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According to the Labour Force Survey Q3 2025 by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), 15.5 percent of youth aged 16 to 30 were unemployed in August, compared to 11.7 percent of adults.
Education

Universities step up to bridge skills gap, boost graduate employability

Monday, December 22, 2025
NBA Africa Triple Double Accelerator Demo Day staff pose for a group photo on Friday, December 5.
Basketball

NBA Africa announces five prize-winning startups at its second accelerator Demo Day

Friday, December 05, 2025
Some students who will benefit from the newly launched Bridge Programme by Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) and the University of Rwanda. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

How CMU-Africa, UR's Bridge Program is boosting students' STEM expertise

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Delegates poses for a group photo at the African Engineering and Technology Network (Afretec) annual conference took place in Kigali on January 20. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

FEATURED: Shaping Africa’s digital future: Afretec Network champions collaboration for inclusive growth

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Officials and delegates pose for a group photo during the launch of the Country Development Effectiveness Review (CDER) on Thursday, November 28.
Economy

AfDB unveils second edition of Rwanda Development Effectiveness Review

Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire speaks during a meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. Rwanda and Singapore introduced the world’s first AI Playbook for Small states in New York City early this week. Photo: Courtesy
Technology

5 things to know about Rwanda-Singapore AI “Playbook”

Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Kigali Innovation City will host world-class universities, office spaces, and start-up business incubators, technology companies, biotech firms among others.
Technology

How Kigali Innovation City is poised to empower citizens, unleash tech talent

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
One of robots dubbed 'Urumuri', that was deployed to Kigali International Airport to conduct mass screening of temperature during the Covid-19 period. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Technology

7 initiatives placing Rwanda as major player in AI field

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
L-R: Emmanuella AfoyoWere (Uganda), Johnson Aduma Ochong (Nigeria), Victoria Muludiki (DR Congo), and Simeon Azeh Kongnyuy (Cameroon). PHOTOS BY WILLY MUCYO
Education

Studying in Rwanda through the eyes of international scholars

Friday, January 19, 2024
Some participants at Norrsken in Kigali. Craish Bahizi
Technology

Recapping Rwanda's 2023 tech ecosystem surge and predicting its 2024 ascension

Thursday, December 28, 2023
Some of 32 UR staff who concluded a three-day workshop on how to secure their computers and data effectively, pose for a group photo in Musanze on November 12. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi.
Featured

AFRETEC takes the lead in cybersecurity education for UR staff

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Participants pose for a group photo after completing a three-day workshop which brought together 27 academic staff from UR. Courtesy
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[FEATURED] Enhancing technology and engineering education: How AFRETEC is empowering UR’s academic staff

Wednesday, October 25, 2023