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The first Kampala-Kigali expo opened in Kampala, Uganda on Saturday, January 25. courtesy
Africa

Kampala-Kigali expo opens with call to eliminate trade barriers

Sunday, January 26, 2025
Two senior six students at Groupe Scolaire Mutongo, in Rusizi District, were arrested after allegedly attempting to poison fellow students’ food using rodenticide.
Crime

Rusizi: Two students arrested over food poisoning

Saturday, January 25, 2025
An aerial view of Kigali City. Land service applications in Kigali increased significantly, rising from over 27,000 in 2013 to more than 96,000 in 2019 and surpassing 148,000 in 2024, a fivefold growth over 11 years. Courtesy
Infrastructure

How City of Kigali is responding to surge in land service applications

Saturday, January 25, 2025
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Health

Over 3,000 treated at Isange Rehabilitation Center – official

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Moise Nkundabarashi, the president of Rwanda Bar Association explained how the programme operates, who qualifies for it, and what support is available. File
Law

Pro bono services: Did you know you can get legal representation in Rwanda, free of charge?

Saturday, January 25, 2025
A Community Health Worker educates residents about malnutrition in Karongi District on December 9. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Four reasons why community health workers could join Rwanda’s savings and credit cooperative

Saturday, January 25, 2025
The City of Kigali announced the approval of nine new settlement sites with 40,000 plots in Gasabo District on January 21. Courtesy
Housing

What types of homes, prices are set for 40,000 new plots in Kigali?

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Over 69,000 participants, known as Inkomezabigwi, are recent secondary school graduates from the 20232024 academic year. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED - Kayonza: How Urugerero is transforming lives through volunteerism, civic engagement

Saturday, January 25, 2025
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Health

Ditch the salt shaker, protect your heart – experts

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Cabbage farmers weed their plantations in Musanze District. The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda released a household-based survey on labour market activities on January 24.Courtesy
Agriculture

Four key findings about Rwanda's agriculture labour force in new survey

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Rwanda government spokesperson Yolande Makolo on Saturday, January 25, condemned the choice of words in a statement issued MONUSCO. In a post on X, Makolo said the UN mission’s call for a final solution is shocking and needs to be condemned and retracted.
Security

Rwanda condemns MONUSCO’s use of Nazi Germany language in eastern DR Congo conflict

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Institute of Engineers Rwanda Officials and participants pose for a photo during the session at the Kigali Convention Centre on January 23. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Featured

FEATURED: Engineers body rallies members to sustain ACP impact, upgrade engineering skills

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Houses destroyed by heavy rain in Nyabihu District. Rwanda continues to face natural disasters worsened by climate change. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Environment

Report shows effects of 10 major disasters in 2024

Saturday, January 25, 2025
UN peacekeepers in a helicopter in eastern DR Congo. MONUSCO on Friday, January 24, 2025, said it had conducted joint day and night patrols with the Congolese army and supported the deployment of Congolese forces’ heavy artillery and attack helicopters destroying M23 equipment.
Africa

MONUSCO ignores M23 rebel warning, intensifies support to Congolese army coalition

Saturday, January 25, 2025
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Africa

Tanzania to roll out new banknotes in February

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Prateek Suri
Africa

Meet Prateek Suri, the richest Indian billionaire in Africa with $1.4bn net worth

Friday, January 24, 2025
A new basketball and volleyball court was unveiled by Giants of Africa.
Tourism

Rubavu town eyes sports tourism

Friday, January 24, 2025
RSSB officials in a group photo with members of the Rwanda Pensioners Association committee at an event that was meant to discuss updates on the new pension structure and occupational hazard scheme, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Rwanda

Rwanda more than doubles minimum pension benefits for retirees

Friday, January 24, 2025
ICT Minister Ingabire highlighted regional collaboration as key to advancing AI, helping resource-limited countries tackle challenges like energy and data
Technology

Experts say data science, collaboration key to driving AI adoption in Africa

Friday, January 24, 2025
Jean-Bosco Harelimana, the former Director-General of Rwanda Cooperative Agency.
Crime

Former cooperative agency boss, co-accused acquitted

Friday, January 24, 2025