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Workers pack fresh avocados for export at NAEB warehouse in Kicukiro. According to the latest Labour Force Survey by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)  published on April 28, findings show that 43.7 percent of the employed population worked in the agriculture sector in the first quarter of 2025. File
Agriculture

Agriculture dominated Rwanda’s job market in quarter one of 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025
A view of Maputo City, the capital of Mozambique.
Economy

Mozambique sets annual growth target at 5.5% in five-year plan

Saturday, April 26, 2025
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Economy

$6.5m project launched to boost youth employment

Friday, April 25, 2025
Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Group Holdings Managing Director and CEO with Lord Jonathan Marland, Chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (right) and Lord Hugo Swire, Deputy Chair of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (left).
Featured

Dr James Mwangi receives Freedom of the City of London award for inclusivity, creating equitable communities

Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlights the shifting nature of work, emphasising the rising demand for skills in technology, engineering, artificial intelligence (AI).

The next superpower isn’t a country, it is Africa’s youth

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Education

Former Namibia First Lady Geingos on leadership, youth empowerment, and her work in Rwanda

Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi (R) and BDF boss Vincent Munyeshyaka (C) while appearing before the parliament on Tuesday, April 1. Courtesy
Agriculture

Lawmakers want BDF’s agribusiness loans extended to non-degree holders

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
People with disabilities during the parliamentary elections of their representatives in 2024. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Activists want 10% of jobs in major projects allocated for people with disabilities

Monday, March 31, 2025
A waiter serves a customer at a hotel in Kigali. The services sector had the majority of the employed population in 2024, according to the Labour Force Survey 2024. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Rwanda's services sector leads in job creation — survey

Sunday, March 30, 2025
University of Rwanda graduates during a graduation ceremony at Huye Campus stadium on October 25, 2024. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

How University of Rwanda plans to attain 63% self-financing

Thursday, March 20, 2025
Officials pose for a photo at the 13th Academia Public-Private Partnership Forum, organized by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA)
Education

Experts urge stronger university-industry synergies to tackle skills mismatch

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Imbuto Foundation on Friday, March 7, launched the second phase of its Imali Agribusiness Challenge, which aims to empower and scale up youth entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector. COURTESY
Agriculture

Imbuto Foundation’s Imali Agribusiness Challenge eyes greater impact

Saturday, March 08, 2025