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A commuter pays fare using Tap and Go payment service on a bus in Kigali. This is one of the digital payment systems used in Rwanda. There are 29 instant payment systems in Africa of which 26 are domestic. Photo: File.
Technology

350 million Africans yet to access digital payment systems – report

Thursday, October 27, 2022
President Paul Kagame interacts with Mats Granryd, the Director General of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), on Day I of the inaugural Mobile World Congress Africa in Kigali, on Tuesday, October 25. Addressing over 2000 delegates drawn from 99 countries earlier, Kagame said deliberate efforts are needed to forge private-public partnerships to bridge internet usage gaps. Photo: Village Urugwiro.
Technology

Deliberate partnerships needed to bridge internet usage gaps - Kagame

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Members of the Clinical Psychology Students’ Association of Rwanda who are campaining on fighting stigma associated with mental health illness. Photo: Courtesy.
Health

How UR don designed platform to increase uptake of mental health services

Monday, October 24, 2022
Delegates at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum in Kigali on August 24, 2022. The GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) Africa is set to kick off in Kigali on Tuesday, October 25. Photo by Dan Nsengiyumva
Technology

Mobile World Congress Africa to kick off October 25 in Kigali

Monday, October 24, 2022
Delegates follow a presentation at the African Peering and Interconnection Forum in Kigali on August 24, 2022. Rwanda is in preparation to adopt the 5th Generation mobile network to drive its digital economy. Dan Nsengiyumva

Rwanda gears up for 5G network

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Some of the 154 Zimbabwean teachers, who arrived in Rwanda on October 19, during a meeting in Bugesera District on October 20.The teachers are currently undergoing a three-day induction at La Palisse Hotel Nyamata. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Education

PHOTOS: Zimbabwean teachers set to share knowledge with the Rwandans

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Minister for ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire.Rwanda will host the MWC 2022, the first of its kind in Africa, from October 25 to 27 (File)
Technology

Minister Ingabire calls for effective measures to bridge internet usage gap

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Serge Tuyihimbaze receives the 2015 Entrepreneurship Award from Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union. The award is given to people who promoted innovative ICT Solutions with social impact. Photo: Courtesy.
Education

Meet Rwanda’s youngest maths formula developer

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Yves Iradukunda, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT and Innovation speaks to media, on October 17, during a press briefing on the conference organised by the Global Systems of Mobile Associations. Courtesy
Technology

Mobile, internet penetration on agenda ahead of Mobile World Congress

Monday, October 17, 2022
An aerial view of Kigali City. Rwanda is the eleventh country to be remapped through Google’s new feature Street View which doesn’t only show street addresses but also gives images of a place. Photo: File.
Technology

Google Street View comes to Rwanda’s streets

Monday, October 17, 2022
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks at the closing of the fifth edition of Youth Connekt Summit on Saturday, October 15. / Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

Investing in youth is the right thing to do – PM Ngirente

Saturday, October 15, 2022
Ignace Gatare, Principal of College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda speaks at the meeting on October 13. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

University of Rwanda's Centre of Excellence to partner with private sector

Saturday, October 15, 2022