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FEATURED VIDEO: Inside Spiro’s drive to build Rwanda’s e-mobility ecosystem through local assembly, mechanic training
Children eat nutritious food at ECDC in Nyamasheke District through “GIKURIRO KURI BOSE” program. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health
Child stunting declines, but govt targets not met
Participants follow the presentation on the newly validated  guide in Kigali on December 16. The new guide is intended for trainers who work with parents and young people in both school and community settings.
Rwanda
New guide set to tackle ‘hard talk’ between parents and adolescents
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva poses for a photo with  the most compliant taxpayers during the 2025 Taxpayer Appreciation Day on December 12. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Economy
RRA rewards best tax payers amid 'strong' start to fiscal year
The writer poses with her new friends, Melody Chikono from Zimbabwe, and Hawa Ba from Mauritania, during the trip in November.
My first work trip to Morocco: A trip filled with culture and connections
Nightlife business operators in Kigali have called on to allow all-night operations for the holidays.
Business
Nightlife businesses urge longer operating hours during festive season
Government officials gather for a group photo during the launch of eKash in Kigali on Friday, December 5. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Technology
Rwanda rolls out system ending fragmented digital payments
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Rwanda
Prof. Geoffrey Rugege remembered as devoted scholar, mentor
At the Rwandex bus stop, the bus departed again for Remera within five minutes.
Infrastructure
First-hand experience of Kigali’s new bus lanes
Sophie Tchatchoua, Managing Director of CANAL+ Rwanda, speaks to journalists during the launch of the new AFCON-dedicated channel in Kigali on 
December 1. Photos: Courtesy
Featured
CANAL+ unveils dedicated AFCON channel
Solange Uwituze speaking during an RBA morning TV programme on March 4. She was appointed on Monday, December 1, as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources.
Agriculture
What to know about Solange Uwituze, the new State Minister for Agriculture
Workers at a mining site sift through mineral-rich soil using traditional panning techniques, as machinery operates nearby to support the extraction process. Courtesy 
Business
How African mineral wealth is being siphoned off before discovery
Technicians demonstrate a drone used for anti-malaria spraying during a community awareness campaign, as participants observe the technology in Kigali on November 23. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Technology
AI, drones could help African projects secure investment rapidly
Apanal held discussions during the African Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. Courtesy
Business
Investors commit $15 bn at African Investment Forum
A woman cooks using clean cookstoves. Energy experts at the Africa Investment Forum on November 27 in Rabat, Morocco, noted that rigid lending conditions are raising costs, delaying projects, and causing many promising initiatives to stall ultimately slowing Africa’s energy transition. Net photo
Environment
Costly lending rules stifle Africa’s clean energy push, investors warn
Delegates pose for a group photo during the opening of the African Investment Forum on November 26 in Rabat, Morocco. The event highlighted calls from African ministers and investors for a shift from aid dependence to private capital to drive development and bridge the continent’s infrastructure gaps. Courtesy.
Business
Africa urged to swap aid dependence for private capital to drive development
Sidi Ould Tah delivers his remarks at the Africa Investment Forum Market Days on November 26 in Rabat, Morocco. Courtesy
Business
AfDB President urges investors to tap African youth potential
Nyabarongo II is being constructed between Kamonyi, Gakenke, and Rulindo districts in the Northern and Southern provinces. On Friday, November 21. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Infrastructure
Nyabarongo II dam construction prompts relocation of 3,000 people

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