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The programme, announced on Monday, August 10, will be managed by the Rwanda Space Agency (RSA), making Planet’s satellite imagery and data available. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda partners with US company Planet Labs to expand satellite data use

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Students who are benefiting from UK-funded regional initiative during a group work. File
Rwanda

How a regional project is shaping climate innovation

Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Samuel Ishimwe and Eric Ibyishaka pose for a photo. the two engineers also worked on tea suitability analysis, examining how climate change could gradually push tea cultivation towards higher elevations. Courtesy
Rwanda

Turning satellite data into solutions for farmers, cities and mines

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Schwarzman Scholars, a fully funded one-year master’s program in global affairs at Tsinghua University, is among several international opportunities now open to Rwandan applicants. COURTESY
Education

Top seven global scholarships, grants available for Rwandans

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Beyond launching the country’s first CubeSat, RwaSat-1, in collaboration with Japan’s University of Tokyo and JAXA, RSA has expanded its mandate to include Earth observation, geospatial intelligence among others.
Editorial

Why Rwanda’s space economy is a catalyst for innovation and growth

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
India’s cosmic leap, A billion dreams, will see visits to moon, Mars and Venus.

India’s cosmic leap: A billion dreams, will see visits to moon, Mars and Venus

Friday, August 15, 2025
On Thursday, July 24, President Paul Kagame appointed Dr. Bernadette Arakwiye as Minister of Environment and Dominique Habimana as Minister of Local Government.
Politics

Who are Arakwiye and Habimana, the newest ministerial faces

Friday, July 25, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda speakers, captured here, undergo severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

A message of unity to fellow Africans

Monday, June 16, 2025
The New Times

The ‘jumping’ fire phenomenon at Agakiriro and how fire is viewed in Africa

Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Bayterek Tower, a monument and observation tower popular with foreign visitors and locals in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. PHOTOS BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Tourism

Ten fascinating things about Kazakhstan, home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The government is  accelerating efforts to establish a regional satellite assembly, integration, and testing (AIT) hub. File
Technology

Govt pushes space ambitions with new satellite hub

Monday, April 14, 2025
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame honour the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on April 7. Photo/Dan Gatsinzi.

Genocide commemoration: Why we remember

Friday, April 11, 2025