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Members of the Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) group in Burera district. Photo by CRS (1)
Featured

65 years of CRS in building resilient and thriving communities in Rwanda

Thursday, January 08, 2026
For many women, contraceptive use depends on timing, medical advice, and agreement with a partner. Courtesy
Women

Why are more married women using modern contraception?

Thursday, January 08, 2026
Fabien Murekezi on duty while performing community service as an alternative to prison sentence,  at Masaka–Muyumbo road in Kicukiro District. Courtesy
Rwanda

How community service sentences work in Rwanda

Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Cows being fed at a farm in Nyagatare District. File
Agriculture

How improved fodder is boosting milk production

Tuesday, January 06, 2026
A segment of a residential house bombed by the deadly drone strike on Masisi-Centre as of January 4, with the provisional death toll rising to at least 10 civilians and more than 50 others wounded. Courtesy
Africa

Masisi drone strike blamed on MONUSCO as death toll rises to 10

Monday, January 05, 2026
A nurse uses a poster to explain cervical cancer to a patient at the Rwanda Military Hospital on March 6. Courtesy.
Women

Women can now self test for cervical cancer

Saturday, January 03, 2026
A drone attack killed at least six people in Masisi on Friday, January 2. The AFC/M23 rebels blamed government forces for the attack.
Africa

Kinshasa's drone kills six, injures 41 in Masisi, says AFC/M23

Friday, January 02, 2026
Gahanga Cricket Stadium was formally handed over from Cricket Builds Hope (CBH) to the Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) on Wednesday, December 31. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Cricket

How Gahanga Cricket Stadium inspired a generation

Friday, January 02, 2026
Thousands of Kigali residents turned up to celebrate the New Year 2026 at the Kigali Convention Centre public square. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

Rwandans usher in the New Year with hope, reflection

Thursday, January 01, 2026
Farmers have identified eight seed varieties across six crops as the most climate-resilient and high-yielding. The crops assessed include potatoes, cassava, rice, maize, cabbage and onions. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Farmers pick climate-smart seeds that double yields

Thursday, January 01, 2026
The Bank of Kigali injected over Rwf2.5 billion into the project, showing BK’s strong commitment to developing Rwanda’s real estate and hospitality sectors.
Featured

BK-backed GLADS Apartment Hotel set to boost Kigali's hospitality sector

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Teen mothers listen to a health worker during an HIVAIDS awareness campaign in Rusororo. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Women

How teen girls slip into early motherhood

Thursday, January 01, 2026