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The partnership was announced during the three-day Mobile World Congress in Kigali, held from October 21 to 23, 2025, and forms part of the Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative.
Featured

How Airtel Africa Foundation, partners will boost digital skills in Rwanda

Monday, October 27, 2025
John Giusti, GSMA Deputy Director General, during the interview with The New Times on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress (MWC) Africa in Kigali, on Thursday, October 23. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology

From policy to action: How Kigali became ground zero for Africa’s connectivity revolution

Friday, October 24, 2025
Delegates follow a panel discussion at the Summit that aimed to discuss how Africa can leverage mobile infrastructure to achieve economic gains. Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Affordability and infrastructure gaps stall Africa’s 5G rollout, experts warn

Friday, October 24, 2025
From left: Pelonomi Moiloa; Lelapa, CEO and co-founder; Alain Maupin, Vice President and Head of Customer Unit East and North Africa, Ericsson Europe, Middle East & Africa; Deborah Egbo, public health advocate; and Enzo Scarcella, MTN Group Consumer Executive, at the “Eliminating Bias: AI for Africa” panel.
Technology

Inside the battle against bias: How Africa is rewriting the AI playbook

Thursday, October 23, 2025
By reframing connectivity as a basic economic right rather than a luxury, Africa’s telecom industry is betting on inclusion as its most powerful form of innovation.
Technology

Telcos push for tax cuts to make smartphones affordable, boost digital inclusion

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Delegates during the Mobile World Congress in Kigali on Tuesday, October 21. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

People should indeed be at the center of Africa’s digital transformation

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks at the opening of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Kigali on Tuesday, October 21. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Kagame: Technology should benefit all Africans, not widen inequality

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
(L-R) Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) CEO Alice Uwase, and Oheneba Yaw Otchrere, Chairman of the Ashanti Investment Trust and Rwanda Development Board (RDB) CEO Jean-Guy Afrika during the signing ceremony on Thursday, October 9. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, Ghanaian company forge new mining partnership

Friday, October 10, 2025
According to IQVIA, a multinational company focused on health information technology and clinical research, in 2020, 90,000 new health apps were released.

Digital health for community impact: Beyond access to real transformation

Wednesday, October 08, 2025
A resident is served by Irembo agent as they unveiled the BYIKORERE Campaign, that aims at revolutionizing how citizens access and engage with government services in Burera in May 2023. Courtesy

The impact of digital transformation on local government service delivery in Rwanda: A compressive review

Thursday, October 02, 2025
Gamblers playing in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Why Rwanda is raising the stakes on gambling regulation

Thursday, October 02, 2025
The High Court in Kigali has rejected a request by Victoire Ingabire to disqualify the panel of judges presiding over her trial. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Crime

Court rejects Victoire Ingabire’s request for recusal of judges

Monday, September 29, 2025