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Workers reeling silk filaments at the Rwanda Silk Processing Factory.
Agriculture

Rwanda, UK firm in talks to revitalise local sericulture sector

Friday, December 27, 2024
Yves Iradukunda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, and Jin Jinqing, the Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Rwanda LTD sign the agreement on Friday, December 20. Craish Bahizi
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Huawei Technologies, ICT ministry ink deal to enhance technology

Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Africa’s challenges are as vast as its opportunities. The continent is home to 1.4 billion people, a majority of whom are under the age of 25.

The season for reflection: Giving Africa a fair chance

Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Officials during a guided tour of the Hydroponic system in Ngoma District.
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FEATURED: How UNDP is advancing clean energy, smart agriculture in Rwanda

Monday, December 23, 2024
A pharmacist looks for drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali. Rwanda Biomedical Centre has raised alarm over the misuse of drugs.
Health

RBC warns against drug misuse amid rising antimicrobial resistance

Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Since July 2024, Ministry of Agriculture has replaced government veterinarians with private companies, to create an improved and decentralised system. File
Rwanda

What has changed five months after private vets took over livestock services

Thursday, December 19, 2024
Participants pose for a group photo during launch of the first food systems and climate-resilient-centric Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation on December 6. Courtesy
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PSTA5: GAIN Chief lauds govt, pledges more support

Thursday, December 19, 2024
A view of Nasho solar powered irrigation project in Eastern Province. Rwanda is set to increase the area irrigated by solar power from the current 646 hectares to 1,146 hectares by 2029 under NST2. File

A partnership to grow Rwanda’s green economy

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
A farm facilitator helps Jeannette Gahongayire tend to her jackfruit trees in Murama, Kayonza District.
Agriculture

Kayonza: How irrigated fruit farming transformed livelihoods in a drought prone region

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
A medic takes care of a patient at King Faisal Hospital. Scientists are increasingly alarmed by the growing threat of zoonotic diseases—infections that jump from animals to humans. File
Health

Covid, Mpox, bird flu, MVD: Why viruses jump from animals to humans

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Many students have welcomed the decision as the University of Rwanda reinstated its four-year undergraduate degree programmes.  Craish Bahizi
Education

Students split over return to four-year degree programmes

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Workers carry sacks of fertilizer at Rwanda Fertilizer Company firm in Bugesera Economic Zone. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda’s economy grew by 8.1% in third quarter 2024

Tuesday, December 17, 2024