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Electric buses that transport commuters in Kigali City. Courtesy
Energy

What Rwanda needs to electrify 20% of its bus fleet by 2030

Friday, October 03, 2025
Riders in a breakaway around Kigali Golf Course during the 2025 UCI Road World Championships. Olivier Mugwiza
Environment

Air pollution levels in Kigali dropped 45% during UCI week - REMA

Wednesday, October 01, 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
The Ministry of ICT and Innovation, through the Rwanda Information Society Authority, aims to redefine data exchange and usage among institutions.
Technology

Govt moves ahead with data sharing platform to go live in 2026

Saturday, September 27, 2025
Martha Ntakirutimana, Team Rwanda rider during a warm-up before starting the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali. On September 22, she proudly represented Rwanda in the Women’s U23 Individual Time Trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali. RBA
Cycling

Pedalling past barriers: The rise of women cycling in Rwanda

Friday, September 26, 2025
The launch of Umurabyo, an affordable electric taxi was completed through collaboration between NCBA, Kabisa, and Sonarwa General and Sonarwa Life.
Featured

Powering Rwanda’s Electric Taxi Revolution; NCBA, Kabisa launch ‘Umurabyo’

Friday, September 12, 2025
A view of the newly painted yellow box junctions at Gishushu in Kigali. Courtesy
Security

Why yellow box junctions are changing traffic flow in Kigali

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Traffic Police officers check the authenticity of the drivers' documents at Gishushu road junction. Craish Bahizi
Law

Why Rwanda is revising a 38-year-old road traffic law

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
An artist's impression of Rubavu Urban use master plan. Rubavu District has unveiled an ambitious land use master plan that will guide its development agenda through 2050. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Rubavu city to get new transport hub, coastal park under 2050 plan

Tuesday, September 09, 2025
A Zipline drone delivers blood at Kabgayi Hospital. Courtesy
Editorial

The growing role of drones in Rwanda’s development

Tuesday, September 09, 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
The self-flying electric air taxi takes to the sky during its launch at the Aviation Africa Summit, in Kigali, on September 4, 2025. (Craish Bahizi)
Tourism

Five things to know about ‘pilotless air taxis’ debuting in Rwanda

Saturday, September 06, 2025