[New Times] Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has rejected the appeal by manufacturers of single-use plastic who had sought extension of the grace period given to them to phase out.

[New Times] Hours before midnight on Sunday night, few Rwandan journalists were camped at the Gatuna border crossing waiting to witness its reopening after three years of inactivity.

[CAF] Senegal's Lions of Teranga have booked a place in the semi-final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021.

[New Times] The Ministry of Health has announced plans to amend the existing policy on the management of health posts, a process that officials say should be complete by 2023.

[This Day] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three trans-border drug traffickers while trying to smuggle 48,000 tablets of 225mg Tramadol through Mubi, Adamawa state to neighbouring Cameroon.

[VOA] Yaoundé -- Cameroon's national football team, the Indomitable Lions, Sunday donated $85,000 and dedicated their 2-0 victory over the Scorpions of Gambia to victims of the stampede that killed eight and injured 38 at Yaoundé's Olembe stadium t...

[New Times] Salima Mukansanga's name will forever be in the history books of world football as the first ever female referee to officiate at the Africa cup of nations tournament.

[New Times] The 2022 edition of the annual National Heroes Day handball tournament has been scheduled for February 5-13. The local handball body has confirmed.

[New Times] The local basketball governing body (Ferwaba) expects foreign-based players, including first-timer Pierre Thierry Vandriessche to join the national team's camp on February 2, as preparations for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers take shape.

[New Times] The Rwanda Basketball Federation (Ferwaba), in an extraordinary general assembly held on Saturday, January 29, resolved to rescind its decision of relegating 4 topflight teams to the newly established second division.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Sunday, January 30, hosted Patrick Pouyanné, the Chairman and CEO of Total Energies who was in Rwanda for a one day visit.

[New Times] Rwanda's tourism potential and investment opportunities will be showcased in Dubai, United Arab Emirates during Rwanda's National Day slated for February 1 at the ongoing Expo 2020.

[RFI] Burkina Faso coach Kamou Malo dedicated his side's 1-0 quarter-final win over Tunisia on Saturday night to his compatriots recovering from a coup d'etat and the Cameroonians in Garoua who cheered his team to victory.

[DW] A military court in Congo condemned 51 people to death forA the murders of United Nations investigators Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan. The government blames the deaths on the Kamwina Msapu militia.

[Nile Post] Uganda has hailed the Rwandan government on the move to reopen their border which has been closed for close to three years as one that will draw closer efforts to have frost relations between the two countries normalized.

[Nile Post] The Ministers of Foreign Affairs for Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have met in Kampala to solve the bickering stemming from fishing on Lakes Edward and Albert shared between the two countries.

[VOA] Yaoundé, Cameroon -- Ahead of a Cameroon-Gambia knockout match in the ongoing Africa Football Cup of Nations in Douala, a commercial hub and coastal city Saturday, Cameroon says it has deployed an additional 250 police officers to control an i...

[RFI] A gruesome combination of factors led to the reckless decision to open a gate at the Olembé stadium and unleash the stampede that left eight people dead and 38 injured, Africa Cup of Nations organisers revealed on Friday.

[Nile Post] Rwanda has announced it will open its Gatuna/ Katuna border with Uganda on January 31 as a step closer to normalizing ties between the two neighbouring countries after the visit of the Commander Land Forces, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to ...

[New Times] Nearly 7 million Rwandans have been fully vaccinated against the virus while 8.5 million people have been partially jabbed.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- China intends to establish a base at Bata, a port on the Atlantic coast of Equatorial Guinea, the Wall Street Journal reported in December, citing classified American intelligence reports and unnamed U.S. officials.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kigali, Rwanda -- Rwanda has finally agreed to re-open her border with Uganda after receiving assurance that the issues that led to its closure three years ago are being addressed.

[DW] A three-year standoff fueled by accusations of espionage and support for dissidents will come to an end after a round of intense diplomacy.

[New Times] The Rwanda Cycling Federation (Ferwacy) in collaboration with the National Heroes, Medals and Rings of Commendation (CHENO) are organising a race to celebrate the 2022 Heroes Day.

[New Times] The use of mobile money transactions has significantly increased among Rwandans, since its introduction in the country in 2010.

[New Times] SC Kiyovu have acquired Burundian striker Benjamin Gasongo from his home club Aigle Noirs on a two-year deal.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has said that young Africans should leverage available technology to create jobs and integrate into the European labour market without necessarily migrating to other countries.

[New Times] Police will be hoping to return to winning ways on Friday when they face champions APR at Kigali Stadium. Kick off, 3pm CAT.

[New Times] The border has been inactive for nearly four years after Rwanda issued an advisory to her citizens that their safety in Uganda could not be guaranteed.

[New Times] The government has relaxed measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic by allowing movement of people across the country to go on until midnight from 10pm.