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The Mashariki African Film Festival runs in Kigali, Rwanda, from 23 to 29 November 2026, and entry is free with no tickets or registration, the organisers' website says.
Rwanda's Cabinet approved a new structure on 26 October that lets the Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board operate as an independent institution, Rwanda's The New Times newspaper and the Rwandan news site KT Press reported.
South Africa's Magda Nieuwoudt won the African elite women's road race title in Kisumu, Kenya, on 24 October, ahead of compatriots Lisa Bone and Tiffany Keep, the South African cycling site Cyclenation reported.
Alexandre Mayer of Mauritius won the elite men's time trial at the African Road Cycling Championships in Kisumu, Kenya, on 21 October; Rwandan riders won all three women's time trials.
Uganda beat Somalia 6-5 on penalties after a goalless final in Kigali on 19 October 2026 to win the CECAFA U-17 title, the Ugandan football federation said on 20 October.
About 500 Rwandans and friends of Rwanda attended the second Rwanda Cultural Gala & Exhibition at Utalii Sports Club in Nairobi, the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation reported on 18 October 2026.
Kenya's Term 3 ends on 23 October, Tanzania's mainland schools close on 13 November and Uganda's on 4 December; Rwanda's 2026/27 year opened on 7 September, ministries and exam boards say.
Country Records will hold a tribute to Rwandan singer Mariya Yohana, born in 1943, at Glimpse Hotel in Kigali on 28 November 2026, The New Times reported on 14 October 2026.
The Chinese Embassy in Rwanda held a pre-departure reception on 10 October for the first 30 Rwandan students going to Inner Mongolia Medical University to study clinical medicine, the embassy said on 11 October.
On 15 October 2026, Remnants, a 25-minute Rwandan fiction film by Zion Sulaiman, is due to premiere at AAIFF Africa in Kigali, The New Times reported on 6 October.
On 6 October 2026, Rwanda reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF on the first review of its US$250 million Extended Credit Facility, the finance ministry said. About US$35.7 million will be available once the IMF Executive Board completes its review in December.
On 6 October 2026, Kenya and Rwanda signed 11 agreements in Nairobi covering immigration, irrigation, housing and justice, among other areas, Kenya's foreign ministry said. A mid-term review of the commission's outcomes is due in Kigali by October 2027.
