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Minister of Local Government Jean Claude Musabyimana addresses delegates during the official launch of Imibereho Social Registry System in Kigali on thursday, February 29. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

New social registry system to lift over 900,000 households out of poverty

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Tanzania records 26 cholera deaths in one month
Health

Tanzania records 26 cholera deaths in one month: health ministry

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Rwandan diaspora during Rwanda Day in Amsterdam. File
Economy

Rwanda explores strategies to reduce transfer costs on remittances

Friday, March 01, 2024
Hind Hassan Abdalgalil.
Featured

FEATURED: To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights

Friday, March 01, 2024
A pregnant woman undergoes a medical check-up in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Women

Preeclampsia: A threat to pregnant women only cured with delivery

Friday, March 01, 2024
The Director General of WAM, Mohammed Jalal Alrayssi, and Dr. Martin Kimemia, Vice-Chancellor of Mount Kigali University during the signing of the partnership on Tuesday , February 27. Courtesy
Featured

Mount Kigali University partners with Emirates News Agency to boost media education

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and Rwanda National Police (RNP) will on March 1, launch the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2024. File
Security

RDF, Police unveil 2024 citizen outreach programme

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Just like exercise and a balanced diet, adequate sleep can also help prevent various health problems. File photo

Ryama usinzire! Good sleep for good health

Thursday, February 29, 2024
New appartments to accommodate residents of Gitega Sector who live near Mpazi drainage that is identified as a high risk zone in Kigali. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Housing

Inside Kigali’s plan to reduce informal settlements to 20%

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Paddy rice production in 2023 amounted to 133,628 tonnes, 1,446 tonnes less than the 135,074 tonnes recorded in the previous year, in Rwanda. On February 21, 2024, the country enacted legislation governing biosafety, aimed at ensuring the safe handling, transfer, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food in the country.
Agriculture

Six things to know as Rwanda promulgates GMO law

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
A midwifery class at Ruli Higher Institute of Health, one of UNFPA's supported institutes.
Featured

Elevating midwifery: A transformative journey to reach zero preventable maternal deaths in Rwanda

Monday, February 26, 2024
Workers sort new cassava varieties at a RAB station in Huye District. Rwanda, on February 21, published in its Official Gazette a law governing biosafety for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to ensure they are handled, transferred, and used safely. Photo Courtesy
Law

Rwanda finally passes law on GMOs: What next?

Tuesday, February 27, 2024