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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
The sewage suction truck on duty in Kigali. Minister Gasore told MPs that the contractor who won the tender to build the Kigali Centralised Sewerage System has failed to fulfill his contractual obligations. File
Infrastructure
Govt considering new contractor for Kigali’s sewage system
The 2025 survey indicates that 8% of girls aged 15–19 have ever been pregnant, compared with about 5% reported in the 201920 survey. File
Health
Teen pregnancy rises to 8% as experts warn of growing risks
The government last week launched Innovate Rwanda, a national digital platform designed to connect startups, investors, talent and ecosystem support organisations across the country.
Technology
10 key facts about Rwanda’s new startup-investor platform
(L-R) The newly elected PSF officials: 1st Vice Chairperson Jean-Claude Uwizeyemungu, 2nd Vice Chairperson Diane Kamanzi, and Chairperson François Twagirumukiza.
Economy
Who are the new top PSF leaders?
(L-R) The newly elected PSF officials:  Chairperson François Twagirumukiza, the 1st Vice Chairperson Jean-Claude Uwizeyemungu,  the 2nd Vice Chairperson Diane Kamanzi, 
Business
Businessman Twagirumukiza elected new PSF chairperson
Members of Private Sector Federation after electing their leaders in Kigali City. National leadership elections for PSF will take place on Friday, March 13, at the Kigali Convention Centre
Rwanda
PSF leaders to be elected under revamped process
Road construction activities in Remera in 2022. Under the new arrangement, both residents and the city will contribute 50 per cent each. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure
City of Kigali revises cost-sharing model for neighbourhood roads
PSF members during the elections of their leaders in eastern province. In Eastern Province, Laurien Benedata was elected Chairperson, Francis Gakuba and Anitha Abayo as vice chairpersons. Courtesy
Rwanda
What to know as PSF elects new leaders
The firm had expanded operations from Kenya to Rwanda
Energy
Bioethanol users stranded as KOKO pauses Rwanda operations
President Kagame meet with his counterpart President Emmanuel Macron of France on the sidelines of the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, on Tuesday, March 10. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Security
Kagame, Macron talk Great Lakes Region security
The Imported Goods Index, which tracks price changes for goods brought into the country, increased by 9.1 per cent over the same period. File
Rwanda
Inflation rose 9.2% in February - NISR 
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Rwanda
Why government wants to amend law on cemeteries 
Rwanda joined 56 nations in marking Commonwealth Day, celebrated annually on 9th March.
Education
Inside Commonwealth opportunities for Rwandan youth
Workers sort seedlings in a nursery in Gatsibo. According to official the project of forest restoration has given jobs to residents in greening degraded land. File
Environment
Farmers join fight to restore forests in Eastern province
Shiotsuka Minako, the JICA Rwanda Chief Representative speaks to journalists at the event. Courtesy
Featured
20 years of JICA in Rwanda: strengthening skills hand in hand, shaping country's future
Some juvenile inmates who sat for national exams pose for a photo with RCS officers at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison in Nyagatare District. This is the only facility exclusively built to accommodate young offenders in the country. Photo: Courtesy
Law
Inside major proposals for a child-friendly justice system
RSSB Chief Executive Officer Régis Rugemanshuro speaks during the 25th-anniversary celebration of the Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI), commonly known as Mutuelle de Santé, in Kayonza District on  February.
Health
Mutuelle reforms ease payment burden with instalment option
Celestin Niyonsaba, a resident of Rusera Cell in Kabarondo Sector, Kayonza District, speaks with the media on February 24. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured
A lifeline at 25: How Mutuelle saved lives and family assets

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