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A young boy eats a sugary pastry outside a local kiosk stocked with sodas and processed snacks in a neighborhood on the outskirts. According to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, six percent of children under five in Rwanda are overweight. AI image.
Health

Processed foods, screen time driving rise in child obesity

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Murekatete in her poultry farm. She turned job-hunting frustration into a thriving poultry business. Courtesy photos.
Women

How one graduate turned job frustration into farming fortune

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during IFPA Forum Africa 2026 in Nairobi from May 7–9. Courtesy
Featured

Experts, patients demand better psoriasis care at first-ever Africa forum

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a chronic non-communicable disease .

Is your weakness linked to high blood pressure?

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Delegates at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. COURTESY
Environment

Africa’s water crisis draining billions, leaders warn

Monday, May 25, 2026
Agriculture remains a key sector in Rwanda. The population is about 14 million, and agriculture contributes about 20% of GDP while employing approximately 38% of the workforce.

Why farming startups fail – and how you can avoid it

Monday, May 25, 2026
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Gertrude Kazarwa addresses delegates at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. COURTESY.
Rwanda

Africa’s water crisis draining billions, leaders warn

Monday, May 25, 2026
Streetwear to take stage at ICYACUMI’s convention market, where Kigali and Nairobi creatives connect through design, culture & trade. COURTESY.
Showbiz

Where to head in Kigali this weekend

Friday, May 22, 2026
Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga has taken over as Director of Eastern African Standby Force. Courtesy of EASF
Security

Gen Rwivanga takes over as director of Eastern African Standby Force

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Why Africa must invest in brain and mental health.

Why Africa must invest in brain and mental health

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Health minister Nsanzimana (left) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Murashko after signing the agreement.
Health

Rwanda, Russia sign deal in nuclear medicine, healthcare systems

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Dr Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, during a meeting in Kigali in 2025. File
Energy

Inside Rwanda's nuclear development ambitions

Tuesday, May 19, 2026