A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on June 9th, 2025, approved Prof. Nicaise Ndembi, Deputy Director General of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), as the IVI Regional Director for Africa.

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Rwanda on Saturday welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in Doha, Qatar, aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC.

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THE Government of Rwanda on Saturday, July 19, welcomed the signing in Doha, Qatar, of the Declaration of Principles for a peace agreement between the Government of DR Congo and the AFC/M23 rebels “in support of a pathway to a comprehensive peace agreement,

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration to cease hostilities in eastern Congo. The deal, facilitated by Qatar, aims at addressing deep-rooted conflict causes but faces disagreement over key terms.

A local resident trained through The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's solar panel program installs a solar panel on the roof of a villager's house in Gisagara District, Rwanda, on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Huang Wanqing/Xinhua)

The East African Community has been ambitious in creating a regional common market. This includes making it easy for people to move between countries.

South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of President Donald Trump on a similar deal.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ( has approved €173.84 million for the Rwanda Energy Sector Result-Based Financing (RBF II) program to modernize the electricity network, expand access to clean energy,

CANAL+ Rwanda awarded three Rwandan digital storytellers; Ravanelly Twahirwa, Solange Nishimwe, and Sylivie Sugira, as the first three winners of a local competition on July 18. They were selected from eight finalists for the first edition of the Creative Talents programme held in Rwanda,