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Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya, Rwanda’s Minister of Environment (left), speaks about ending plastic pollution at a side event at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 18.
Environment

WEF: Rwanda urges world leaders to turn plastic tap off, end pollution

Friday, January 19, 2024
L-R: Emmanuella AfoyoWere (Uganda), Johnson Aduma Ochong (Nigeria), Victoria Muludiki (DR Congo), and Simeon Azeh Kongnyuy (Cameroon). PHOTOS BY WILLY MUCYO
Education

Studying in Rwanda through the eyes of international scholars

Friday, January 19, 2024
Some residents who turned up to swim at Nyamyumba hot springs Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Tourism

Where are Rwanda’s hot springs?

Friday, January 19, 2024
The new initiative aims to enhance maternal nutritional status and further mitigate the risk of adverse birth outcomes, including stunting, across the country.Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Rwanda introduces multiple micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women

Friday, January 19, 2024
The New Times
Featured

[FEATURED] Ecobank Group Unveils ‘A BETTER WAY | A BETTER AFRICA’ Brand Campaign at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023

Thursday, January 18, 2024
A joint team of medical doctors from RDF and US Army, will provide health care in Rwamagana from March 14. Photo by Emmanuel Nkangura
Health

New RDF, US Army medical outreach programme to benefit citizens in Rwamagana District

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Experts examined the paradigm shift propelled by technological advancements towards a future dominated by AI. Courtesy
Technology

WEF: Impact of Generative AI on music, content creation

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Zipline's drone delivering blood at Kabgayi Hospital. Minister Paula Ingabire told delegates that the use of technology can revolutionise healthcare provision for people in need. Courtesy
Technology

ICT Minister on why Zipline, AI matter for Rwanda’s healthcare

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Residents wade through a flooded residential area in Rubavu on May 3, 2023. The year 2023 witnessed extreme heat wave recorded in history. GERMAIN NSANZIMANA
Economy

Top five global threats to beware of beyond 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Francine Niyigena, a genealogist at KOMIKAGI, operating a machine that assesses the quantity of minerals in a given sample
Featured

How Gakenke-based mining cooperative is embracing gender equality, fighting against GBV in sector

Thursday, January 18, 2024
More than 10 million land titles in papers were supported to be accessed in digital format. Courtesy
Housing

Electronic land titles helping to check fraud – official

Thursday, January 18, 2024
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Vincent Biruta (right), and UK Home Secretary James Cleverly shake hands after signing a new migration treaty between the two countries in Kigali, on December 5, 2023. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza
International

UK-Rwanda migration bill passes House of Commons

Thursday, January 18, 2024
On Wednesday, January 17, Minister of Interior Alfred Gasana and Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Minister of Interior and Commander of Lekhwiya Force of Qatar, oversaw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Inspector General of Police Felix Namuhoranye and the Director-General of Public Security of Qatar, Maj Gen Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Suwaidi, to formalize partnership on security between institutions under their portfolio.
Security

Rwanda, Qatar beef up security ties

Thursday, January 18, 2024
President Kagame speaks to delegates on Wednesday, January 17, at a round table on mobilising global business to support the implementation of the AfCFTA, one of the side events during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: Village Urugwiro
Africa

WEF: Vibrant private sector critical to AfCFTA success - Kagame

Thursday, January 18, 2024
M23 rebels have threatened that they aim to respond after they lost two commanders when government forces struck their positions with drones, on Tuesday, January 16. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo: M23 rebels vow to retaliate after FARDC drone strikes kill two commanders

Thursday, January 18, 2024
Workers inside an agro-processing factory in Nyagatare District on June 19, 2020. Photo: File
Africa

AfCFTA: New report outlines top four investment areas

Thursday, January 18, 2024
A mother helps her autistic child write on a flip chart at the Kigali Autism Centre in Kagugu, Gasabo District on December 23, 2022. Photo Craish Bahizi
Education

How hard is it for autistic children to go to school?

Thursday, January 18, 2024
The University of Kigali headquarters in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Featured

University of Kigali students top Nov/Dec 2023 CAT exams in Rwanda

Thursday, January 18, 2024
An RDF soldier showcases her martial arts skill during the graduation ceremony for advanced infantry trainees at Nasho Basic Military Training Center in Kirehe District, on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. All photos courtesy of RDF
Security

PHOTOS: RDF officers acquire advanced combat skills

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
The Rwanda Revenue Authority has urged taxpayers to submit their 2023 income tax declarations and payments ahead of time to ensure they receive the necessary support before the March 31, 2024 deadline.
Featured

RRA calls on taxpayers to ensure early declaration of annual income tax

Wednesday, January 17, 2024