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The ministers for Gender and Family Promotion and Local Government Espu00e9rance Nyirasafari (2nd R) and Francis Kaboneka (left) respectively, with newly elected head of Rwanda Network of Women in Local Government, Marie-Chantal Rwakazina (L), and the RALGA Chairperson Innocent Uwimana with the logo of the newly launched network yesterday. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Local government women network launched

Monday, September 10, 2018
Female members of parliament during the past mandate. Women will take 61 per cent of seats in the next Lower House. Nadu00e8ge Imbabazi.
Rwanda

Gender equality activists upbeat over next House

Monday, September 10, 2018
Philip Nzaire, the Director of Quality Assurance at RSB, speaking to the media. Eddie Nsabimana.
Rwanda

Standards body launches crackdown on substandard beer

Monday, September 10, 2018
Officials in Ndego Sector, Kayonza District on Saturday. Jean de Dieu Nsabimana.
Rwanda

Community projects to change lives in remote Ndego Sector

Monday, September 10, 2018
Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) campaign kicks off today. Net photo.
Rwanda

New drive to end HIV/AIDS infections among children to be launched

Monday, September 10, 2018
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Rwanda

Gasana visits Rwandan Police peacekeepers in South Sudan

Monday, September 10, 2018
A student of mechanical engineering explains how an engine works during a TVET expo in Kigali. File.
Rwanda

Invest in inclusive infrastructure to ensure sustainable development, Malaysian expert advises government

Monday, September 10, 2018
Her Excellency First Lady Mrs Jeannette Kagame delivers opening remarks at the High-Level Breakfast on Women in Agribusiness. Courtesy.
Rwanda

First Lady roots for mechanisation for women in agribusiness

Sunday, September 09, 2018
Huye city lost its vibrancy when the University transferred some of its students to Kigali. All photos by Jean du2019Amour Mbonyinshuti.
Rwanda

Huye city struggling to spring back to life

Sunday, September 09, 2018
British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Jo Lomas, addresses the media in Kigali yesterday. Nadege Imbabazi.
Rwanda

UK committed to boosting trade ties as Brexit deadline looms – Jo Lomas

Saturday, September 08, 2018
President Kagame with 2018 Africa Food Prize Laureate and past laureates. Also in the photo is President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, AGRA Board Chair Strive Masiyiwa, President of AGRA Dr. Agnes Kalibata and Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and members of the committee. Urugwiro Village
Rwanda

Kagame attends 2018 Africa Food Prize Award gala

Saturday, September 08, 2018
Some of the namers of baby gorillas at the 2018 Kwita Izina ceremony in Kinigi, Musanze District yesterday. Twenty-three baby gorillas were named at the event. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

23 baby gorillas named

Saturday, September 08, 2018
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Rwanda

How Rwanda became the first African country with an electronic procurement system

Saturday, September 08, 2018
Rwanda mountain gorillas from the Susa group, one of the biggest gorilla families in Volcanoes National Park. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

What you need to know about mountain gorillas

Friday, September 07, 2018
Kamanzi during the interview. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Youth MP-elect Kamanzi and his last minute decision to run for parliament

Friday, September 07, 2018
A man casts his vote at Groupe Scolaire Camp Kigali polling station on Monday. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

15 arrested over malpractices during parliamentary elections

Friday, September 07, 2018
President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the Ghanaian community in Rwanda. (Julius Bizimungu)
Rwanda

President Akufo-Addo meets Ghanaian community in Rwanda

Friday, September 07, 2018
Fresh fruits during a past agriculture expo. File.
Rwanda

Govt looking for buyers for 5 agribusiness firms

Friday, September 07, 2018
Simon Vaut, Policy Adviser at Germany Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, facilitates the workshop in Kigali. Courtesy photos.
Rwanda

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung to train young professionals

Thursday, September 06, 2018
African Union election observers follow the presentation of the report on the just-concluded parliamentary elections in Kigali yesterday. Photos by Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

AU election observers congratulate Rwandans for ‘political maturity’

Thursday, September 06, 2018