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The report analysed the 2003 education policy and the 2017-2024 education sector strategic plan, which was meant to guide the second phase of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST2). Craish Bahizi
Education

Lawmakers want education policy reviewed in 12 months

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Scramble for Africa, formalised at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, was nothing short of grand larceny—a calculated theft of land, resources, and sovereignty by European powers.

Stolen wealth, fractured nations: The enduring legacy of colonial plunder

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Residents work at a road maintenance project through VUP. The minimum daily wage for VUP beneficiaries ranges between Rwf1000 and Rwf2500 depending on a district's standard of living.
Rwanda

MPs want hitches in country’s social protection programme addressed

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
A collage of some of the weapons that DR Congo's army and their allies, including genocidal FDLR militia, Burundian troops, SADC forces, and European mercenaries, had amassed in Goma, near the border with Rwanda, which observors say points to a major plan to attack Rwanda. Photos by James Munyaneza.
Africa

Kagame press secretary slams international hypocrisy in dealing with DR Congo conflict

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuberculosis has become an illness of poverty. It spreads when people live in close quarters and are unable to afford space, and it thrives among populations who cannot afford basic healthcare and services. 

Financing the fight against Tuberculosis

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Officials and participants pose for a group photo during a joint gathering on key education initiatives supported by the Scottish Government on February 18.
Featured

FEATURED: Chance for Childhood Rwanda, partners advocate for inclusive, safe education

Thursday, February 20, 2025
China has been increasingly engaging in global affairs, offering Chinese solutions to global challenges such as poverty and climate change in both concept and action.
International

Xinhua think tank report highlights Chinese solutions to global challenges

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Young girls during a reproductive health course in Gisagara. The Rwandan Ministry of Health on February 17 defended its proposal to lower the age of consent for contraceptive use from 18 to 15. File
Editorial

Supporting teenage access to reproductive health services is securing their future

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
The AU summit was held under the theme 'Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations'.
International

Awakening Africa pursues economic self-reliance at AU Summit

Monday, February 17, 2025
Rwanda Revenue Authority staff attend to taxpayers at RRA Remera Branch. Courtesy

Real Independence: Are we ready to pay for our own development?

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Officials at World Vision Rwanda's Professional Umuganda that was officially launched on February 7 at Kabyiniro Village in Cyanika Sector, Burera District, Northern Province. Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED - Burera: World Vision Rwanda, partners scale up ‘Professional Umuganda’ to combat malnutrition

Sunday, February 09, 2025
Residents of Goma city in eastern DR Congo protest against the regime of President Felix Tshisekedi and targeted killings of Congolese Tutsi community, on January 31, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

How the world abandons the Congolese and blames Rwanda for it

Monday, February 03, 2025