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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
Xavier Niyonsenga, a beneficiary of the Vision Umurenge Programme (VUP), feeds his cow in a cowshed at his home in Gikomero Sector, Gasabo District, on March 3,2022. Rwanda targets to lift 315,000 households out of poverty and extreme poverty within two years. File
Rwanda

Govt plans to lift 300,000 families out of poverty in two years

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
A client buying shoes online. In Rwanda, e-commerce is relatively new, but the sector is growing, thanks in large part to local tech start-ups and international players that have entered the local market in the past few years. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Business

E-commerce: Five new trends local players can leverage to spur industry

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
A braille reader during a reading exercise. On January 4 every year, the World Braille Day is observed (Courtesy)
Education

The invention of Braille: Explainer

Friday, January 05, 2024
President Kagame during a tour of IRCAD Africa that was launched in October for providing a training ground for Rwandan and African surgeons to specialise in advanced minimally invasive surgery techniques. Courtesy
Health

Key initiatives, milestones in health sector: 2023 in review

Friday, December 29, 2023
FIFA President Gianni Infantino delivers remarks after his re-elections during FIFA Congress in Kigali on Thursday, March 16. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Tourism

Ten events that shaped MICE industry in 2023

Friday, December 29, 2023
Officials tour a newly launched Kibungo Internet Access Center . Courtesy
Technology

Can internet centres aid digital literacy targets?

Thursday, December 28, 2023
A teacher helps a child while reading a book at Ecole Primaire Kimisange. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

Year in review: five key changes in the education sector in 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission speaks during the official launch of BioNTech’s first mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali, on Monday, December 18. Ursula revealed that the European Union has invested more than €900 million (approx. over Rwf1.2 trillion) in Rwanda. PHOTOS BY DAN GATSINZI
Economy

European Union has invested over €900m in Rwanda – Von der Leyen

Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Emmanuel Hamez, the CEO of Airtel Rwanda, said that so far, 52,000 smartphones have been distributed, with 3,000 brought specifically to Rubavu District for the event. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

Airtel Rwanda takes second phase of ConnectRwanda campaign to Rubavu

Friday, December 15, 2023
Minister of State for Education, Claudette Irere delivers remarks during the event to mark World Teachers’ Day in Kigali on December 14. Courtesy
Education

Govt outlines strategies to eliminate school dropout

Friday, December 15, 2023
The World Teacher’s Day ceremony brought together teachers from across the country, government officials, and development partners, at Intare Conference Arena on Thursday, December 14. Courtesy
Editorial

Teachers must be at the forefront of mainstreaming ICT in education

Friday, December 15, 2023