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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
International jurors during a cupping session at NAEB’s coffee sensory laboratory, in July 2024 (courtesy photo).
Economy
Rwanda coffee sets new record, fetches Rwf100,000 per kilo at online auction
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Africa
RwandAir cancels flights to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport amid strike
Minister Agriculture Ildephonse Musafiri visits a maize plantation during World Food Day. The Government has allocated Rwf54.2 billion for subsidies on mineral fertilisers, and seeds in  Kayonza in 2023. File
Agriculture
Govt earmarks over Rwf54bn for fertilisers, seeds
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente presided over the launch of Rwanda Legacy Program” at the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum 2024)  on September 6
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Rwanda woos investors to inject $1.7bn into major agriculture opportunities at concluded Africa Food Systems Forum
Processed gold minerals at Gasabo Gold Refinery in Kigali. The Rwandan government has set a target of about $2.2 billion in annual mineral exports by 2029. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy
Rwanda eyes $2bn in annual mineral export earnings by 2029
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente presents the government’s Second National Strategy for Transformation (NST2) to a joint session of Parliament on Monday, September 9. Courtesy
Politics
Ngirente unveils govt strategy to create over 1m jobs by 2029
Farmers sort their rice produce in Bugarama Rusizi District. File
Agriculture
Four key issues Kampala Declaration should consider for agri-food systems
R-L; Four chefs who contributed to the book, Ramadhan Sindayigaya, Angelique Iraguha, Phiona Ninsiima, and Eric Kanyemera, pose for a photo at its launch in Kigali, on September 4, 2024 (All photos by Emmanuel
Rwanda
Meet the four chefs behind the first Rwandan cuisine book
Hawa Niyigena, Chief Executive Officer of WIZ-UP Ltd, showcases some of hercompany's products at Africa Food Sysytems Forum in Kigali, on September 5, 2024 (Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Agriculture
Rwanda to benefit from new agri SMEs de-risking fund
R-L: FAO Representative in Rwanda, Coumba Sow; the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Ildephonse Musafiri; the Minister of State for Youth and Arts, Sandrine Umutoni; FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa Abebe Haile-Gabriel; and Sophie Kabano, Curator and Cultural Promoter at Rwanda Arts Initiative, launch Uruhimbi: Rwanda Gastronomy and Culinary Art, in Kigali, on September 4, 2024 (Photo by Jean Pierre Mazimpaka at MINAGRI).
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New book showcases Rwanda’s gastronomy, culinary treasure
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente presided over the launch of a new report titled 'Harnessing the Private Sector for Food Systems Transformation in Africa' in Kigali on September 3. Courtesy
Agriculture
Africa’s urban food market share growing, new report shows
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente addresses delegates as he officially opened the 2024 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum 2024). Courtesy
Africa
AFS Forum: Ngirente urges action to address malnutrition in Africa
Emmanuel Ndayizigiye, Chief Executive Officer of Yalla Yalla Group (C) speaks on a panel discussion  at Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on Monday, September 2. COURTESY
Africa
High food imports top on agenda as Africa food forum kicks off
Agronomists work in a potato seed multiplication centre in Musanze District. Rwanda is getting ready to test genetically modified potato varieties resistant to late blight.  Sam Ngendahimana..
Agriculture
Researchers root for agricultural biotech to tackle food insecurity in Africa
President Paul Kagame arrives in Bali, Indonesia for  the 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum, on Sunday, September 1. Photos by Village Urugwiro
International
PHOTOS: Kagame in Bali for Indonesia-Africa forum
Rwanda Defence Force's Army Chief of Staff Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, and UPDF Land Forces Commander, Lt Gen Kayanja Muhanga at the meeting in Mbarara. The bilateral meeting aimed at strengthening cross-border cooperation and curbing cross-border crimes between Rwanda and Uganda. Courtesy
Security
RDF, UPDF discuss cross-border security
Agronomist works in a potato seed multiplication centre in Musanze District. Rwanda is getting ready to test genetically modified potato varieties resistant to late blight.  Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture
Rwanda to begin GMO trials for potatoes by February 2025
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Rwanda
Why the Rwandan Senate cannot be dissolved

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