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Students from Kigali Christian School hold posters advocating for safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists during a walk organized by HPR
Featured

FEATURED: How Healthy People Rwanda is addressing road safety problems

Friday, May 23, 2025
Christopher Trott , the former UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan during a tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Why Rwanda kicked out quack surgeons from Belgium

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Officials during the launch of the platform embodies the principles of “Zero Paper, Zero Trip” an end-to-end digital service that eliminates the need for physical documents and office visits on May 22. Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

FEATURED: “Zero paper, Zero trip”: New ‘Ishema’ platform revolutionises payroll, social security filing

Thursday, May 22, 2025
NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi speaks during the BAL Innovation Summit in Kigali on Wednesday, May 21-Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Basketball

BAL 2025: Africa’s creative industry to hit $200bn by 2030

Thursday, May 22, 2025
L-R: Menelas Nkeshimana, Head of the Health Workforce Department in the Ministry of Health, Dr Olugbemiga Adelakin, UNFPA Country Representative, Claudette Nirere, the Minister of State for Education, Amb. Mridu Pawan Das, High Commission of India to Rwanda, pose for a photo at the launch in Kigali, on Tuesday, May 20. Courtesy
Featured

Midwifery at forefront of new initiative to combat maternal mortality

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, the wife of former President Juvenal Habyarimana.
Crime

What’s next after French judge closes investigation into Agathe Habyarimana?

Thursday, May 22, 2025
La Place de l 'Independence in Bukavu in South Kivu province eastern DR Congo. A city that was liberated by M23 rebels in February. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The tale of the short-lived ‘Central Kivu’ province

Thursday, May 22, 2025
The French judiciary has reopened the case of Callixte Mbarushimana, a former UN employee accused of involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Crime

Genocide: France reopens Callixte Mbarushimana case

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Rose Mukantabana, a lawyer speaks at the meeting as Xaverine Uwimana, the coordinator of Réseau des Femmes , looks on during a consultative meeting on Tuesday, May 20. Photos by Kellya Keza
Health

NGOs demand safeguards for surrogate mothers in new health bill  

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Speaker Gertrude Kazarwa, addresses delegates at the conference. She emphasized the importance of political will in achieving sustainable gender equality.
Law

Commonwealth lawmakers turn to AI to bridge gender gap

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
A session where members of the senate committee on economic development and finance engaged with financial sector stakeholders to examine issues on May 19. Courtesy
Economy

Senators concerned by wider economic risks of non-performing loans

Monday, May 19, 2025
Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy Director of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department at the ITU Standardization Bureau during an interview. Courtesy
Technology

Is there risk AI policies might become symbolic in Africa?

Monday, May 19, 2025