Rwanda has inked a deal with Germany biotechnology giant, BioNTech, that will see the East African country host the first mRNA-based vaccines manufacturing plant that is estimated to cost $116m…
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RIB Summons Self-Styled ‘YouTube Politician’ Rashid Hakuzimana Amid Public Outcry
by Edmund Kagire 2:16 pmRwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) will on Wednesday interrogate self-proclaimed YouTube ‘politician’ Rashid Hakuzimana following a series of incendiary and revisionist remarks on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, which have…
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Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS), the national body in charge of prison facilities, has dismissed claims by Paul Rusesabagina’s daughter, Carine Kanimba, that he was denied all basic needs for him…
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Missing In Action: What Rusesabagina Said on the Whereabouts of Gen. Wilson Irategeka
by Edmund Kagire 7:18 pmBefore his arrest in August last year, Paul Rusesabagina did shed some light on the whereabouts of Gen. Wilson Irategeka, who was considered the overall commander of the National Liberation…
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The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) has says it has appealed some of the decision in the case involving Callixte Nsabimana, Paul Rusesabagina and 19 others who were handed various…
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The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Tuesday confirmed that Rwandan soldiers crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) briefly while pursuing suspected armed smugglers. The confirmation of the Monday,…
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How Was Terror Outfit FLN Born? Rusesabagina Explains in Previously Deleted Video
by Edmund Kagire 8:28 amWhen Paul Rusesabagina was arrested in August last year and arraigned in court in Rwanda on terror-related charges in September the same year, his political organisation quickly deleted the majority…
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Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has explained why it arrested six people on Wednesday including YouTuber Theoneste Nsengimana of Umubavu Online TV, saying that the detained individuals were hell bent on…
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Rwanda Eases COVID-19 Guidelines Further, Curfew Extended to Midnight, No Quarantine on Arrival
by Edmund Kagire 1:11 amA cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday eased further COVID-19 preventive measures following weeks of declining numbers of new infections, in what seems like the closest the…
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President Paul Kagame on Thursday granted a pardon to the embattled former Prime Minister, who has been serving a three-year sentence following financial woes relating to his former university. The…
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Free Rusesabagina? President Kagame Has Something to Say to Critics
by Edmund Kagire 2:06 amPresident Paul Kagame says that the people who created Paul Rusesabagina’s celebrity status are the same people pushing that he is freed, disregarding all the facts brought to the fore…
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EconomyNational
All You Need to Know About the RwandAir-Qatar Airways Deal
by Edmund Kagire 11:59 pmOn Tuesday October 5, the national carrier RwandAir and Qatar Airways signed what was described as “a comprehensive codeshare agreement to offer travellers more choice, enhanced service, and greater connectivity…