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A student receives a dental check-up from scholars at MKU’s School of Health Sciences.
Featured

FEATURED: Mount Kigali University partners with stakeholders to educate young people about oral hygiene at GS Ndera

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
RwandAir Chief Executive Officer Yvonne Makolo addresses journalists on the sideline of the 13th Aviation Stakeholders Convention and the 2nd African Aviation Safety and Operations Summit in Kigali on May 12. Dan GatsInzi
Aviation

RwandAir boss highlights expansion plans, profitability outlook for 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A teacher assists a student during a reading exercise at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange. Dan Gatsinzi
Education

What will Rwandan schools get from 2025/2026 govt budget?

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Zaria Court, a multi-purpose hospitality complex located at Kigali Sports City in Remera. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Business

Inside Zaria Court’s $25m sports complex

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Visitors during a guided tour of Tuzamurane Cooperative rice plantation. Rwanda plans to expand its rice cultivation area by an additional 2,000 hectares, from 35,167 hectares in 2024 to 37,167 ha in 2025. File
Agriculture

Govt set to increase rice farming by 2,000ha in 2025

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Medics during a mass test of non-communicable deseases during Car-Free-Day mass sports. Excessive salt consumption is putting millions of lives at risk, nutrition experts have warned. Craish Bahizi
Health

Excess salt linked to high blood pressure, kidney failure, cancer

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
At least 70,000 unemployed youth are set to benefit from the Skills Development Fund (SDF). Craish BAHIZI
Education

Education ministry to train 70,000 youth with career skills

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The government has set aside Rwf3.9 billion for the management of hazardous waste. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda sets aside Rwf4bn for addressing hazardous waste

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Dr Claude Muvunyi, the Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre speaks at the event. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda rolls out five-year plan to combat drug resistance

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
An aerial view of Giporoso road junction. The preliminary number of affected properties is 530 by the upcoming project to upgrade the 10km Prince House-Giporoso-Masaka road. File
Infrastructure

Valuation of 530 properties affected by Giporoso–Masaka road upgrade begins

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Global Afrobeats superstar David ‘Davido’ Adeleke speaks at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Tuesday, May 13. Courtesy
International

Africa CEO Forum: Davido calls for investment in Africa’s entertainment facilities

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Cucina, the Italian restaurant, returns with a reimagined menu at Kigali Marriott Hotel on Saturday.
Featured

Kigali: Cucina reopens with revamped menu, bold vision

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The government is set to invest more than Rwf8.47 billion in the development of Bugesera Tannery Park. Courtesy
Economy

Govt to inject over Rwf8bn into Bugesera tannery park

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Heads of state and other delegates during the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan on Monday, May 12. Courtesy
Economy

African private sector urged to rise to the occasion amid declining aid

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
The government of Rwanda plans to spend a proposed budget of more than Rwf7 trillion in 2025-2026 fiscal year. File
Economy

How Rwanda plans to fund, spend Rwf7tn budget for 2025/26

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Electric car at a charging station in Kigali. Vehicle users called for more charging stations in the country. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Rwanda seeks investors to accelerate EV charging infrastructure development

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Participants pose for a group photo at the Demo Day. The Demo Day was also a celebration of the broader IGNITE Challenge journey, with ventures from the 2022 and 2023 cohorts showcasing their growth and the impact.
Featured

PRESS RELEASE: IGNITE Challenge 3.0 Demo Day celebrates innovations empowering refugee livelihoods

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
A view of the Rusumo hydropower project in Kirehe District. Rwanda is constructing housing units in Kirehe District in the Eastern Province for households affected by blasting during the implementation of the Rusumo hydropower project. File
Housing

$4.2m for households affected by Rusumo dam construction

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Officials from Satguru Travels, lay a wreath to pay tribute to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial on Friday, May 9. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 31: Satguru Travels honours Genocide victims at Kigali Memorial

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Kagame meets with President Alassane Ouattara of Côté d’Ivoire on the sideline of the Africa CEO Forum, on May 12, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Photo by Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame holds talks with Ivorian, Mauritanian presidents

Monday, May 12, 2025