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Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana guides American philanthropist Bill Gates during his visit at Rwanda’s National Health Intelligence Centre on Tuesday, July 21. Courtesy
Health

Bill Gates visits Rwanda’s health intelligence centre

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
President Kagame and Bill Gates met on Monday, July 20, during the American billionaire's visit to Rwanda. Photo courtesy of Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Kagame, Gates discuss cooperation in health, AI, agriculture

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
The week-long festival, held from July 13 to 19, transformed venues across Kigali into spaces for reflection, dialogue and artistic expression.
Art

Ubumuntu Arts Festival closes with call for healing, investment in creativity

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
This six-month fellowship is aimed at final-year PhD candidates and recent PhD graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa. The placement runs from January 2027 at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C
Education

Seven scholarships, fellowships and grants open to Rwandans this August

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates lays a wreath in honor of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Monday, July 20.
Kwibuka

Bill Gates honours victims of Genocide against the Tutsi

Monday, July 20, 2026
Last week, the government released new guidelines on homemade beverages, requiring village approval for those who make them. File
Health

Why homemade beverages now require village approval

Monday, July 20, 2026
American billionaire Bill Gates is in Rwanda to explore the country’s progress in health, artificial intelligence and digital public infrastructure.
Technology

Bill Gates in Rwanda to explore health, AI progress 

Monday, July 20, 2026
Genocide financier Felicien Kabuga during his trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. He died in custody on May 16, 2026, while hospitalized in The Hague, Netherland
Crime

UN report into Kabuga’s death: where does it leave genocide survivors?

Monday, July 20, 2026
A woman and her new born at Kirehe Hospital in eastern province. File

Why are we still blaming women for infertility?

Monday, July 20, 2026
Experts say that prolonged loneliness and social isolation can trigger chronic stress, which increases the body’s production of stress hormones that are harmful to the cardiovascular system.
Health

How loneliness increases risk of heart disease

Saturday, July 18, 2026
Production of homemade beverages such as traditional beer urwagwa will now have to be approved by village health committees. Courtesy
Health

Homemade beverages now require village approval under new rules

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Emmanuel Mugisha, aka Clapton Kibonge.
Business

The rise of influencer marketing in Rwanda’s digital economy

Wednesday, July 15, 2026