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MP Fatuma Ndangiza was awarded for her dedication to gender equality and the advancement of women in Rwanda, highlighting the country’s progress in this area and its ongoing efforts to empower women. Photo: Courtesy
Women

PHOTOS: Rwandan lawmaker awarded for women progress, gender equality

Thursday, March 07, 2024
Monique Nsanzabaganwa, the Deputy Chairperson for the African Union Commission, addressing the 56th Session of the Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development opening held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on March 4.COURTESY
Africa

COM2024: Africa is stronger together, says African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson

Tuesday, March 05, 2024
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe opening of the Ministerial segment of the 56th Session of the Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, on March 4.
Africa

COM2024: President Mnangagwa calls for innovative green investment strategies to boost Africa’s economic growth

Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Rwanda National Police Fire and Rescue Brigade during the rescue activities of people stranded at an overflooded highway in Kigali on February 2, 2020. File

Climate change is real and should be everyone’s responsibility

Tuesday, March 05, 2024
The aerial view of Kigali Special Economic Zone in Gasabo District. Members of Parliament have raised concerns that buffer zones around six industrial parks are not respected. File
Environment

6 industrial parks under scrutiny for pollution

Tuesday, March 05, 2024
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Amb Claver Gatete, addressing the 56th Session of the Conference of Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on March 4 in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Courtesy of UNECA.
Africa

We cannot ignore climate change challenges, need to respond accordingly - says UNECA boss

Monday, March 04, 2024
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Africa

Somalia becomes full member of East African Community

Monday, March 04, 2024
Cross-border cargo trucks transporting goods from Tanzania to Rwanda. CRAISH BAHIZI
Africa

UNECA calls for boosting intra-Africa trade to spur integrated development

Monday, March 04, 2024
Jean Bosco Iyacu, the CEO of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR), speaking during the groundbreaking convening event, on Thursday, February 29. He underscored the importance of knowledge dissemination in enabling Rwanda's financial sector to harness the transformative power of data and steadfastly uphold its competitive edge amidst the whirlwind dynamics of the global marketplace. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi.
Finance

Access to Finance Rwanda emphasizes role of data analytics in financial sector

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Minister of Local Government Jean Claude Musabyimana addresses delegates during the official launch of Imibereho Social Registry System in Kigali on thursday, February 29. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

New social registry system to lift over 900,000 households out of poverty

Saturday, March 02, 2024
A train of Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line is seen at Ikeja station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. The first phase of a Chinese-built state-of-the-art light rail project in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos was inaugurated Thursday by President Bola Tinubu, opening a new chapter in addressing the challenges of traffic congestion and commuting delays that have long plagued the country's economic powerhouse.
International

Chinese-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria's state of Lagos

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Stephen Karingi, the ECA Director for Regional Integration and Trade Division.
Africa

African countries trade with rest of the world more than among themselves – new report

Saturday, March 02, 2024