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IITA Director-General, Dr Sanginga, pictured as he receives the Africa Food Prize, along with Olusegun Obasanjo, chairperson of Africa Food Prize Committee and its members in Kigali on Friday. Courtesy.

Nigerian NGO wins Africa Food Prize award

Sunday, September 09, 2018

Huye city lost its vibrancy when the University transferred some of its students to Kigali. All photos by Jean du2019Amour Mbonyinshuti.

Huye city struggling to spring back to life

Sunday, September 09, 2018

An experimental male contraception pill called Dimethandrolone undecanoate is expected to help couples that don't want to have children. Net photo.

How effective will the male contraceptive pill be?

Sunday, September 09, 2018

In 2015, Japanese master Toshihiro Mori (centre) and three other senior instructors held a three day training seminar in Kigali. File.

11 things you should know about Rwanda karate

Saturday, September 08, 2018

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Weight loss diet that counts time, not calories

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Only 450 million have access to reliable electricity in Africa. Net photo.

How a start up plans to electrify Africa with cheap batteries

Saturday, September 08, 2018

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Self-driving technology threatens nearly 300,000 trucking jobs

Saturday, September 08, 2018

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How an Ethiopian army taught invading Italians a lesson

Saturday, September 08, 2018

THROUGH OUR LENS: Lake Kivu, with the area of 2,700 sqaure kilometres, is the largest lake in Rwanda. It lies on the border of DR Congo and Rwanda. Emmanuel Kwizera

Photo of the week

Saturday, September 08, 2018

British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Jo Lomas, addresses the media in Kigali yesterday. Nadege Imbabazi.

UK committed to boosting trade ties as Brexit deadline looms – Jo Lomas

Saturday, September 08, 2018

President Kagame with 2018 Africa Food Prize Laureate and past laureates. Also in the photo is President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana, AGRA Board Chair Strive Masiyiwa, President of AGRA Dr. Agnes Kalibata and Chair of the Africa Food Prize Committee, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and members of the committee. Urugwiro Village

Kagame attends 2018 Africa Food Prize Award gala

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Some of the namers of baby gorillas at the 2018 Kwita Izina ceremony in Kinigi, Musanze District yesterday. Twenty-three baby gorillas were named at the event. Emmanuel Kwizera.

23 baby gorillas named

Saturday, September 08, 2018

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How Rwanda became the first African country with an electronic procurement system

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Rwanda mountain gorillas from the Susa group, one of the biggest gorilla families in Volcanoes National Park. Sam Ngendahimana.

What you need to know about mountain gorillas

Friday, September 07, 2018

Kamanzi during the interview. Sam Ngendahimana.

Youth MP-elect Kamanzi and his last minute decision to run for parliament

Friday, September 07, 2018

Rice farmers in Rubona in Southern Province harvest their produce. File.

Lack of farmers’ participation in policy formulation hurting agric output – survey

Friday, September 07, 2018

A man casts his vote at Groupe Scolaire Camp Kigali polling station on Monday. Sam Ngendahimana.

15 arrested over malpractices during parliamentary elections

Friday, September 07, 2018

Mthuli Ncube is a former chief economist and vice president at the African Development Bank (AfDB) and was also a lecturer in finance at the London School of Economics and Wits Business School in South Africa. Net.

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa names ex-banker finance minister

Friday, September 07, 2018

Adesina said Africa saw an overall debt-to-GDP ratio of 37 per cent last year, which, albeit up from 22 per cent in 2010, is within the reasonable range for low-income countries. Net.

Africa has no debt crisis: AfDB president

Friday, September 07, 2018

Mobike pulling out of Manchester this week after losing ten percent of its bicycles each month to theft and vandalism. Net.

China’s bike-sharing firm abandons operations in Manchester due to vandalism

Friday, September 07, 2018