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Some of the 164 field agents, formerly community-based volunteers, certified and upgraded to ‘private service providers’. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

Gikuriro Kuri Bose: Boosting savings and lending culture through innovative model

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Workers load imported food commodities for upcountry trading in the Central Business District (CBD) of Kigali. Rwandans have experienced consistent price increases in the market since 2022, with consumer prices peaking at 21.7% in November 2022. However, there has been a decline in 2023, with prices standing at 12.3% in August, although still relatively high. Photo: File
Economy

Economic growth but a different story for your pocket? Here is why

Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Senior Presidential Advisor Gen James Kabarebe speaking on a penal during an RPF meeting on national unity last month. Curtsey

Abakono Saga – Who should be doing the RPF ideological heavy lifting?

Thursday, August 24, 2023
Patients wait for medical services in Burera District. The number of vulnerable households eligible for support by the government was slashed by 74.4 per cent from 450,000 to 115,000 in fiscal year. File
Health

Vulnerable households eligible for Mutuelle de Santé support drop by 74%

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Activists pose for a photo after the interview on the issues impeding menstrual health. PHOTOS BY CHRISTIANNE MURENGERANTWARI
Health

Activists point out issues impeding menstrual health

Saturday, July 22, 2023
An artistic impression of the Rwf30bn five-star hotel. All photos: Courtesy.
Housing

Districts partner to build Rwf30bn hotel, golf course

Thursday, July 20, 2023
Panelists at a side event called “Menstrual Health and Hygiene Bloody Critical for Gender Equality.” at the Kigali Convention Centre on July 18. Courtesy

Breaking the silence: Menstrual health and hygiene as a catalyst for gender equality

Thursday, July 20, 2023
Over 6,000 delegates from all over the world are in Kigali to attend the very first Women Deliver conference on the African continent. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The ‘space’ conversation: a lesson for men from Women Deliver 2023

Wednesday, July 19, 2023
L-R: Karen Austrian, the Director of GIRL Center; Caroline Kabiru, Head of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health, African Population and Health Research Center; Maliha Khan, President and CEO of Women Deliver; Yosimbom Jania Ney, Adolescent Activist from Cameroon; and Hana Brixi, Global Director for Gender Equality, at The World Bank Group during a plenary panel at Girls Deliver: Pre-Conference on Adolescent Girls. COURTESY

Empowering teen girls key to gender equality - Women Deliver boss

Monday, July 17, 2023
Divine Ingabire, the founder and executive director of I Matter receives the award at the 20 for 20 Solidarity Award in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, July 11. Courtesy
Women

Ingabire scoops continental award for fighting period poverty

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Before and after surgery, some fistula repair surgery patients are taken through daily exercises. (Penny Bradfield)
People

Fistula repair: Giving women back their dignity, one stitch at a time

Monday, June 26, 2023
Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados. The Bridgetown Initiative, launched in Barbados last summer, calls on to maximize efforts to prevent and respond to climatic events and pandemics.

What it will take to transform development finance

Friday, June 23, 2023