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Some of over 6000 houses that were damaged by landslides and floods in Rubavu District on May 3. in Rubavu District . File
Environment

Africa: 110 million people affected by climate-related hazards in 2022

Tuesday, September 05, 2023
President Paul Kagame received letters of credence from 12 new ambassadors from Algeria, Bahrain, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran, Israel, Korea, Malta, the Republic of Guinea, Pakistan, and Zambia, on August 29.
Rwanda

New envoys pledge to deepen trade ties

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Marlene Ngoyi, CEO of Fonds pour le développement des exportations en Afrique (FEDA) with Denis Karera, EABC Vice Chairperson after the signing ceremony of the $10 billion Adjustment Fund in Kigali on March 10. File
Business

How can AfCFTA’s $10bn fund benefit Rwandan women, youth traders?

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Supporters of National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland wave the Russian and Nigerien flags as they gather for a demonstration in Niamey, Niger near a French airbase on August 11, 2023. PHOTO | AFP
Africa

Ecowas tones down military plan for Niger

Monday, August 28, 2023
Naeem Ullah Khan, the Pakistan High Commissioner-designate to Rwanda, presents copies of his letters of credence to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vincent Biruta on August 16. Courtesy
Rwanda

Pakistani firm looks to set up industrial park in Rwanda

Friday, August 25, 2023
Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa speaking at the second Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, August 16 as Wendell Adday from the Africa Private Sector Summit looks on. Addressing the forum that attracted over 1,000 delegates from 40 countries, Nsanzabaganwa called for a "tandem strategy" to fully realise the potential of the AfCFTA. Courtesy
Business

Five things African countries can do to optimize AfCFTA

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, delivers remarks during the official opening of the Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednedsay, August 16. Courtesy
Business

Rwandan goods can now access African markets under AfCFTA preferences - Trade Minister

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
An African Union session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. PHOTO _ TONY KARUMBA _ AFP
Africa

African Union hosts Niger talks

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
(Clockwise, top left): Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, Teddy Mpinganzima Mugabo, Juliet Kabera, Coletha Ruhamya, Aloysie Imanishimwe, Francine Munyaneza, Grace Ineza and Eliane Ubalijoro. All photos: Courtesy.
Women

Rwandan women shaping country's green growth agenda

Thursday, August 03, 2023
Officials pose for a group photo as Rwanda elected to join the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) for the first time during the 66th Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa.
Tourism

Rwanda elected executive member of global tourism body

Monday, July 31, 2023
Minister of Education, Valentine Uwamariya with other delegates pose for a group photo at the event
Women

African Girls Can Code Initiative launched in Rwanda

Thursday, July 20, 2023
The Deputy Secretary General in charge of Customs, Trade and Monetary Affairs at EAC, Annette Ssemuwemba Mutaawe, speaks during the launch of the 14th African Union High Level Private Sector Forum, on July 10, 2023, in Nairobi, Kenya (courtesy).
Business

African private sector forum seeks to fast-track trade under AfCFTA

Tuesday, July 11, 2023