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Col Justus Majyambere, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 5 Division Commander, welcoming the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) delegation led by 202 Brigade Commander, Brig Gen Gabriel Elias Kwiligwa, upon arrival at Rusumo One Stop Border Post, on May 7. Photo courtesy of RDF.
Security

Rwanda, Tanzania defence forces meet over border security

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
A truck offloads waste at Nduba landfill in Gasabo District. A plan has been devised to construct a new landfill adjacent to the current facility which officials say will help address challenges linked to the existing landfill. File.
Environment

Officials say proposed landfill at Nduba will help address public health concerns

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

Zimbabwean finance minister urges market adoption of new currency ZiG

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

Zim official applauds Huawei's role in country's digitization

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
L-R: State Secretary to the Prime Minister, Johan Jakobsson; Eugene Bushayija, a member of the Rwandan Community; Petra Mårselius, Director of the Living History Forum; Ambassador Diane Gashumba; Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman, Lars Arrhenius; Ambassador Jenny Ohlsson, Swedish Ambassador to Eritrea, and Ibuka-Sweden President Josine Kanamugire.
Kwibuka

Sweden’s Equality Ombudsman releases book on childhood in Rwanda, discrimination that led to 1994 Genocide against Tutsi

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Rose Mukankomeje, the Director of Higher Education Council (2nd Left) speaks among panelists during the 1st International Conference on re-shaping education for Sustainable Development in Kigali on March 30,2023.
Featured

FEATURED: UR to host 2nd global conference on education innovation, sustainable development

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Since December 2023 after the government waived fees through an awareness campaign over 324,000 land parcels have been registered in all districts, between December 2023 and now. File
Rwanda

Over 300,000 plots of land registered following fee waiver

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Pictures of children killed in the Genocide in Nyamagabe. On the night of May 7-8, 1994, during the Genocide against the Tutsi, an awful attack occurred against Tutsi children hosted at the SOS Centre in Nyamagabe.
Kwibuka

May 8, 1994: Interahamwe murder orphans at SOS centre in Nyamagabe

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

African experts highlight soil degradation, climate impacts on crop yields

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

Erratic weather patterns upend traditional agriculture in Kenya

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

Ethiopia earns 835 mln USD from coffee export in 9 months

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Africa

WHO expresses concern over monkeypox outbreak in DRC

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

2 dead in flash floods triggered by tropical cyclone Hidaya in southern Tanzania

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

African Union launches strategy to combat desertification

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

Floods death toll in Kenya rises to 238 as heavy rains continue

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Delegates at the meeting organized by One Acre Fund Rwanda to discuss the achievements in agriculture in the last two seasons (2024AB) and the action plan for the 2025AB seasons, in Kigali on Tuesday, May 7. Courtesy.
Featured

One Acre Fund Rwanda boosts the income for over 850,000 farmers

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
CND project, will cover 250,000 hectares with forest restoration, and expand agroforestry over 2,000 hectares. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Project in pipeline to restore Congo-Nile Divide

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Lycée de Kigali (LDK), one of the leading public schools in Rwanda, is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary on June 8. Courtesy
Education

Lycée de Kigali gears up for golden jubilee

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Some of the 45 Merinos ewes and 5 rams that were imported from Kenya to improve the genetic quality of the local sheep population. They are bred in Gishwati.
Rwanda

Nyabihu's sheep market sees high demand from Congolese buyers

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Travellers board a RwandAir's plane at Kigali International Airport. Under the economic transformation pillar, the government plans to prioritise air transport traffic by supporting RwandAir. File
Finance

How will Government finance the 2024-2025 budget?

Wednesday, May 08, 2024