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Protesters hold a Kenyan flag outside the Kenyan Parliament after storming the building during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
Social media: Unsung youth leadership that could yet save a continent
Monday, July 01, 2024
A medic conducts Covid-19 vaccination exercise in Kigali in on August 3, 2021. Photo by Craish Bahizi
What is Africa’s role in the nearly failed global pandemic treaty
Monday, June 24, 2024
Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos, made a total of 94 passes and completed 91 of them in the final, a 97 per cent completion rate.
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How to talk a good soccer game with data
Sunday, June 09, 2024
The African Union has deployed 27 peace support operations since adopting the Protocol Establishing the AU Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) 20 years ago. Internet
Standby force was to be Africa’s shield and defender. What happened?
Monday, June 03, 2024
Members of the group that is translating that toolkit on sexual and reproductive health to address teen pregnancies, from English into Kinyarwanda. File
Toolkit could give more edge to arsenal against teen pregnancies
Monday, May 06, 2024
The global population during Malthus’s time in the 1800s was around one billion people. Today it is 8 billion and doing relatively fine. Internet
Despite humanity’s challenges, population growth holds important answers
Saturday, May 04, 2024
RwandAir's plane taking off at Kigali International Airport. File
Heed the EALA motion, remove restrictions on airspace
Monday, April 01, 2024
A scientist sorting some medical marijuna leaves in a plantation farm.
Legalising medicinal cannabis in Africa good and reminiscent of history
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Israel Mbonyi’s runaway Kiswahili gospel tune “Nina Siri (I have a secret)” had garnered a whopping 39 million views on YouTube. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI
Mbonyi’s rousing dance: A secular cultural Christian’s take
Monday, March 18, 2024
An agric worker sorting potato seedlings at Musanze-based greenhouse. Rwanda, on February 21, promulgated a law governing biosafety. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
On EAC’s GMO disharmony and little-known GM mosquito research
Monday, March 04, 2024
Employees were captured working at Rwanda Nuts, located in Gasabo District, Kigali. The factory processes the macadamia seeds for export. On February 7th 2024. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Africa is not perfect, but much about it is debatable
Monday, February 26, 2024
One of robots dubbed 'Urumuri', that was deployed to Kigali International Airport to conduct mass screening of temperature during the Covid-19 period (Sam Ngendahimana)
How AI readiness places Rwanda on the continental pedestal
Monday, February 12, 2024
African authors could borrow from national public libraries in the East African Community. Courtesy
EAC now boasts some national public e-libraries, but by how much?
Monday, May 01, 2023
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Why EAC is destined to quench on its fossil fuels despite climate change
Monday, April 17, 2023
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Why instituting longer paternity leave in Africa is not simple
Sunday, April 09, 2023
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How CEOs can boost investment in local tech start-ups
Monday, April 03, 2023
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Wishlist as EAC looks to revamp roaming framework
Monday, March 27, 2023
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Banks should hasten joining the AFCFTA payment system
Monday, March 20, 2023

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