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NESA has released the official academic calendar for the 202627 school year, with the first term set to begin on September 7. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Education

Academic calendar: Schools to reopen on September 7

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Craft workers produce handmade goods at a community workshop. The Canvas Home Small Grants programme supports artisan groups seeking to expand production and improve market access. PHOTO-COURTESY OF Christian Mbanza
Education

Seven scholarships, grants and fellowships for Rwandans

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Students during group work at Groupe Scolaire Munini in Nyaruguru District. File
Education

Why teachers want transfer rules reviewed

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Jean-Claude Kayisinga, Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Institutional Development at RICA, delivers his remarks during the meeting. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

How RICA graduates are helping transform Rwanda’s agri food sector through innovation

Monday, July 20, 2026
Minister of Education Joseph Nsengimana launches exams on Tuesday, July 7. A total of 277,452 candidates on Tuesday, July 7, began the 2025-26 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE). Courtesy
Editorial

Parents hold the key to national exam success

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the Rwanda Polytechnic graduation ceremony at BK Arena on May 8, 2024. Photo by Dan Gtsinzi
Education

Can universities triple student enrolment?

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
43 Rwandan Master's and PhD scholarship recipients preparing to pursue their studies in Brazil during the Pre-Departure Orientation event in Kigali.
Education

Over 40 Rwandans get postgraduate scholarships to Brazil universities

Friday, July 03, 2026
Every year, thousands of African students leave Nairobi, Kigali, Lagos, Accra and Kampala, for universities across Europe and North America.

Black fatigue beyond the Diaspora: The hidden journey of African students abroad

Thursday, July 02, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the conference held under the theme “The Pursuit of an Integrated Financial System Harnessing Payments to Drive Sector-Wide Impact and Inclusion.”
Featured

Rwanda Bankers’ Association spotlights payments as a driver of financial integration

Monday, June 29, 2026
Children from Sherrie Silver Foundation pose for a photo with Lieke van de Wiel, the UNICEF Country Representative to Rwanda. Photo by Kellya Keza
Featured

A song of four decades of impact as UNICEF Rwanda marks child rights progress

Saturday, June 27, 2026
A team of Rwandan secondary school students won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad on August 20, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Education

Over 30 Rwandan students to participate in international science competitions

Friday, June 26, 2026
Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR
Crime

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026