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Delegates during the 2025 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting in Kigali
Rwanda

12 major events to watch in Kigali before 2025 ends

Wednesday, October 08, 2025
Medics conduct a scanning exam in Kigali. Rwanda has been advancing clinical trials to tackle pressing health challenges, including by launching the world’s first Marburg virus disease clinical trial in October 2024. Craish BAHIZI
Health

What Rwanda needs to increase clinical research capacity

Monday, October 06, 2025
Rwanda will host the 2026 Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit, following the conclusion of this year’s gathering in Doha, Qatar. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda to host 2026 global mental health summit

Friday, October 03, 2025
Prof. Toby Peters, Founding Director of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES), addressing participants during the ACES Forum Open Day at the Rubirizi Campus
Featured

How cooling could redefine Africa’s food, health, economic future

Monday, September 29, 2025
Children follow instructions on how to better wash your hands during a campaign on the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Bugesera. Photo courtesy

Youth-driven research and innovation can boost efforts to eliminate NTDs in Africa

Saturday, September 27, 2025
A worker setting a temperature inside a cooling room at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Courtesy
Environment

Inaugural cooling festival to spotlight innovation in Kigali

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
The Minister of Environment, Bernadette Arakwiye addresses delegates during the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies and the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on September 17.
Environment

Scientists push for nationwide air and noise pollution monitoring

Thursday, September 18, 2025
For the first time, Rwanda on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 performed cochlear implant surgeries that restore hearing for people with severe auditory impairment. Courtesy

Cochlear implants in Rwanda: Why a medical breakthrough demands inclusive communication

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Norrsken East Africa hub hosts numerous African startups in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI

Inside look: Some tough love-advice for Rwanda’s startup innovators

Monday, September 15, 2025
Diane Mukasahaha, founder and CEO of the textile company DIKAM Ltd, has been named one of the top 10 finalists for the 2025 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition. 
Business

Rwandan businesswoman among 10 vying for big share of $1.5m

Friday, September 12, 2025
The New Times

The next generation and Rwanda’s biotech sector

Friday, September 12, 2025
Zipline technician, Edison Niyomurinzi, explains to a journalist the process of how drones supply blood to hospitals. Rwanda is keen on securing investments for its proposed drone operations centre to host, among others, drone manufacturing and training. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana
Technology

Inside Rwanda’s bold bet on drones for transport, defence and innovation

Monday, September 08, 2025