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Residents of Kabingo village in Musebeya cell gather for a meeting
Rwanda

How Spark Microgrants' poverty alleviation approach is transforming Rwandans' lives

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
The Energy Private Developers Association (EPD) has launched an energy female inclusion subsector, on Friday, February 9. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

FEATURED: EPD committed to catalyzing positive change and promoting gender inclusivity in Rwanda’s energy sector

Monday, February 12, 2024
The New Times
Agriculture

Regional lawmakers assess GMO legislation in EAC partner states

Thursday, February 08, 2024
Delegates pose for a group photo at the second Global Impact Summit organised by YPO, a global community of chief executives in Kigali on Saturday, 3 February. Courtesy
Business

YPO Global Impact summit closes with universal pledge for a better world

Thursday, February 08, 2024
This photo taken on Jan. 31, 2024 shows the headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Africa CDC has gained acclaim for its contribution to bettering public healthcare in Africa as it marked its seventh anniversary. (Photo by Michael Tewelde/Xinhua)
Health

Seven years on, Africa CDC wins acclaim for safeguarding people's health

Friday, February 02, 2024
Workers inside a briquettes factory in Mageragere Sector, Nyarugenge District. On January 11, the Lower Chamber of Parliament approved a law ratifying a $300 million (about Rwf380 billion) financing agreement meant to fund a sustainable and eco-friendly energy project in Rwanda. Photo: Willy Mucyo
Featured

Off-grid energy access at 21% of Rwandan households

Friday, January 26, 2024
Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Rwanda’s Minister of Environment (left), speaks about ending plastic pollution at a side event at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 18.
Environment

WEF: Rwanda urges world leaders to turn plastic tap off, end pollution

Friday, January 19, 2024
Residents wade through a flooded residential area in Rubavu on May 3, 2023. The year 2023 witnessed extreme heat wave recorded in history. GERMAIN NSANZIMANA
Economy

Top five global threats to beware of beyond 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Workers packing biscuits inside a factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) in May 2021. Rwanda’s economy is projected to grow by 7 per cent in 2024, up from 6.3 per cent in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

2024: Rwanda to lead economic growth in East Africa – UN report

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana signs for a new initiative for mobilizing €300 million for climate resilience in Rwanda, at the Paris Summit for a New Global Financing Pact on Thursday June 22. Courtesy
Environment

2023: Inside Rwanda’s climate finance deals

Thursday, December 28, 2023
A view of the newly launched BioNTech's first Africa site in Rwanda on Monday, December 18. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Health

What hosting new BioNTech manufacturing plant means

Friday, December 22, 2023
Grace Ineza Umuhoza, a Rwandan eco-feminist and child advocate, has called for increased climate finance to the newly adopted disaster fund known as the “Loss and Damage Fund”. COURTESY
Environment

COP28: Youth call for urgent action on climate finance

Monday, December 11, 2023