The Garden of the Righteous of Rwanda, the first in sub-Saharan Africa, will be officially born today 27 July 2024; it will be the living memory of women and men who risked their lives to save people during the 1994 genocide

The 2026/27 academic year has begun; students resuming classes for the first term will find key reforms: school days restructured to include more time for co-curricular activities, higher public school fees, stronger disciplinary measures

22 baby mountain gorillas born over the past 12 months will be named on 4 September during the 21st edition of the annual Kwita Izina gorilla-naming ceremony

Eight alcoholic beverage manufacturing plants have been closed and 38 alcoholic drink brands have been recalled from the market following regulatory inspections as Rwanda battles one of its worst alcohol-related public health crises in recent years

An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever has been reported in Eastern Province; the animals in affected areas are quarantined and no slaughtering and meat sales are allowed, a basic measure applied since the disease was first confirmed in livestock in 2012