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The European Union (EU) through Team Europe announced an €95 million (approximatelyRwf160bn) funding commitment to Rwanda. Courtesy
Health

BioNTech secures up to Rwf160bn for vaccine production in Rwanda

Monday, October 13, 2025
The Minister of Environment, Bernadette Arakwiye, and the Director General of the Rwanda Standards Board, Raymond Murenzii unveil the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Environment

What to know about Rwanda's new Rwf400bn plan to curb biodiversity loss

Wednesday, October 08, 2025
40 baby mountain gorillas, including 18 born in 2024, will be named during the ceremony traditionally held in Kinigi.
Tourism

Kwita Izina: Who will name baby gorillas this year?

Thursday, September 04, 2025
Alliance Merci Arengerwe.
Education

Meet 18-year-old student whose dream to be the best came true

Wednesday, September 03, 2025
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Burera District. Irish potato and maize farmers have warned of a likely decline in production as the prices of pesticides and fungicides continue to rise.
Agriculture

New biotech maize trials offer hope against fall armyworm devastation

Monday, August 11, 2025
Dr. Menghis Bairu captures a quiet moment overlooking Lake Kivu during a weekend stay at Cleo Hotel in Western Rwanda

From scenic views to unexpected talent: My weekend at Lake Kivu

Monday, July 28, 2025
Biotech cassava is being tested in Huye District to fight a disease that once caused a major drop in production
Agriculture

How three biotech crops could help Rwandan farmers curb losses

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Delegates from around the world will meet at Kigali Paramount Hotel to attend the SBA4.0 International Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity Conference in Africa
Featured

Kigali Paramount Hotel to host major scientific conference

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
A cancer patient undergoes chemotherapy treatment. Studies have revealed that one in five commonly used cancer drugs in LMICs are substandard. Photo by Reuters

Substandard cancer drugs a global scandal and public health emergency for LMICs

Saturday, July 12, 2025
L-R: Menghis Bairu, the President and CEO of Bio Usawa, Delese Mimi Darko, the Managing Director of the African Medicines Agency, and Nicaise Ndembi, the Deputy Director General of the Africa Regional Office of the International Vaccine Institute. All three organizations are headquartered in Kigali.

How Kigali is becoming Africa’s biopharma capital

Saturday, July 05, 2025
An agric expert woorks at an irish potato seed multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District.. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt to pilot three biotech crops

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Rwanda aims to reduce the national unemployment rate to 12 per cent in the next five years. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda to reduce unemployment rate to 12% in five years

Thursday, June 12, 2025