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Xavier Niyonsenga, a beneficiary of the Vision Umurenge Programme (VUP), feeds his cow in a cowshed at his home in Gikomero Sector, Gasabo District, on March 3,2022. Rwanda targets to lift 315,000 households out of poverty and extreme poverty within two years. File
Rwanda

Govt plans to lift 300,000 families out of poverty in two years

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Patients using the community-based medical insurance Mutuelle de Sante wait for services at Bugarama Health Center. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Health

Govt to launch welfare registration system

Sunday, January 14, 2024
Cynthia Umutoniwabo, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder at Loopa, secured Rwf 50 million after winning the 2023 edition of Hanga Pitchfest 23. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI
Technology

A look at Hanga Pitchfest progress through the eyes of past winners

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Officials pose for a group photo with graduates at the graduation ceremony for the fifth cohort of the Igire programme on Tuesday, December 19. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

BPR’s Igire programme: A life-changing journey for graduates

Wednesday, December 20, 2023
(L-R) Ambassador of EU to Rwanda Belén Calvo Uyarra, Jeanne Nyirahabimana, the Executive Secretary of Eastern Province, AfDB Country Manager in Rwanda, Aissa Toure Sarr, Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore and Isao Fukushima, the Ambassador of Japan during inauguration of the 208-kilometer Kagitumba-Kayonza-Rusumo asphalt road project in Eastern Province on Wednesday, December 13. According to officials the revamped road has facilitated movement of people and goods, as well as trade. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Infrastructure

Revamped Kagitumba-Rusumo road credited for easing movement, trade

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
A new look of Biryogo in Nyarugenge District. The predominantly Muslim neighbourhood became popular for its diversity and hospitality of the people. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari
Tourism

Know your suburbs: The transformation of Biryogo

Monday, December 11, 2023
A view of the newly restored forest in Gicumbi District though a project dubbed 'Green Gicumbi'. File
Environment

Inside green projects financed by Rwanda Green Fund

Monday, December 04, 2023
A victim of sexual violence crime. Gender-based violence manifests in many forms, ranging from physical and psychological, to economic and sexual. INTERNET PHOTO
Women

Uncovering the veiled reality of intimate partner violence

Monday, November 27, 2023
Dr Janet Edeme, Head of the Rural Economy Division in the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission.
Infrastructure

Explainer: Inside the new African Union land governance strategy

Friday, November 24, 2023
The 5th edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) is currently being held in Addis Ababa from November 21-24.
Women

Rwanda commended for advancing women's land rights

Thursday, November 23, 2023
A farmer irrigates his cabagge plantation in Akagera wetland near Mahama refugee camp.
Agriculture

Mahama refugees turn to farming after relief aid cut

Sunday, November 19, 2023
Experts discuss on the enormous impact of mobile money adoption on economic development, poverty reduction, and social equity in Africa at the Mobile World Congress in Kigali on Thursday, October 19. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

This is the economic impact of Mobile Money on Africa's GDP

Thursday, October 19, 2023