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Parliament Passes New Road Traffic Bill Replacing Old Law

Parliament Passes New Road Traffic Bill Replacing Old Law

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The lower chamber of Parliament, on January 5, passed a new road traffic bill aimed at improving road safety through enhanced...
Mental Health Measures in Justice System Set to Launch

Mental Health Measures in Justice System Set to Launch

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The Ministry of Justice (MINIJUST) in partnership with African Peace Partners (APP) has launched a seven-month initiative to train a specialised...
Kagame Seeks Stronger Ties with Guinea After Election

Kagame Seeks Stronger Ties with Guinea After Election

Africa-Press - Rwanda. President Paul Kagame has congratulated his Guinean counterpart Mamady Doumbouya, who got a landslide victory in the December 28 election. Guinea's Supreme...
Burundian Minister Deletes Post on U.S. Qatar Corruption

Burundian Minister Deletes Post on U.S. Qatar Corruption

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Burundi’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Édouard Bizimana, was forced to delete a controversial social media post in which he accused the United...
Kagame, Nigeria’s Tinubu discuss world affairs

Kagame, Nigeria’s Tinubu discuss world affairs

Africa-Press - Rwanda. President Paul Kagame and his Nigerian counterpart Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a private lunch on Sunday and discussed world affairs. "This afternoon,...
Masisi Drone Strike Blamed on MONUSCO Death Toll Rises

Masisi Drone Strike Blamed on MONUSCO Death Toll Rises

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The AFC/M23 has directly accused the UN mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) of complicity in the deadly drone strike on Masisi-Centre...
Nduhungirehe denies new RDF arrest claims in DR Congo

Nduhungirehe denies new RDF arrest claims in DR Congo

Africa-Press - Rwanda. State propaganda has “definitely reached limitless heights” in DR Congo’s capital, foreign minister Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe said in a post on...
Minister Criticizes MONUSCO for Weak Response to Masisi Attack

Minister Criticizes MONUSCO for Weak Response to Masisi Attack

Africa-Press - Rwanda. Six people were killed and 41 others injured in a drone attack on Masisi Centre, the administrative capital of Masisi Territory,...
Drone Attack in Masisi Kills Six and Injures 41

Drone Attack in Masisi Kills Six and Injures 41

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The AFC/M23 movement has reported that six people were killed and 41 others injured in a drone attack on Masisi Centre,...
Judiciary: 15 new appointments as three officials are sacked

Judiciary: 15 new appointments as three officials are sacked

Africa-Press - Rwanda. The High Council of the Judiciary has dismissed two judges and a court registrar over corruption-related acts. Another judge was suspended for...