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A voter talks to the electoral commission's volunteers before casting her vote during parliamentary elections in 2018. Sam Ngendahimana
Politics

Political parties, civil society welcome proposal to harmonise elections

Monday, February 20, 2023
Kigali residents at a polling station at Kimisagara during legislative elections in 2018. NEC announced that Government plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections during the same period. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Politics

Gov't to save Rwf6bn through harmonising presidential, MPs elections

Thursday, February 16, 2023
INFOGRAPHIC: The revised national budget will see Rwf76 billion – equivalent to 71 per cent of the additional budget allocated to teachers’ salaries.
Education

Teachers’ salaries take lion share of revised national budget

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Minister of Finance Uzziel Ndagijimana presenting the 2022-2023 mid-term budget revision to Parliament on Wednesday, February 08. Courtesy
Economy

Economy to perform better than anticipated– Ndagijimana

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Vendors at Nyarugenge Market. Food and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 39.7 per cent in October 2022 compared to the same month of 2021 according to Rwanda’s Consumer Price Index (CPI). Craish Bahizi

Farmers are broke while we pay through the nose. So who is gaining from high food prices?

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
INFOGRAPHICS: The revised budget, which is due to run to the end of the financial year in June, saw government spending increase by Rwf106.4 billion, representing a 2.3% increase to Rwf4,764.8 billion from the Rwf4,658.4 billion announced in the original budget presented in June 2022.
Economy

Revised budget: What you should know

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
One of poachers in Nyungwe Forest National Park ,who was arrested by Rwanda National Police in Nyamagabe District. Courtesy
Crime

Poachers used over 10,000 snares in Nyungwe Park in 2022

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
A primary school teacher helps pupils during a class at Groupe Scolaire Camp Kigali in 2019. The government plans to raise spending by Rwf106.4 billion in revised budget to cater for school feeding for all students, teachers’ salaries and fertiliser. File
Education

Budget: Govt earmarks Rwf100bn for teachers’ pay, school meals

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
INFOGRAPHICS: According to the Minister of Finance, Uzziel Ndagijimana, the revised budget will see government spending increase by Rwf106.4 billion, representing a 2.3 per cent increment from the Rwf4,658.4 billion to Rwf4,764.8 billion announced in the original budget presented in June 2022.
Economy

Food prices expected to go down - Ndagijimana

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Infographic for the revised budget. Govt spending increases by Rwf106bn for the financial year 2022-2023.
Economy

REVISED BUDGET: Govt spending increases by Rwf106bn

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva. Courtesy
Economy

IMF Boss on Rwanda’s economic potential, climate championship

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Rwanda is celebrated for being the only low income country to have achieved fast progress towards its nationally set target on upper secondary completion for 2030. Dan Kwizera
Education

Rwanda’s fast education progress celebrated in UNESCO report

Tuesday, January 24, 2023