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Catalyst Fund Climate Adaptation and Resilience Program for African Startups.
Education

Advance your career: Top six fellowships, funding programmes open for applications

Saturday, April 05, 2025
An armored vehicle operated by the members of the South African battalion, transports Alan Doss, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and his delegation, through a village street to their Helicopter Operating Base after visiting a camp of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pinga. 21/Feb/2009. UN Photo/Marie Frechon. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/

The bad and the ugly of the UN in the Great Lakes region

Friday, April 04, 2025
President Paul Kagame addresses delegates at the opening of the Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali on Thursday, April 3. All photos by DAN GATSINZI.
Editorial

Africa must act boldly and wisely in the AI revolution

Friday, April 04, 2025
President Paul Kagame met with Doreen Bogdan-Martin, the Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in Kigali on Thursday, April 3. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Technology

Kagame meets with ITU boss, UN envoy on digital technologies

Thursday, April 03, 2025
Delegates from Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Sweden – representing sectors such as education, healthcare, and real estate – gathered in Kigali for the inaugural Rwanda-Nordic Business Forum 2025. Courtesy
Business

Nordic businesses see Rwanda as ideal place for expansion

Thursday, April 03, 2025
Kevin Sebineza, Director General of National Research at MINECOFIN, and Fatmata Lovetta Sesay, UNDP Resident Representative in Rwanda, alongside other officials, during the kick off meeting for the 4th National Human Development Report (NHDR) 2025 process. COURTESY PHOTOS
Featured

FEATURED: Rwanda, UNDP kick off review process for Rwanda’s 4th National Human Development Report

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Akagera Medicines said it has completed early-stages of its preclinical trials of AKG-100, a new antibiotic drug in the oxazolidinone class, designed to treat pulmonary TB.
Health

Akagera Medicines’ TB drug shows ‘promising’ results in preclinical trials

Tuesday, April 01, 2025
George Asamani, Managing Director, PMI Sub-Saharan Africa. Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: PMI Global Summit Series Africa 2025 returns to Rwanda

Monday, March 31, 2025
AYuTe Africa Challenge Rwanda 2025: Top five finalists and Bootcamp judges. From left to right Muyombano Happy Axel, Niyidukunda Mugeni Euphrosine, Alimas Hakizimana, Muhiza Frank, Tresor Gashonga, Sabina Marie Rose, Malik Shaffy, and Dr. Damien Shumbusho.
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FEATURED: Five agripreneurs advance to AYuTe Rwanda 2025 finals, eyeing Rwf50m prize

Friday, March 28, 2025
From L-R: Equity Group Chairman, Prof. Isaac Macharia, Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi, and Equity Group Foundation Director Operations, Dr. Joanne Korir during the Full Year 2024 Investor Briefing event.
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PRESS RELEASE: Equity Group reports Kshs 60.7 billion profits before tax, driven by strategic diversified growth

Friday, March 28, 2025
The first consortium of medical schools in Africa was launched on Tuesday, March 25. Dan Gatsinzi
Education

Africa’s first consortium of medical schools launched in Kigali

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Ronald Niwenshuti, RRA’s Commissioner General speaks during a past meeting. Courtesy
Economy

Digital services tax: How Rwanda plans to collect it

Thursday, March 27, 2025