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Economy

Rwanda woos Australian investors

Monday, March 27, 2023
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Environment

Lions population in Akagera grows to 58

Monday, March 27, 2023
A Twitter headquarters sign is shown in San Francisco, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Employees were bracing for widespread layoffs at Twitter on Friday, as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Technology

Twitter source code leaks

Monday, March 27, 2023
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she arrives in Accra, Ghana, Sunday March 26, 2023. Harris is on a seven-day African visit that will also take her to Tanzania and Zambia. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Africa

In Ghana, Kamala Harris 'excited about the future of Africa'

Monday, March 27, 2023
A militia group that calls itself CODECO on Sunday executed 17 people it had captured in the Djugu territory, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Africa

Militia execute pregnant woman, 16 hostages in DR Congo

Monday, March 27, 2023
A scene of a fatal accident where a truck on a brake failure collided with other vehicles and motorbike near Gisenyi Hospital on Sunday, March 26. According to eyewitnesses, two people died immediately while injured were taken to Gisenyi Hospital. Courtesy
Rwanda

Police officer, motorist die in road accident

Monday, March 27, 2023
Irembo specialist tries to explain how it works. Irembo prepares to introduce new services, both end-users and software product testing experts are calling for the platform to address technical glitches.
Technology

Lingering concerns as Irembo introduces new services

Monday, March 27, 2023
The birth of a new born baby is a joyous moment. Mothers wish to spend the longest time possible with their new born babies, bond, see and help them grow but the longer they stay with the newly born babies, the more they risk being disqualified from the labour market. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Women

Longer maternity leave sparks public debate

Monday, March 27, 2023
Students during a group work at University of Rwanda, Gikondo Campus. Despite the significant strides made in an attempt to better the education sector, there is still more work to be done to bridge the gaps. Craish Bahizi
Education

Youth and education: Key players discuss challenges, possible solutions

Monday, March 27, 2023
The newly published book titled ‘The Sex Lives of African Women’. Courtesy
Women

Not so Rwandan: ‘The Sex Lives of African Women’ – a book review

Monday, March 27, 2023
Claudine Uwitije prepares a client before a massage.
Health

‘These hands see for us’: The rise of visually impaired masseuses

Monday, March 27, 2023
Ecobank Rwanda, on Saturday March 25, joined residents of Kanyinya sector, Nyarugenge district in a monthly Umuganda-Community which cleaned the road toward genocide monument at “ Mu Kana hill”. Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: Ecobank Rwanda joins Nyarugenge residents in Umuganda-Community work

Monday, March 27, 2023
One of the pilots with Charis test-flies, one of the drones deployed in the spraying of larvicide that will target mosquito-prone areas across the country to curtail malaria spread.
Technology

FEATURED: Rwanda first African country to fully integrate drone technology in fighting malaria

Monday, March 27, 2023
Some teachers during a training session on the history of genocide at Kigali Genocide Memorial on March 6. Courtesy
Education

Teachers decry lack of books on Genocide studies

Sunday, March 26, 2023
US Vice President, Kamala Harris. Internet
International

US Vice Pesident Kamala Harris visits Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia

Sunday, March 26, 2023
REG technician during the electricity supply activity in Gicumbi District. Rwanda has been listed as one of the 30 countries globally with the cheapest household electricity prices. File
Infrastructure

Rwanda among countries with cheapest electricity tariffs - report 

Sunday, March 26, 2023
L-R: Founders of TikTok account 'ac2ality' Daniela McArena Alvarez, Gabriela Campbell, Maria Murillo Sanchis and Paula Munoz Soriano in Las Rozas near Madrid on February 8, 2023.They are part of an army of youth making content about current events which draw more viewers on social media than videos by traditional media with more resources. PHOTO: AFP
International

Youth reframing news for TikTok

Sunday, March 26, 2023
Fruit bats which transmit the Marburg virus which spreads among humans through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people. Equatorial Guinea had by March 23, 2023 confirmed eight more cases of the Marburg Viral Disease. Internet
Africa

Equatorial Guinea reports 8 Marburg deaths

Sunday, March 26, 2023
Capital Market Authority (CMA) on March 24 launched the 10th edition of the Capital Market University Challenge (CMUC) with hundreds of students in attendance at Davis College, in Kigali.
Featured

CMA launches 10th edition of university challenge

Saturday, March 25, 2023
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Featured

FEATURED: Over 70 awards secured by women who play role in Rwanda’s economic development

Saturday, March 25, 2023