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Participants during a panel discussion. The event featured engaging discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.
Education

Sweden’s Mälardalen University hosts first International Week with special focus on Rwanda

Friday, May 17, 2024
Spiro’s electric bikes are a favorite among local ‘boda boda’ drivers for their reliability and cost-effectiveness. Courtesy
Featured

Spiro energises Rwanda’s green mobility at Africa CEO conference

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Charles Sikubwabo and Charles Ryandikayo were the remaining fugitives on the list of UN's 93 most-wanted perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Sikubwabo and Ryandikayo were confirmed dead on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 by the International Residual Mechanism Criminal Tribunals.
Crime

Last ICTR Genocide fugitives confirmed dead

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Lesedi Modo-Mmopelwa, assistant FAO representative, speaks at a commemoration of the International Day of Plant Health in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

FAO concerned about increasing use of pesticides

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
A delegation from the United Nations, led by Michael Mulinge Kitivi, the Director of the Uniformed Capability Support Division, visited the Rwanda Air Force Headquarters, on Monday, May 13, and was received by Brig Gen Geoffrey Gasana, the Deputy Air Force Chief of Staff.
Aviation

UN team, Rwanda Air Force discuss aviation safety

Monday, May 13, 2024
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Health

The toll of fistula: American doctors working to stem the tide in Rwanda

Monday, May 13, 2024
UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis (L) strikes his gavel to signal the adoption of a resolution during the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, on May 10, 2024. The UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday adopted a resolution supporting the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending that the Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably." (Manuel Elias/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
International

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for UN membership

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Meng Wang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
International

Young Chinese scientists urge global solidarity to advance sustainability agenda

Friday, May 10, 2024
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire and State Minister Sandrine Umutoni tour a mini exhibition during the launch of Aguka initiative in 2023. Courtesy
Economy

Innovation: Over 6,000 Rwandan young entrepreneurs to secure funding

Friday, May 10, 2024
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Africa

African Union launches strategy to combat desertification

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Bruce Melodie during his performance at BK Arena in Kigali on on November 6, 2021. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Music

Can Rwanda turn the tide on music royalties?

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
President Paul Kagame addresses over 7,000 young people from across the country at the 10-year celebration of Youth Volunteers at BK Arena, in Kigali on May 7. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Economy

Development work is not done in isolation, Kagame tells youth volunteers

Tuesday, May 07, 2024