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Rwanda isn’t a gravy train…

Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Prime Minister Ngirente and other officials during the meeting with Mohamed-Lemine Raghani, (right, background), the International Monetary Fund Executive Director for the Africa II Group in Kigali yesterday. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

IMF backs Rwanda’s vision for self-reliance

Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The funding is set to increase productivity of vulnerable smallholder farmers. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Civil society gets Rwf1.6bn for poverty reduction

Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Participants of GSMA Mobile 360 Africa conference in exhibition in Kigali on July 17, 2019. / Emmanuel Kwizera

How best to leverage growth of mobile phone penetration

Monday, July 22, 2019
A social worker teaches schoolgirls how to use a sanitary pad. Campaigners have called for more accessibility of sanitary pads for women. / Courtesy

The quest to make sanitary pads accessible by all women

Monday, July 22, 2019
Prof Tharsisse Gatwa (L) and Prof Deogratius Mbonyinkebe during the official launch of the book in Kigali on Friday. / Sam Ngendahimana

New book documents Rwanda’s homegrown solutions

Sunday, July 21, 2019
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Rwanda

Cyangugu Anglican Diocese gets new bishop

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Speaker Donatille Mukabalisa (centre) in a group photo with officials from EAC and ECOWAS blocs, and representatives of civil society as well as land rights experts at the Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura yesterday. Courtesy.
Rwanda

African MPs push for more women participation in commercial farming

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Nkundiye feeds his cow he got from VUP savings. He says that VUP helps him live a decent life despite being old and jobless. / Jean du2019Amour Mbonyinshuti

How Vision Umurenge Programme is changing lives one step at a time

Sunday, July 14, 2019
Martin Kimani, director of Kenya National Counterterrorism Centre. / Net photo
Africa

Kenya pledges grassroots-led campaign against violent extremism

Thursday, July 11, 2019
Residents of Rulindo and Gicumbi districts during a past meeting. The worldu2019s population is projected to hit 9.7 billion by 2050. Emmanuel Kwizera.
Rwanda

World Population Day: A call for global efforts to scale up family planninguptake

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente with AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina (2nd L) during the meeting. / Courtesy

Africa should shape her own agenda, PM Ngirente

Wednesday, July 10, 2019