four main categories: content-related, contact-related, conduct-related, and contract-related risks. Content-related risks include exposure…
For the first time in three years, Samsung Electronics is set to announce strong profits for the third quarter, driven by a sharp rise in prices for memory chips — key components used to store data in digital devices. The growth comes as companies around the world invest heavily in building and expanding powerful servers…
This week, Spotify rolled out updates to its AI-powered DJ feature, previously available only to Premium users, making it easier to request songs using typed text instead of just voice commands. How Spotify DJ Works: What’s New: The updated AI DJ feature is now available in over 60 countries, offering a more personalized and interactive…
A U.S. federal court has permanently barred NSO Group, the Israeli tech company behind the Pegasus spyware, from targeting WhatsApp users. The ruling follows a 2019 lawsuit by Meta, which accused NSO of exploiting WhatsApp’s encrypted messaging system to spy on journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders. Evidence showed that NSO manipulated and bypassed WhatsApp’s…
