Rwanda recovers over Rwf 1.3 billion lost to corruption related crimes

Rwanda’s Office of the Ombudsman has revealed that the Ministry of Justice recovered more than Rwf 1.3 billion embezzled through corruption and other economic crimes during the 2024/25 fiscal year. The announcement was made on October 21, 2025, when the Chief Ombudsman, Madeleine Nirere, presented the institution’s annual report to both chambers of Parliament, highlighting…

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Rwanda receives water quality testing equipment worth over Rwf 200 million

Rwanda has received high-tech water quality monitoring equipment valued at USD 139,000 (approximately Rwf 201.5 million) from the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) through the Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB). The handover took place on 20 October 2025, making Rwanda the first among the 10 NBI member states to receive the upgraded laboratory tools and modern…

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Rwanda Moves to Establish a Social Protection System for Informal Workers

The Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) has announced plans to review existing laws and regulations to enable workers in the informal sector to benefit from social security schemes, including pension and health insurance. Today, many informal workers in Rwanda earn daily or irregular incomes without knowing where their money ultimately goes, unlike public…

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Amazon to Build 12 Nuclear Energy Plants Similar to Those Planned in Rwanda

Amazon has unveiled new details about its ambitious plan to develop nuclear energy facilities in Washington State, where its global headquarters are located. Last year, the company signed an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of state-owned power utilities in Washington, to support the construction of at least 12 nuclear energy plants by the early…

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Rwanda Starts Tackling the Problem of Children Watching Pornographic Content

Technology offers many opportunities innovation, learning, communication, efficiency, and capacity-building for the 21st century. However, it also brings challenges, especially for children who often lack the maturity to make sound choices about what they view online. Children face online risks grouped into four main categories: content-related, contact-related, conduct-related, and contract-related risks. Content-related risks include exposure…

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NSO Group Banned from Targeting WhatsApp Users Again

A U.S. federal court has permanently barred NSO Group, the Israeli tech company behind the Pegasus spyware, from targeting WhatsApp users. The ruling follows a 2019 lawsuit by Meta, which accused NSO of exploiting WhatsApp’s encrypted messaging system to spy on journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders. Evidence showed that NSO manipulated and bypassed WhatsApp’s…

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