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Inside a girls' room at Groupe Scolaire Protestant in Kigali. Schools in some remote areas are seeking for more sanitary materials for ‘girls’ room’ as a measure to help in mitigating dropouts and missing classes. Dan Nsengiyumva

Schools seek more sanitary equipment in 'girls room'

Friday, October 14, 2022

People with disabilities during a meeting at Nyarugunga Sector. According to the new report, over 290,000 people with disabilities are uncategorized. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Over 290,000 people with disabilities uncategorised -- study

Friday, October 14, 2022

President Kagame with Ozonnia Matthew Ojielo, UN Resident Coordinator. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame receives credentials from new UN, EU envoys

Friday, October 14, 2022

First Lady Jeannette Kagame delivers her remarks during the session on sexual and reproductive health and mental health at the Youth Connekt Summit on October 14. Courtesy.

Access to sexual reproductive, mental health services are inseparable – First Lady

Friday, October 14, 2022

Child soldiers. / Photo by UNICEF

Global legislators urged to take stand against use of child soldiers

Friday, October 14, 2022

Chief Justice Faustin Ntezilyayo delivers remarks during the launch of the Judicial year 2022-2022 on Friday, October 14. Courtesy

Judiciary banks on mediation to reduce backlog in courts

Friday, October 14, 2022

The pitching took place at the BK Arena in Kigali on October 7, 2022. Courtesy

Young African entrepreneurs pitch early stage ventures to regional business leaders

Friday, October 14, 2022

Regis Rugemanshuro, RSSB Chief Executive Officer revealed that they target to increase threefold the return on investments from the current 5 per cent to 15 per cent by 2025. File

Pension body looks to triple profit by 2025

Friday, October 14, 2022

A doctor conducts eye screening at Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District on October 13. Ministry of Health will carry out at least 1,000 cataract surgery on patients during an exercise slated to take place from October 13 to November 30. All Photos by Craish Bahizi

Health ministry to carry out 1,000 cataract surgeries

Friday, October 14, 2022

Bank of Kigali Chief Executive Officer Diane Karusisi, Hudson Wang, Economic and Commercial Councillor of the Chinese Embassy in Rwanda and Rwanda Development Board Chief Executive Officer Clare Akamanzi toast during the official launch of the partnership between Bank of Kigali with World First Asia. All photos by Craish Bahizi

BK, World First Asia enter partnership to enable customers send money instantly to China

Friday, October 14, 2022

Delegates during the African Peering and Interconnection conference in Kigali August 24, 2022. Rwanda will host the Mobile World Congress Africa 2022, slated for October 25 to 27. Dan Nsengiyumva

Digital innovators optimistic as Rwanda hosts African Mobile World Congress

Friday, October 14, 2022

President Paul Kagame received Kenya's Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua at Village Urugwiro, on Thursday, October 13, Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame, Kenya deputy president hold talks

Friday, October 14, 2022

Rwanda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura speaks at the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly, as he responded to DR Congo’s Permanent Representative, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja. Courtesy

Solutions to DR Congo problems cannot be outsourced - Rwandan diplomat at UN

Friday, October 14, 2022

Celine Umurenzi.

How local energy engineer came up with electricity-generating biomass cook-stove

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Patients wait for medical services in Nyamagabe District. Hospitals are persistently grappling with cases of patients who are unable to pay the cost of medical services, a situation that may threaten their service delivery. Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva

Concerns as medical defaults double to over Rwf1 billion

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Workers on duty at UFACO garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. A new law establishing taxes on income is expected to reduce the tax burden on low-income formal workers. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

Six key changes in proposed pro-poor income tax law

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Some of the people with disabilities who benefit from a donation of 200 wheelchairs from the United Arabs Emirates embassy in Rwanda, during the handover on October 13. Courtesy

Health Ministry gets 200 wheelchairs for people with disabilities

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga' s trial continued at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague, on Thursday, October 13. Courtesy

Kabuga trial: Witness from Muhima narrates genocide ordeal

Thursday, October 13, 2022

Delegates from different countries with their national flags at the Youth Connekt Summit in Kigali on Thursday, on October 13. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Networking and fun as Youth Connekt gets underway

Thursday, October 13, 2022

President Paul Kagame addresses young people attending the Youth Connekt Summit in Kigali on Thursday , October 13. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Africa is not a continent of problems – Kagame

Thursday, October 13, 2022