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 Charles Nyandwi
Charles Nyandwi
Teens receive guidance on HIV prevention during a community awareness campaign in Gasabo District in December 2024. Despite Rwanda’s significant progress in managing the epidemic, health experts warn that HIV infections among young people continue to rise, a trend they describe as a serious concern requiring sustained attention. File
Health
Why HIV infections among young people remain alarmingly high
New buses parked at Kabuga Bus Station, unveiled in October 2023. The government plans to introduce a real-time monitoring system for public buses by February 2026, a move the Ministry of Infrastructure says will improve reliability and enhance commuter experience. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda
Real-time bus tracking system set for rollout in 2026
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Health
Rwanda’s aging HIV population needs special attention - experts
Students lead a march to raise awareness about HIV prevention, carrying a banner encouraging young people to get tested, in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, on May 8. Courtesy.
Health
Rwanda's fight against HIV/AIDS: A closer look at key gains, gaps
RSSB Headquarters in Nyarugenge District, Kigali. Last year, RSSB revised the contribution rate for employees in the formal sector from 6 per cent to 12 per cent of their monthly gross salary. Courtesy
Economy
Public pension assets grow 34% as contributions rise
Ongoing construction on the Nyabarongo II site between Gakenke and Rulindo districts in the Northern and Southern provinces on November 21. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Environment
Study reveals major gaps in environmental safety of public construction projects
(Top row) Farmers sort coffee beans in Ngoma District in March 2023. (Bottom row) A miner works at the Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District on March 6. Rwanda’s exports continued to rise in the third quarter of 2025, even as the country recorded a slight increase in its trade deficit, according to the National Bank of Rwanda. File
Economy
Coffee, minerals boost exports in Q3 2025
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Education
New study shows how Rwandan schools can cut internet costs
Penicillin tablets (top row) and amoxicillin (bottom row) are among the antibiotics to which laboratory findings from RBC have reported growing germ resistance. Net photo
Health
What to know as Penicillin, Amoxicillin lose effectiveness in Rwanda
RGB has named Abdallah Murenzi head of a five-member interim committee to steer reforms at the Blues.. Net.
Football
Rayon leadership dissolved as Murenzi is picked to lead interim team
Representative of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda conservation organisations pose for a photoa after formalising cooperation to safeguard migrating grey crowned cranes. Courtesy
Environment
Regional countries in fresh efforts to conserve grey crowned cranes
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks to an official  while  taking his own car for inspection at Ndera Automobile Inspection Centre on Saturday, November 22.
Rwanda
Spike in respiratory illnesses prompts emissions test drive
 Rwanda Defence Force  Spokesperson, Brigadier General Ronald Rwivanga, gives a lecture to a visiting group of students and faculty officials from the University of Zambia in Rwanda on November 20. Courtesy
Security
Gen. Rwivanga briefs Zambian students on African security solutions
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Health
Antimicrobial resistance stands at 30 percent in Rwanda – officials
Rwanda FDA inspector and an alcohol businesswoman have been arrested by Rwanda Investigation Bureau. Courtesy
Crime
FDA official, alcohol producer arrested over bribery
Miners on duty inside a tunnel in Rulindo District. Over 90 per cent of miners are still unaware of their legal rights, leaving many vulnerable to unsafe working environments. Craish Bahizi
Economy
What is needed to make mining safe for workers
A view of the new Ndera Automobile Inspection Centre, which has started providing vehicle inspection services to ease congestion at the Remera facility. Photos by Charles Nyandwi.
Environment
Motorcycle emission tests start in Kigali
A view of a traffic jam at Cyamitsingi in Remera. The City of Kigali is preparing to roll out a new traffic-management system designed to ease congestion by giving priority to High-Occupancy Vehicles.
Infrastructure
Kigali: New traffic system to give buses faster passage

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