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Rwanda News and Newspapers

Africa Confidential- Rwanda (London) 
Subscription required. Well-known political newsletter established in 1960. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/349943

AllAfrica.com - Rwanda
Current news sources (including PANA, the Dakar news agency created to provide an African perspective on news events). AllAfrica.com has merged with the publishers of former Africa News (Durham, NC).  https://allafrica-com.stanford.idm.oclc.org/rwanda/ and Site to search back issues from 1996. https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/5976512

Amnesty International - Rwanda
Human rights news. https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/africa/east-africa-the-horn-and-great-lakes/rwanda/

British Broadcasting Corporation - Rwanda News
https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cwlw3xz0zdet

The Chronicles (Kigali)
Privately owned. Politics, opinion, etc.  "The Chronicles is based on a deep belief in the importance of democracy and a democratic culture..." https://www.chronicles.rw/

CNN - Africa News
Use the Search to locate articles on Rwanda. https://edition.cnn.com/world/africa

Committee to Protect Journalists - Rwanda
https://cpj.org/africa/rwanda/

The East African (Nairobi)
Part of the Nation Media Group. Covers Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda news. http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke

Global NewsBank - Access World News
Subscription service. http://infoweb.newsbank.com/

Igihe (Kigali)
In English and Kinyarwanda. Politics, economy, health, sports, entertainment, technology, culture, environment, tourism, etc. https://en.igihe.com/

Imvaho Nshya (Kigali)
In Kinyarwanda. Government newspaper. Published by ORINFOR, Office Rwandais d'Information. http://imvahonshya.co.rw/

Kigali Today
In Kinyarwanda. https://www.kigalitoday.com/

Kigali Today YouTube
In Kinyarwanda and English. https://www.youtube.com/c/kigalitoday1/featured

KT Press
Current news. Part of the Kigali Today Ltd group including KT Radio and kigalitoday.com, a news site publishing in the Kinyarwanda. Founded 2014. https://ktpress.rw/

KT TV
In Kinyarwanda, a little in English. https://www.kigalitoday.com/amashusho/kt-tv/

Le Monde Diplomatique
In French. Small selection of older articles on Rwanda from this major French newspaper. http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/index/pays/rwanda.html

New Times (Kigali)
The only tri-weekly and English newspaper in Rwanda. In print and online editions. News, features, opinions, sports, magazines etc. Appears Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Plans to go daily. Published by The New Times Publications in Kigali. See also their Sunday Times. http://www.newtimes.co.rw

La Nouvelle Releve (Kigali)
In French. Government newspaper. Published by ORINFOR, Office Rwandais d'Information. http://lanouvellereleve.co.rw/

ReliefWeb - Rwanda
Current news on the Great Lakes Crisis (Rwanda, Burundi), an extensive collection of newspaper articles, newswire stories, UN reports, etc. Use their Search to locate articles. Maintained by the U.N. Dept. of Humanitarian Affairs. https://reliefweb.int/country/rwa

Rwanda Today
Business, economy, culture, sports, video news, Part of the Nation Media Group (Nairobi). https://rwandatoday.africa/rwanda

The Rwandan
Site opposed to the present Rwanda Government. Politics, economy, judiciary, opinion. https://www.therwandan.com/

Taarifa 
In English, Kinyarwanda, French. Politics, economy, technology, society, sports, entertainment. https://taarifa.rw/

Umuryango (Kigali)
In Kinyarwanda.  Politics, society, education, sports, etc. TV programs. https://umuryango.rw/

Umuseke (Kigali)
In Kinyarwanda. Politics, economy, sports, technology, events related to the Genocide, etc. Began publication 2010. https://umuseke.rw/

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR News
https://www.unhcr.org/rw/news-and-stories