Early ambition and childhood hustle Trade and Industry Minister Sebahizi Prudence says he grew up with a strong desire to work hard and rely on himself. As a young boy, he sold avocados, bananas and other products to earn money.He shared his story on The Password, a Rwanda Television programme that guides young people in…
The World Health Organization has warned about a global obesity drug shortage. It says fewer than ten percent of people who need these drugs can afford them. The agency urged countries to improve access as obesity continues to rise worldwide. Sharp Decline in Drug Availability WHO reports that more than one billion people live with…
Rwanda currently has more than 234,000 people living with HIV. The Rwanda Biomedical Centre says the country records about 2,500 new infections every year. It also reports a similar number of annual deaths. Young people have been urged to test often and avoid risky sexual behaviour. Latest HIV Statistics RBC announced the figures on 1…
RIB Recovers Hundreds of Stolen Phones Rwanda Investigation Bureau recovered 431 stolen phones between May and November this year. The devices are worth Rwf 94.5 million. Investigators also arrested 23 suspects during the same period. Prosecutors received the case files soon after the arrests. Phones Returned During Press Briefing On Monday, December 1, the bureau…
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…
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…
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s long-serving Prime Minister, announced that he will run again in the parliamentary elections scheduled for November 2026. In an interview with Channel 14 on Saturday, October 18, 2025, Netanyahu confirmed his candidacy and expressed confidence in victory, saying, “No one else can protect Israel the way I do.” The Likud party leader…
