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Agriculture

Milk production to rise by 135% by 2029; how it will be achieved

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Rwanda’s Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Engineering and e-Health Project Phase II in Bumbogo Sector in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Education

Rwanda receives Rwf43bn from AfDB to fund skills development, innovation

Friday, January 30, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the ceremony at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The journey of impact toward equity in healthcare

Friday, January 30, 2026
Some youths attend a campaign to fight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Bugesera District. By November 2025, more than 500 youths had joined the programme. Courtesy.
Health

Youth step up fight against neglected tropical diseases

Thursday, January 29, 2026
A 2023 pilot study by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) shows that among young people aged 13–24, 4.4 percent reported cannabis use in the past 30 days, 2 percent used cigarettes, and while 0.2 used opiates. Courtesy

What we miss when we criminalize pain: Rethinking drug policy through a public health lens

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Graduates during the ceremony on Friday, January 23.
Featured

UR welcomes 422 new Mastercard Foundation scholars, celebrates first cohort of graduates

Monday, January 26, 2026
Visitors during a guided tour of Kigali Silk Factory. File
Agriculture

Concerns grow over underused Kigali Silk Factory

Sunday, January 25, 2026
The government plans to introduce lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in the last quarter of the year.
Health

Rwandans react to planned six-month HIV prevention injection

Friday, January 23, 2026
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (centre) speaks during Rwanda's fourth UPR review, as the country's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva, Amb. Urujeni Bakuramutsa, (left) and Rwanda Governance Board CEO Doris Uwicyeza Picard look on. Courtesy
Rwanda

What next after Rwanda's fourth UPR review?

Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Basketball for Girls in Schools Programme (2026–2030) has officially entered its implementation phase following a successful three-day coaching clinic held in Kigali.
Basketball

Coaches undergo clinics as girls hoops program in schools takes shape

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Janvier Igabe and Josiane Tuyishimire pose for a photo. Igabe, who is HIV-negative, and Tuyishimire, who is positive, are married, raising two daughters.
People

How a Kigali couple is thriving despite different HIV statuses

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Workers on duty at Asanti garment factory in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI

Idleness, entitlement, and the cost of waiting

Wednesday, January 21, 2026