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Farmers work in a sweet potato plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Use of human waste as fertilizer: What are the risks?

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Professor Faustin Ntirenganya, President of the Rwanda Surgical Society Speaking at the Pan-African Surgical Conference in Kigali on Monday, February 24. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Inside Rwanda’s efforts to increase number of surgeons

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers his remarks at the opening of the inaugural Pan-African Surgical Conference in Kigali on Monday February 24. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Health

Access to surgical care should not be luxury, says Ngirente 

Monday, February 24, 2025
Medics during an operation at King Faisal Hospital. Courtesy

Bringing safe surgical care closer to home, in Africa and beyond

Monday, February 24, 2025
Medics during a neurosurgical operation at Kacyiru District Hospital on January 21, 2020. File
Health

Rwanda turns to digital clinics to address healthcare worker shortage

Monday, February 24, 2025
Stress has been linked to an increase in gastric acid production, which can exacerbate conditions such as peptic ulcers.

Does stress really cause stomach ulcers?

Sunday, February 23, 2025
(L-R) Candidates include Amadou Hott from Senegal,  Bajabulile Swazi Tshabalala from South Africa,Sidi Ould Tah from Mauritania, Samuel Munzele Maimbo from Zambia and  Abbas Mahamat Tolli from Chad. COURTESY
International

Five candidates in race for AfDB Presidency

Sunday, February 23, 2025
Juno Kizigenza, Nel Ngabo, Angel Umutoni, John Legend and Clement Ishimwe attend Global Citizen's Move Afrika: Kigali at BK Arena on February 21, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
Music

Move Afrika expands impact in Kigali with local talent, training initiatives

Saturday, February 22, 2025
The New Times
Rwanda

How will Rwanda’s new National Biosafety Committee work?

Friday, February 21, 2025
Officials during a tour as Institut d’Enseignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri, INES-Ruhengeri, launched a new Health Science programme on Monday. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: INES-Ruhengeri unveils new Health Science programme to bolster healthcare workforce

Friday, February 21, 2025
Participants during Tunyweless campaign in Rwanda.

Underage and overindulgent: How teenage drinking stunts progress, endangers health

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Members of the Dukomeze Ubuzima potato cooperative in Musanze planting crops. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana.
Agriculture

Unsustainable farming practices threaten soil health in Virunga mountains

Thursday, February 20, 2025