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Prof. Aristide Gumyusenge, 29, is a research scientist and Materials Science engineer. (Courtesy)

Rwandan researcher, 29, named professor at MIT

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Rwandan, Providence Umugwanzeza has been appointed to the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission for a four-year term.

Rwanda’s Umugwaneza appointed to Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
KCB Group has made an offer to buy out remaining shareholders to fully own BPR. (File)

KCB Group eyes full acquisition of Rwanda's BPR

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
A midwife attends to a new born baby. There are concerns over the recent decrease in number of students enrolling for the profession. (File)

Partners call for a boost in midwifery education

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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Rwanda, Tanzania police chiefs hold talks

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Residents carry macadamia seedlings during a transplantation activity in Nyanza District.

The untapped potential of macadamia, the ‘gold nuts’

Monday, May 10, 2021
Remains of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi that were exhumed from a construction site at Kabgayi on May 6.

Who concealed the information on Genocide victims at Kabgayi?

Monday, May 10, 2021
Minister for Infrastructure Claver Gatete (centre) and other officials during a guided tour of the electric cable factory under construction in Nyanza District on May 8. Photo:

Rwf5bn Nyanza-based electric cable plant to begin operations next month

Monday, May 10, 2021
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Business

€7.6m project to combat pests using eco-friendly technologies

Monday, May 10, 2021
Through sharing the purpose of your website and providing information about who you are leads Website visitors deeper into other pages.
Business

Top 10 tips for writing for the web

Monday, May 10, 2021
Audace Nakeshimana, the founder of Insightiv, a Rwandan startup, demonstrates how Artificial Intelligence algorithms can be used in automated detection of Covid-19 from medical images. A renewed industrial strategy in Rwanda should form the basis of a broader innovation-led and technology-powered recovery.
Business

Recovering through an industrial policy

Monday, May 10, 2021
An employer of GroceWheels, one of the first e-commerce platforms in Rwanda. The country ranks at number 3 in Africau2019s Startup Ecosystem Rank, based on the number of startups (quantity), their quality, and their business environment.
Business

African innovation is booming, and won’t let anything get in its way, not even Covid-19

Monday, May 10, 2021
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Business

Agriculture stakeholders pursue e-commerce to boost agricultural products value chain

Monday, May 10, 2021
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French journalist’s book touted to boost fight against genocide denial

Monday, May 10, 2021
Munyenyezi in court.

Genocide suspect Munyenyezi remanded for 30 days

Monday, May 10, 2021
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Airline losses to increase by 25% in wake of new Covid variants: IATA

Monday, May 10, 2021
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International

64 Palestinians injured as clashes with Israeli police continue in East Jerusalem

Monday, May 10, 2021
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Africa

Africa's COVID-19 cases near 4.63 mln: Africa CDC

Monday, May 10, 2021
A passenger using mobile money to pay for his ride on a taxi moto in Kigali. The discrepancies in costs to pull money from oneu2019s bank account to their mobile money wallet threatens to set the country back on gains made towards cashless payments.

Banks or telcos? Who sets the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ fees?

Sunday, May 09, 2021
Teachers receive their laptops during the ongoing campaign of one laptop per teacher.

What will it take to equip over 88,000 teachers with laptops?

Sunday, May 09, 2021