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Participants, including members of the Rwanda Union of Little People (RULP), officials, and supporters, gather during Rwanda’s first-ever celebration of International Dwarfism Awareness Day.
Rwanda

Rwandans with dwarfism call for more inclusion

Thursday, October 30, 2025
Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Consolee Uwimana and Emilie Fernandes, Country Director of Plan International Rwanda launch the new Country Strategy for 2026–2030. Kellya Keza
Featured

A look at Plan International Rwanda’s 2026–30 country strategy

Saturday, October 25, 2025
Delegates follow a panel discussion as University of Rwanda (UR) hosted the 2025 International Association of Universities (IAU) conference on Wednesday, October 22. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

UR hosts global varsity conference on building trust in higher education

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Victor Zinda was born without any disability as the firstborn in a family of ten children
Health

Man disabled by polio joins campaign against disease in Kigali

Sunday, October 19, 2025
Providence Umurungi, Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR), presenting the 20242025 annual activity report, on Wednesday, October 15. Courtesy
Rwanda

Nine key takeaways from new human rights commission report

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Rwanda NCD Alliance Executive Director, Alphonse Mbarushimana, riding an exercise bicycle for demonstration in line with be healthy be mobile theme at the Africa Health Tech Summit in Kigali, on October 13, 2025 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Health

Can digital health turn the tide on Africa’s silent killers?

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Elodie Shami, the Director General of Imbuto Foundation interacts with Brave Ngabo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Arts at the event. She praised the measurable contribution of the startups
Technology

'We now have tangible, promising solutions': winners of iAccelerator funding

Sunday, October 12, 2025
 Yusuf Murangwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, and Heike Uta Dettmann, the German Ambassador to Rwanda exchange documents during the signing ceremony in Kigali on Monday, October 6. Courtesy
Finance

Rwanda, Germany sign Rwf30bn agreement to boost inclusive social protection

Monday, October 06, 2025
Pelagie Muhorakeye, President of RNADW, using sign language to communicate during the event. Courtesy.
Education

Deaf community calls for official recognition of sign language

Saturday, October 04, 2025
Participants pose for a group at the workshop to present the results of the survey
Featured

FEATURED: Tanga Community champions inclusive access to sexual, reproductive health services

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
People assisting people with disabilities as they board a public bus in Kigali. Craish Bahizi
Health

Disability groups push for delayed prosthesis insurance coverage

Monday, September 22, 2025
According to the new bill, funds to compensate victims of non-insured accidents in Rwanda will now be drawn from 10 per cent of insurance premiums.
Law

Parliament passes compensation bill: This is what it says about calculation of damages, payments

Friday, September 19, 2025