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Girls with sanitary pads donated by Jeannette Kawera during their initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads in Gisagara. Courtesy

End period stigma: better menstrual hygiene for rural Rwandan schoolgirls

Monday, July 07, 2025
Volunteers help a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Kicukiro Nyanza Genocide Memorial on May 4, 2019. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Mental healthcare progress commendable, but we still have a long way to go

Monday, July 07, 2025
Children at Kigali Public Library during the holiday
Education

From nature to tech: Exciting summer opportunities for Rwanda’s young learners

Monday, July 07, 2025
Dr. Yvan Butera, the Minister of State for Health addresses senators on mental health situation in Rwanda
Health

From one psychiatrist in 1995, Rwanda's mental healthcare comes of age

Sunday, July 06, 2025
L-R: Menghis Bairu, the President and CEO of Bio Usawa, Delese Mimi Darko, the Managing Director of the African Medicines Agency, and Nicaise Ndembi, the Deputy Director General of the Africa Regional Office of the International Vaccine Institute. All three organizations are headquartered in Kigali.

How Kigali is becoming Africa’s biopharma capital

Saturday, July 05, 2025
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Economy

Rwanda’s 2025/26 budget boom: Ten projects to watch

Saturday, July 05, 2025
During the liberation war, the RPF used to emulate the Amilcar Cabral model in which leaders and cadres learnt how to truly fulfil their role in the liberation struggle.

How ideological clarity secured Rwanda’s liberation victory

Friday, July 04, 2025
WHO urges 50% tax hike on tobacco, alcohol, sugary drinks
Health

WHO urges 50% tax hike on tobacco, alcohol, sugary drinks

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda listens as a Uganda People's Defence Forces officer explains the instalation of solar panels in rural homes in Kabazungu Cell, Musanze District, on Thursday, July 3. All photos courtesy of RDF
Security

RDF outreach powers homes, delivers clean water, healthcare to thousands

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Musician Senderi International Hit will stage concerts in different part of the country to celebrate his 20 years in music with his supporters-courtesy
Music

20 years of Senderi Hit: A celebration of personal and country’s achievements

Thursday, July 03, 2025
The World Health Organization (WHO) now warns that chronic loneliness affects one in six people globally and contributes to over 871,000 deaths each year.
Health

Ten science-backed ways to beat loneliness, improve well-being

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
The New Times
Health

Loneliness tied to early death, says WHO

Tuesday, July 01, 2025