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Health

Inside Masaka’s evolution into Kigali’s emerging medical hub

Friday, November 28, 2025
Street children in Nyabugogo, a suburb of Kigali. Rwanda is expanding support for vulnerable children by providing shelter, education, and counselling services to help them return to a safe family. File photo
Rwanda

How vulnerable children are reintegrated into families

Thursday, November 27, 2025
A client receives a service from a provider in Kigali on October 10. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Public discomfort with praise

Thursday, November 27, 2025
Glass water bottles in a filling production line at Inyange Industries, Kigali.
Business

Rwanda home to 73m tonnes of silica sand, enough for large-scale glass production: study

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
More than 470,000 people live in areas that interact with the park, benefitting through employment, small businesses, and daily coexistence with wildlife.
Tourism

How Akagera Park’s Rwf1.2bn community fund will be spent

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
The discussion brought together party officials, community members, Members of Parliament, and local leaders under the theme “Patriotism as the foundation of sustainable development.”
Politics

RPF cadres call for renewed patriotism, grassroots participation

Monday, November 24, 2025
Residents gather every Tuesday to discuss challenges, propose solutions, and monitor progress on public programs. Courtesy

Decentralization deepens citizen voice through community assemblies

Monday, November 24, 2025
A view of Mpazi rehousing model in Gitega Sector, Nyarugenge District, Kigali, as of May 16, 2025. The government plans to roll out similar projects in other parts of the country in line with improving urban housing (courtesy)
Housing

Lawmakers begin countrywide evaluation of urbanization, housing initiatives

Saturday, November 22, 2025
Filip Reyntjens.

Filip Reyntjens and his colonial hangover

Saturday, November 22, 2025
Christine Nkulikiyinka, the Minister of Public Service and Labour (C), congratulated the awardees at Mövenpick Kigali on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Photos by Kellya Keza.
Featured

Global business services sector grows by 39.7%, over 4,000 jobs created

Friday, November 21, 2025
Lamunu’s fieldwork in Rwanda connected global health education with community realities, including hands-on training for professionals serving older adults. COURTESY.
Women

Shaping tomorrow’s social workers: Lessons from Rwanda’s ageing care model

Friday, November 21, 2025
Government Spokesperson Yolande Makolo has praised Qatar as a reliable and strategic partner for Rwanda. Speaking in an interview with Qatari media, she reflected on the two-day official visit of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, from November 20–21 in Kigali.
Politics

Qatar is a trusted partner, says Makolo

Friday, November 21, 2025