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Delegates from the East Africa Standby Force (EASF) member states who are convening in Kigali for a four-day session on Monday, March 25. Courtesy
Africa

Eastern Africa Standby Force member states convene in Rwanda for disaster response harmonisation

Monday, March 25, 2024
EALA Speaker Joseph Ntakirutimana (R), receives the petition on public services in the East African Community partner states, from Allana Kembabazi, programme manager at Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (L), in Nairobi, Kenya, as EALA MP Gerald Blacks Siranda Gerald looks on, on March 12, 2024. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Health

Regional parliament petitioned over inadequate healthcare in EAC

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda is stepping up its preparedness to respond to epidemics through approaches including testing waste water from passenger airlines for early disease detection purposes. File photo.
Health

Inside Rwanda’s approach to epidemic preparedness

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on December 20, 2021. REUTERS
Health

The world is not yet prepared for next pandemic, WHO boss warns

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
A health worker during the Covid 19 vaccination exercise in 2022. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Is Africa prepared for the next pandemic?

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Panelists during the meeting where Akagera Medicines and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations launched a new $1.46 million partnership to enhance vaccine delivery and accessibility in Africa. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Akagera Medicines secures $1.5m to improve access to vaccines

Wednesday, December 20, 2023
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, 2022. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Health

BioNTech Rwanda vaccine manufacturing plant to be launched next month

Thursday, November 30, 2023
Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana delivers his remarks during the 9th East African Health and Scientific Conference (EAHSC) in Kigali on September 27.Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Health

EAC needs new tech to tackle emerging diseases – Health Minister

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Journalists during a press briefing on the 9th East African Health and Scientific Conference (EAHSC) that will start in Kigali on Wednesday, September 27. Courtesy
Health

Calls grow for research funding to address health challenges in EAC

Wednesday, September 27, 2023
President Kagame speaks at a high-level roundtable dubbed “Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture” at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the 78th UNGA session. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Economy

Kagame: Now is the time to make international financial system fit for purpose

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Some mountain gorillas from Susa group in Volcanoes National Park. Rwanda has been named 6th in Africa for wildlife conservation, attaining a score of 56.7 percent. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Tourism

Rwanda ranks 6th in wildlife conservation in Africa

Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados. The Bridgetown Initiative, launched in Barbados last summer, calls on to maximize efforts to prevent and respond to climatic events and pandemics.

What it will take to transform development finance

Friday, June 23, 2023