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Minister of Education Joseph Nsengimana speaks during the 2nd Rwanda Coding Academy's Hackathon in Kigali on October 9. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda to integrate artificial intelligence in school curriculum

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Officials pose for a photo during the signing ceremony in Kigali on Tuesday, October 8. The fund aimed at improving access to public services, rehabilitating infrastructure, creating employment opportunities.
Infrastructure

Rwanda secures €15m grant from Germany for rural infrastructure

Tuesday, October 08, 2024
In June 2024, MTN Rwandacell Ltd (MTN Rwanda) launched its annual Y’ello Care initiative under the theme “Learn Today, Lead Tomorrow Education for Rural and Remote Communities.”
Featured

PRESS RELEASE: MTN Rwanda unveils modern kitchen at GS Bukure, commits to support 10,000 students through ‘Dusangire Lunch’

Monday, October 07, 2024
Rwanda is set to host the sixth African Tea Convention and Exhibition. The event will take place from October 9 to 11 at the Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV). Courtesy
Featured

Rwanda to host 6th Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition

Monday, October 07, 2024
A view of Nasho solar powered irrigation project in Eastern Province. Rwanda is set to increase the area irrigated by solar power from the current 646 hectares to 1,146 hectares by 2029 under NST2.
Agriculture

Solar-powered irrigation in Rwanda to cover over 1,140ha by 2029

Monday, October 07, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
FAO has been working with various actors and partners to make Rwanda’s goal of eliminating rabies by 20230 a reality.

Fighting rabies with education and early treatment

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
A damaged bus involved in an accident in August. Careless driving and wrong manoeuvring were identified as leading contributors to traffic accidents in Rwanda. File
Rwanda

Careless driving responsible for 50% of Rwanda's traffic accidents

Tuesday, October 01, 2024
A community health worker interacts with a pregnant woman with her husband at Mubuga Hospital in Karongi District on December 9, 2022. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

How Rwanda’s family planning methods transformed maternal, child health

Tuesday, October 01, 2024
A view of Rugezi wetland in in Burera, one of the restored marshlands in in Rwanda. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Rwanda to restore 1,000 wetlands as report highlights water crisis in Africa

Monday, September 30, 2024
Officials and beneficiaries pose for a photo during the launch of Kataza Programme on World Tourism Day on September 27.
Featured

FEATURED: I&M Bank, partners launch Rwf130m finance facility for youth, women in tourism

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Thousands of youth attend Our Past event, the annual commemoration event to pay tribute to youths that were killed during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Addressing inter-generational trauma among Rwandan youth, 30 years after Genocide

Thursday, September 26, 2024