Rwanda

The African section of the International Basketball Federation officially signed an agreement with the Rwandan Ministry of Sport and the Rwandan Basketball Federation to host the women's baket continental championship in Kigali this summer

Long Form Podcast hosted Niyonkuru, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Sports, talking about country's future as a sports tourism hub and the ongoing upgrading of Amahoro National Stadium into a state-of-the-art sports house

The Chamber of Deputies has appealed to the government to address the urgent issue of expropriation of residents living near the dangerous Nduba landfill site

The death toll of the landslides and floods caused by the heavy rains of the last few days has risen to over 100; rescue activities are underway in the most remote areas and the number of victims may increase

SC Johnson, a US company, has partnered with the Society for Family Health and the Ministry of Health to provide official certification and livable wages to unofficial community health workers

Kigali International Airport has been accredited to Level 1 of the Airport Customer Experience Accreditation programme, by the Airports Council International

Rwandan political activist Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, is expected to have been released from prison according to newsletter Semafor, which cites senior Rwandan and Qatari officials

The country is investing heavily in sport through partnerships with clubs such as Arsenal and PSG and the hosting of the World Road Cycling Championships in 2025, drawing criticism from the opposition doubting it will do good to the country's economy

With 49 women MPs making up 61% of the elected parliamentarians, Rwanda tops the ranking of women sitting in national parliaments by the Inter Parliamentary Union, a global body that unites the Parliaments in the world

The Tour du Rwanda, considered Africa's most important cycling race, has begun its 2023 edition and will take place in different parts of the country until 26 February

About 3.000 schools that are not connected to the internet will have access to it by 2024 thanks to funding from the China Exim Bank and the WB, said Paula Ingabire, Rwanda Minister of ICT and Innovation

Traditional songs, the tinkling of pots and pans, sand slipping as you dig, the voices of fishermen: these are just a few examples of the sounds that Rwandan musician Michael Makembe collected on a journey in search of traditions and music of his country