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A view of City of Kigali's Business District. Rwanda's economy bounced back in 2021 after being wreaked by Covid-19 pandemic with a rebound to 10.9 % economic growth from a contraction of 3.4% in 2020. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

2022: A year of spiralling inflation and efforts to tame it

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
L-R: Brave Japhet Ndamukunda, Eloi Muhoranimana, Fred Mfuranzima, and Sandra Nadege.
Rwanda

2022: What were your tops and flops?

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
A view of Muhazi pond, one of the artificial ponds that were created at the revamped Nyandungu Wetland Eco-Tourism Park in Kigali. File
Environment

2022: A look at 15 major climate finance flows in Rwanda

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire speaks at the Mobile World Congress Africa in Kigali on October 25. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology

10 things that shaped Rwanda’s ICT sector in 2022

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Amb. Valentine Rugwabiza poses with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as she concluded her tour of duty as Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, February 23. Amb. Rugwabiza is the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. Photos: Courtesy.
Women

Women’s power, working rights skyrocketed in 2022

Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Paula Ingabire, the Minister for ICT and Innovation, lifts a prototype of RwaSat-1, the country’s first cube-satellite. File
Aviation

2022: When Rwanda prepared ground for its space ambitions

Monday, December 26, 2022
A view of Kigali City's Business District in Nyarugenge. Rwanda was ranked by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) as the leading low-income country in Sub-Saharan Africa with the fastest broadband speed. File
Technology

Rwanda tops Africa in internet speed

Thursday, December 22, 2022
Ecole Bugumiro Foundation received 1382 children’s books_ including 1000 copies of the books adapted from Ubongo’s edutainment shows. Courtesy
Featured

Ubongo gifts books to Nkombo Island children

Thursday, December 22, 2022
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Featured

Ubongo partners with Kigali Public Library to offer children holiday treat

Thursday, December 22, 2022
President Paul Kagame leads the ceremony to break ground to kick-start the construction of the BioNTech vaccine manufacturing plant in Rwanda on June 23. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Health

BioNTainer facilities for vaccine production to arrive in Rwanda in 2023

Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Ignace Turatsinze pitching PayingTone solution during the finals of HangaPitch Fest on December 10 at BK Arena.
Technology

Local fintech creator on app to secure credit for basic needs

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Cyril Ramaphosa.
Africa

South Africa’s Ramaphosa re-elected ANC president

Monday, December 19, 2022