Rwanda has climbed 13 places in the latest world press freedom ranking. This is in a survey conducted and released by reporters without borders. Rwanda was previously ranked 169 but is now at number 156 out of 179 countries. Namibia is the best ranked...

Presidents Paul Kagame has been decorated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni with the Pearl of Africa medal, the highest honour reserved for the heads of state, in recognition of his contribution to the 1981-1986 ruling NRM/NRA liberation struggle of...

Genocide suspect Leon Mugesera has been deported back to Rwanda ending  a 16 year legal battle to block his return from Canada. He was returned to Rwanda aboard a light aircraft that touched ground Tuesday night at Kigali International Airport. He...

A Canadian court is  today to give its final ruling on whether Genocide fugitive Leon Mugesera is be deported back to the country or not.
Lawyers had argued during the hearing that the Canadian federal court and not the quebec superior court...

Les gazelle’s primary school in Ngoma districts and New life high school in Kayonza district emerge as the best performing schools as the ministry of education releases primary and ordinary level examination results. According to Rwanda Education Board...

The Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will next week visit Rwanda.  He will meet President Paul Kagame and also attend a graduation ceremony at the National University of Rwanda where he is to be awarded an honorary doctorate.

Four senior army officers are suspended and placed under house arrest. The army spokesperson Col. Joseph Nzabamwita explains the arrested officials are under investigation for acts of Indiscipline with respect to getting involved in civilian business...

African Trade Insurance Agency opens office in Kigali to serve both Rwanda and Burundi.. The Rwanda office is the fourth African Trade Insurance local office, joining Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi. Robert Bayigamba, the Board Director African Trade...

The World Bank Vice President of Sustainable Development Rachel Kyte, Thursday starts a three day visit to Rwanda. She is to hold bilateral meetings with several senior government officials. Kyte will also meet with representatives of the donor community...

The world's economy is "deeply into the danger zone" because of risks from the eurozone, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The IMF predicts the global economy will grow by 3.25% in 2012, down from an earlier forecast of 4%. But the eurozone...

India's growth outlook has 'weakened' says central bank
India's central bank said the outlook for the Indian economy has weakened more than expected but inflation remains high, ahead of an interest rate decision. The...

Government is seeking to establish the National Inspectorate and Competition Authority (NICA).This as it defends the draft bill on Competition and Consumer Protection under scrutiny by the economics committee in the Senate.

South Africa's national carrier has started commercial flights to the  Kigali and neighbouring Burundi.
"South African Airways (SAA) Tuesday launched flights to two more destinations on the African continent from Johannesburg to Kigali in Rwanda...

National carrier, RwandAir, has unveiled a new Board of Directors who will steer the airline forward under the chairmanship of the newly-appointed Girma Wake. The Rwanda Development Board’s Head of Tourism and Conservation, Rica Rwigamba, also joins...

Kenyan Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who was indicted this week to stand trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, has resigned. Kenyatta has faced mounting calls for his...

The head of an international peacekeeping mission in Darfur has said the killing of Darfur's most powerful rebel leader could split his group and complicate efforts to end the fighting in the Sudanese...

Nigerian president sacks police chief, deputies
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has sacked the chief of police and his six deputies, the presidency said on Wednesday, a week after the main...

Kenyan Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta can stay in office for now even though the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he must face trial for directing violence after a disputed 2007 election, the attorney...

Nigerian police find bomb-filled cars in Kano
Nigerian police said they found cars and vans filled with explosives in the northern city of Kano on Monday, three days after the Islamist sect Boko...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that four senior Kenyan officials are to stand trial over violence after the 2007 election. The four men have not yet been named by the court. Deputy Prime...

Yahya Jammeh has been sworn in for a fourth term as Gambia's president and promised to "wipe out 82%" of workers, accusing them of being lazy.
The former army officer promised to be "even more dangerous...

Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said the US Republican primaries are the greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance the world has ever seen saying he is appalled by the level of debate in the Republican...

Microsoft chairman and philanthropist Bill Gates pledged a further $750 million to the troubled global AIDS fund on Thursday and urged governments to continue their support to save lives. "These are tough...

A group of soldiers in Papua New Guinea say they have taken control of the military and are demanding the reinstatement of the ousted PM. The apparent mutiny, involving 12-20 soldiers, took place early...

UN concerns over Libya militias and secret detention
Libyan militias are out of control and holding thousands of people in secret detention centres, while the weak interim government struggles...

France is not planning an immediate withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, the French foreign minister has said. Alain Juppe said he would not "succumb to panic" and remove all French soldiers, AFP...

Turkish fury at French vote on Armenian genocide law   Turkey has reacted with anger after the French Senate approved a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against...

Syria has rejected an Arab League call for President Bashar al-Assad to hand over power to his deputy. The league, meeting in Cairo, also called on Syria to form a national unity government with the opposition...

Kopunovic handed one-match ban
Police coach Goran Kopunovic has been handed a one-match touchline ban by Ferwafa for misconduct during Saturday’s Primus League match against Marine at Kicukiro stadium. The...

Kiyovu raring to go
Primus League Kiyovu vs Isonga (Kigali Regional stadium) Kiyovu will fancy their chances when they take on Primus league debutants Isonga this afternoon at Kigali Regional Stadium. The...

Africa will be the focus of the lenses of global football enthusiasts as the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in barely some few hours.  The centre of attraction will be Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, who are co-hosting the 28th edition of...

APR name CL squad
Brazilian internationals Douglas Lopes Carneiro, Diego Oliveira Alves and Alex de Avila Peixoto have been named in APR’s Orange CAF Champions League. But Preux Leonel Saint, who joined recently...

Real Madrid yongeye guhabwa isomo rya ruhago na FC Barecelone iyitsinda ibitego 2 kuri 1   Nta gushidikanya, ntago bizigera byorohera na rimwe ikipe ya Real Madrid gutsinda FC Barcelone mu mikino ibahuza kuko bimaze kugaragara ko umukino...

APR, URA game hits snag
The eagerly awaited friendly between Primus league champions APR and URA of Uganda has hit a brick wall. APR confirmed last evening that the game had been called off after URA’s failure...

Police rule out Kagere move
Police are not prepared to lose their goal machine Meddie Kagere, according to club president Alphonse Katarebe. The striker, who topped the scoring charts at last year’s Cecafa...

PIP breast implant boss Jean-Claude Mas charged
The owner of a French breast implant maker that sparked a safety scare has been charged with "involuntary injury", his lawyer says. He said Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) founder Jean-Claude Mas,...

Young people Tweeting from mobile devices are driving the growth of Twitter in Africa, according to How Africa Tweets, anew research launched by Portland in Nairobi Thursday. In the first ever attempt to comprehensively map the use of Twitter...

Genetic testing: NHS 'must back revolution”
Putting genetic testing at the heart of the NHS could herald a "revolution" in diagnosing, treating and preventing disease, according to the government's genetics adviser. Prof Sir John Bell has...

Fried food 'fine for heart' if cooked with olive oil
Eating fried food may not be bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make it, experts say. They found no heightened risk of heart disease or premature death linked...

Advanced Cell Technology: Stem cell retinal implants safe
Early results from the world's first human trial using embryonic stem cells to treat diseases of the eye suggest the method is safe, say researchers. US firm Advanced Cell Technology...

Nanoparticle trick 'boosts body's vaccine response'
Tiny capsules engineered to mimic part of the body's immune system could strengthen its response to vaccines, say researchers. The nanoparticles, described in the journal Nature Materials,...

Depression drugs ‘causing falls’.
Elderly people with dementia are more likely to suffer falls if they are given anti-depressants by care home staff, a study claims. Many dementia patients also suffer from depression and drugs known as selective...

Ariya marushanwa ntagaciro afite, abize umuziki nibo bakagombye guhitamo abahanzi, abanyamakuru bagatangaza ibyavuye mu matora : Professor Nigga.
Umuraperi akaba n’umwarimu muri Kaminuza Nkuru...

Umuhanzi VD Frank yashyize ahagaragara amashusho y'indirimbo punguza maneno:-Reba uko imeze.
Umuhanzi VD frank  uzwi cyane mu ndirimbo zitandukanye nka Ni kuki, Nta muhanuzi iwabo n’izindi...

Amashusho y'indirimbo IGITAMO ya MC Fab afatanyije na Tom Close yamaze kugera hanze.-reba uko imeze.
Indirimbo yitwa Igitabo y’umuhanzi Mc Fab yafatanyije na Tom Close ni imwe mu ndirimbo zasohotse...

Mc Fab agiye kumurika Album y’Amashusho (DVD)
Kuba umuhanzi Mc Fab, ubusanzwe witwa Fabien Gahizi, yariyemeje gushyira hanze Album y’amashusho biri mu bituma umunsi ku wundi uyu muhanzi ashyira...

Dominic Nic agiye gukorana n’abahanzi 6 bakomeye muri EAC
Mu kurushaho gukora ibihangno bigize Album ye ya kabiri izamurikwa muri uyu mwaka, umuhanzi Dominic Ashimwe (uzwi cyane ku izina Dominic...

Chrispin asanga Salax Awards zirimo amarangamutima menshi
Umuhanzi Chrispin Ngabirama uzwi mu ndirimbo yitwa “Dieu d’Afrique” asanga injyana ya Reggae idahabwa agaciro yagakwiye guhabwa...

Nakunze u Rwanda kubera isuku n'umutekano nabonye mu mujyi wa Kigali: Umuhanzi JAGUA.
Ku itariki ya 24 Ukuboza 2011 nibwo umuhanzi Charles Njagwa Kenyi uzwi ku izina rya JAGUA yari yaje mu Rwanda...

Twitter to selectively 'censor' tweets by country
Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis. In its blog, Twitter said it could "reactively withhold content from users in a specific country". But it said the removed content would be available...

O2 apology for disclosing mobile phone numbers online
O2 has apologised for a technical problem which caused users' phone numbers to be disclosed when using its mobile data. The company said it normally only passed numbers to "trusted partners". A problem during routine maintenance meant that from 10 January...

Google in privacy policy changes across its services
Google has changed its privacy policy, streamlining it across its multiple services including search, email, video and social networking sites. More than 60 different policies will be combined into one that will go into effect 1 March, the company said. Google...

Sony 'boosts low-light picture quality' with white pixels
Sony is promising improved low-light photography from its forthcoming range of smartphone camera sensors, thanks to the addition of white-light pixels. The technology adds the white-light detectors to the red, green and blue (RGB)-sensing pixels already...

Blackberry-maker RIM says co-chief executives step down
Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has said its co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up. Mr Lazaridis, who founded RIM in 1984, will become vice chairman. Mr Balsillie will continue to sit on the board...

Megaupload file-sharing site shut down
Megaupload, one of the internet's largest file-sharing sites, has been shut down by officials in the US. The site's founders have been charged with violating piracy laws. Federal prosecutors have accused it of costing copyright holders more than $500m (£320m) in lost...

Facebook unveils 60 apps under latest expansion plan
Facebook is adding a series of new applications to let users share such things as photos, travel or fashion. The online social network firm unveiled more than 60 new apps that users can share on their Facebook profiles, known as their Timeline. Users can...