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President Paul Kagame meets with Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission after the signing ceremony at Village Urugwiro on Monday, December 18. PHOTOS BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO

Rwanda, EU ink health, minerals deals

Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The plan is for BioNTech to have around 100 employees by the time operations commence in Rwanda. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

VIDEO: Inside BioNTech’s first vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa

Tuesday, December 19, 2023
President Paul Kagame with several Heads of State and Government and other senior delegates offically launch BioNTech’s first vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa on Monday,December 18 . Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Health

Rwanda unveils BioNTech’s first vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa

Monday, December 18, 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vincent Biruta and Annalena Baerbock, Germany Minister of Foreign Affairs address journalists on Monday, December 18. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda, Germany cement bilateral ties in trade, pharmaceuticals

Monday, December 18, 2023
President Paul Kagame meets his Ghanaian counterpart Nana Akufo-Addo at Village Urugwiro in Kigali on December 18. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Health

Kagame, Ghana’s Akufo-Addo talk vaccine production

Monday, December 18, 2023
Senegal's President Macky Sall arrives at Kigali International Airport ahead of the inauguration of BioNTech Africa, a cutting-edge manufacturing facility for mRNA-based vaccines on Monday, December 18. PHOTO BY RBA
Health

Senegal President in Rwanda for BioNTech plant launch

Sunday, December 17, 2023
The Lower Chamber of Parliament on December 4 passed a bill governing bio-safety, which aims to address the potential risks associated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). COURTESY
Rwanda

Parliament passes bill governing GMOs

Monday, December 04, 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
The Manager of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Project, Vitumbiko Chinoko, speaks during an interview on agricultural biotechnology in Nairobi, on November 3. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Africa

Expert gives insights on GMO potential, adoption in Africa

Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Farmers spraying pesticides in a maize plantation in Musanze. FILE
Agriculture

Drought, pest-tolerant biotech maize gaining foothold in Africa

Wednesday, November 01, 2023
Workers sort potato plantation grown in a green house in Musanze. Experts are meeting in Kenya in a conference that seeks to leverage technologies capable of advancing agro-industry for food security. SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Agriculture

Experts meet over harnessing agri-tech for food security

Monday, October 30, 2023
Farmers work in their Irish potato plantation in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Scientists seek response to disease that erodes 80% of Irish potatoes

Thursday, October 26, 2023