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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
Participants during a consultation workshop under the project on resilient systems to improve value chains and post-harvest management on Friday, January 17. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured
FEATURED: Farmers look to reduce post-harvest losses under FAO-funded project
An agric worker sorts seedlings in an Irish potato multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture
Rwanda to boost nutrition with bio-fortified Irish potato varieties
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Education
Higher Education Council gets new boss
Kigali's dedicated bus lanes are designed to separate buses from general traffic. File
Rwanda
How Kigali's dedicated bus lanes will operate
EBM serves to facilitate taxpayers to easily calculate their taxes.Since 2015, Rwanda has mandated electronic tax filing and payments, leading to a streamlined and digitized economy. File
Technology
Five digital finance management projects Rwanda has exported
A decent burial of  362 Genocide victims that were relocated from Musambira Sector of Kamonyi District on January 4. Courtesy
Rwanda
13,000 genocide victims' bodies to be relocated from memorials
Fish production has slightly increased from 46,495 tonnes in 2023 to 48,133 tonnes in 2024. File
Rwanda
Fish production targets revised as govt records slight increase
Rwanda showcased homegrown solutions exported to Western African countries
Technology
How Rwanda exported digital projects to West Africa
Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections
Health
Amoxicillin: Should doctors in Rwanda prescribe it amid falling efficacy?
A view of the ongoing construction works at Rusizi port on the shores of Lake Kivu. The port will accommodate 2.3 million passengers and handle 1.3 million tonnes of cargo annually. Photo: Courtesy.
Infrastructure
Rusizi port construction at 56% completion, two more ports set to begin
The newly constructed dam  to retain a portion of the floodwater and release it at a controlled flow rate at Sebeya river. Courtesy
Infrastructure
Inside govt efforts to rebuild infrastructure destroyed in 2023 floods
Blood donors during an exercise in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health
Govt establishes database to bolster O negative blood supply
A segment of Nyungwe forest that was affected by wildfire in Bweyeye sector, Rusizi district in 2023.
Environment
Govt seeks carbon market for Rwf5bn reforestation project
Lightning strikes killed four people and injured eight in Murambi Sector, Karongi District on Sunday, January 5.
Environment
Lightning strike kills four, injures eight in Karongi
Rwanda now boasts 21,232 hotel rooms, up from 17,078 in 2020, according to the 2024 Statistical Yearbook released last week by NISR. Courtesy Photo
Tourism
Rwanda records over 21,000 hotel rooms
A moto taxi passenger pays the fare through mobile money in Kigali. File
Economy
Central bank to harmonise all cashless payment systems for interoperability
Cross-border trucks transport new cars and other goods from Dar-es-Salaam port to Rwanda, at Rusumo One-Stop Border Post in Kirehe
District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Business
Number of registered vehicles up by nearly 20% in two years
The artistic impression of Inzovu Mall, one of the major infrastructure projects under development in Kigali.
Infrastructure
Key infrastructure projects to look out for in 2025

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