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(L-R) Gbemi Disu of Carnegie Mellon ,Minister Claudette Irere and Lucy Mbabazi during a panel discussion during the official launch of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Women Lead Series in Kigali on March3.Courtesy

New initiative seeks to close gender gap in science and tech

Friday, March 04, 2022
Some of teenage girls who are victims of unwanted pregnancies.

Is teenage pregnancy screaming lack of access to contraception?

Friday, March 04, 2022
The New Times

Mining, energy sector players keen to seize CHOGM opportunities

Friday, March 04, 2022
The Gravedigger's Wife is a rare Somali-language feature film.
Africa

Somali actor nominated for top Finnish film prize

Friday, March 04, 2022
Negotiators shake hands prior to the talks between delegations from Ukraine and Russia in Belarus's Brest region on March 3, 2022.
International

Russia, Ukraine agree to set up evacuation corridors

Friday, March 04, 2022
Students having a meal during lunch time at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro district on Monday, February 28. / Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Why government wants school-feeding programme extended to private schools

Thursday, March 03, 2022
Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente officiated the launch of the African Green Revolution Forum in Kigali on March 3. / Courtesy

Major agric Summit to focus on Africa’s food security

Thursday, March 03, 2022
People with disabilities are assisted to board a bus at Kacyiru bus stop on August 30, 2019 (Craish Bahizi)

Rwandan legislator roots for rights of persons with disabilities, revives push for regional law

Thursday, March 03, 2022
A health worker conducts Covid 19 vaccination exercise in Kigali on August 23, 2021 . / Dan Nsengiyumva
Rwanda

Covid: 60% Rwandans fully vaccinated - health ministry

Thursday, March 03, 2022
The New Times
Rwanda

Trial of Baho medics set for this Friday

Thursday, March 03, 2022
President Kagame with delegates in a group photo during the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Kigali, on March 3. / Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.

There is a silver-lining to the Covid crisis – Kagame

Thursday, March 03, 2022
The New Times
Rwanda

Prosecution takes over case of Rwanda Housing Authority boss

Thursday, March 03, 2022
Delegates consult each other during the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Kigali on March 3, 2022.Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Regional forum on sustainable development kicks off in Kigali

Thursday, March 03, 2022
The New Times

Rwanda speaks out on Ukraine conflict

Thursday, March 03, 2022
Officials pose for a group photo after signing the agreement in Kigali on March 2. Courtesy

New €4 million project to tackle GBV in Rwanda

Thursday, March 03, 2022
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Africa

Mozambique leader sacks six ministers in reshuffle

Thursday, March 03, 2022
Russian tanks and military vehicles were seen on the streets of Kherson.
International

Russian troops take control of key Ukrainian city

Thursday, March 03, 2022
A resident undergoes a required process to get e-passport at the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration in Kigali on June 28, 2019. Photo: File.
Rwanda

The e-Passport boosts level of trust for Rwandan travellers – Lynder Nkuranga

Thursday, March 03, 2022
Farmers try to salvage some of their rice produce that had been washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2020. Rwanda launched the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme in April 2019. Photo: File.
Rwanda

Farmers call for review of crop insurance scheme

Thursday, March 03, 2022
A wedding ceremony of a couple in Kigali. Photo: File.
Rwanda

Can cohabiting help build more harmonious families?

Thursday, March 03, 2022