Rwanda, EU sign deal to boost climate-smart agriculture transformation

KIGALI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda and the European Union on Tuesday signed a financing agreement for 40 million euros (about 67 billion Rwandan francs) to support Rwanda's efforts to transform the agriculture sector into a modern, inclusive, and …

Over 100 more liquor manufacturing facilities closed in Rwanda amid health concerns

KIGALI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) has closed more than 100 additional alcoholic beverage manufacturing facilities across the country and revoked their associated manufacturing licenses amid public health concerns. …

Rwanda closes 101 alcohol facilities

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) of Rwanda has shut 101 alcohol production sites and recalled their products over safety concerns. Many of the blacklisted sites made alcoholic beverages flavoured with ginger and banana On 3 August, the Rwanda government’ …

Rwanda adopts strategy to strengthen aviation safety oversight

KIGALI, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority (RCAA) has adopted the Risk-Based Oversight Strategy (2026-2030) to modernize the country's aviation safety oversight system. According to a statement released Monday by the RCAA, the …

SIGNIS World Congress hears Rwanda’s warning on media’s power to divide and heal

A senior Catholic Church official in Rwanda warned Aug. 4 that media can become an agent of violence when used to spread division and terror. Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, speaking at the opening of the SIGNIS World Congress, recalled how the media …

How Catholic Media in Rwanda are Helping to Heal the Wounds of 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi

He added, in reference to the genocide, “It is tragic that the media was misused to intensify division and terror, facilitating the genocide to the point that the media itself acted as a powerful participant.” The Archbishop of Kigali noted that since the …

Pope Leo XIV to World SIGNIS Congress in Rwanda: Embrace Digital Communication that Promotes Human Dignity

According to the Prefect, SIGNIS should remain a network of people united by faith rather than becoming merely an ecclesiastical bureaucracy. He envisioned the organization as a space where relationships of trust can flourish, reliable information can be …

Rwanda, EU sign Rwf67bn deal on climate-resilient agriculture

Rwanda drawn in Groups A and C at 2026 African youth handball champs

Rwanda unveils African academy to enhance women’s political leadership

Foreign THE African Academy for Women in Political Leadership was formally launched recently in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, with an inaugural cohort of 40 women from Africa and the Caribbean. The leadership academy was inaugurated by the United Nations …