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The Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga during Car Free Day mass sports in which they raised $50,000 towards a $5 million campaign to procure Rwanda’s first Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) scanner.
Rwanda

Rotary raises $50,000 towards $5m cancer scanner

Sunday, August 09, 2026
The farewell ceremony was attended by senior officials, including Senate President François Xavier Kalinda, Speaker of Parliament Gertrude Kazarwa, Supreme Court President Donatilla Mukantaganzwa and Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva. Courtesy
Rwanda

Senior officials pay last respects to former Speaker Mukabalisa at farewell ceremony

Friday, August 07, 2026
Participants undergo a mass screening of non-communicable diseases during the Car-Free Day mass sports on Sunday, June 1,2025. Courtesy
Wellness

Why more young Rwandans are developing high blood pressure

Friday, August 07, 2026
Mourners commemorate the Genocide against the Tutsi at Murambi Genocide Memorial in 2017 . Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Revisionism and negationism as integral parts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
According to RBC, Rwanda aims to reduce maternal mortality from 149 deaths per 100,000 live births, recorded at the end of 2025, to fewer than 60 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2029. Courtesy
Women

Why maternal deaths remain a challenge

Friday, July 31, 2026
Parliament has postponed all activities that had been scheduled for Thursday, July 30, following the death of Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament postpones all activities after Senator Mukabalisa's death

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Senator Donatille Mukabalisa died on Thursday, July 30, due to an illness. The former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies had served in the Rwandan Parliament since 2000.
Rwanda

Senator Donatille Mukabalisa passes on

Thursday, July 30, 2026
The congress was held under the theme Seeds as a Strategic Engine for National Transformation Advancing a Competitive, Private-Sector-Led Seed System for Food Security, Jobs and Trade.
Agriculture

Research, innovation key to Africa's seed market ambitions

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Dr Emmanuel Nshimiyumuremyi screening a pregnant woman. File
Health

Why eight prenatal visits matter for mothers and babies

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Uganda’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs Olara Otunnu
International

Uganda nominates former foreign minister for UN Secretary-General post

Sunday, July 26, 2026
Farmers spray a maize field to protect crops from pests and diseases, a key practice in improving yields and supporting agricultural productivity. File
Agriculture

Parliament passes bill to modernise agriculture

Friday, July 24, 2026
The 206 MW Ruzizi III Regional Hydropower Project will be constructed along the Ruzizi River. Courtesy MININFRA
Energy

Govt to pay Rwf10bn compensation for Rusizi III hydropower project

Friday, July 24, 2026