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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
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
Ismail Sibomana (left) and his colleagues make various carpentry products, including beds, chairs, cupboards and other crafts.
Education

How carpentry gave Iwawa graduates a second chance

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
American philanthropist and billionaire Bill Gates visited TKMD Syringes Manufacturing to on Monday, July 20.
Health

Bill Gates tours Rwamagana projects expanding access to healthcare

Monday, July 20, 2026
MONUSCO peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo. The UN Security Council has repeatedly called for the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups, including the genocidal FDLR militia.

30 years of UN Security Council resolutions on eastern DR Congo: Has the world mistaken process for progress?

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
RPF-Inkotanyi members from across the United Kingdom gathered in Brighton on July 18
Politics

RPF members in UK reflect on Rwanda's progress, diaspora's role in development 

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
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
Technology

Xi calls for equitable global AI governance, unveils new cooperation body

Monday, July 20, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is here to attend the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, in Shanghai, east China, July 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
International

Xi voices firm support for UN in meeting with Guterres

Monday, July 20, 2026
Shanghai is ushering in its major AI moment of the year with the forthcoming 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, scheduled from Friday to Monday. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
Technology

Mankind creates first global intergovernmental AI cooperation organization

Monday, July 20, 2026
Officials and customers cut a cake to celebrate the company's impact in Rwandan society.
Featured

Beyond safe water: How Jibu Rwanda is scaling a social enterprise network

Monday, July 20, 2026