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Workers sort coffee for export at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Sam Ngendahimana
Business

How Rwanda's coffee exports generated over $450m in six years

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The New Times
Health

Gavi issues statement on mpox emergency in Africa

Friday, August 16, 2024
Health workers conduct the Covid 19 mass testing exercise in Kigali July 23, 2021. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Africa cannot continue to breed disease outbreaks

Friday, August 16, 2024
Participants and officials pose for a group photo during the workshop on the project in Kigali on Wednesday, August 7. The project was entitled “Development of a Smart Wearable Device for Real-Time Risk Monitoring of Infectious Virus Spreading Case Study of COVID-19”. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: University of Rwanda’s smart wearable device to monitor infectious diseases

Thursday, August 08, 2024
Dr Edson Rwagasore, the Division Manager of Public Health Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC).
Health

Mpox cases in Rwanda: One discharged, second still under treatment ‘but not in critical condition’ – official

Thursday, August 08, 2024
Mpox or monkeypox as it is commonly known is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus.
Editorial

Africa must unite against MPox

Thursday, August 08, 2024
Passengers board buses at Nyabugogo taxi park in Kigali. Buses for transportation of more than 25 persons will pay an import duty rate of 10 per cent instead of 25 per cent. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Economy

From foodstuff to cars: Inside new raft of tax exemptions

Thursday, August 08, 2024
An alarming spread of unvetted information on outbreak of Mpox in Rwanda has highlighted the critical issue of health misinformation on social media.

Combating health misinformation on WhatsApp

Thursday, August 08, 2024
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for increased funding and support for the response to the mpox outbreak.
Health

WHO calls for urgent action to address mpox surge in 17 African nations

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
Pro Zed and Romeo Kartel, the producers behind Loud Sound Music's Rwanda Rw’ejo 3, pose together.
Music

Pro Zed confirms 'Rwanda Rw’ejo 3' release for August 21

Wednesday, August 07, 2024
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Rwanda and Vice Chairman of the Rwanda Interfaith Council (RIC) Laurent Mbanda, during an interview with The New Times on April 3, 2023. Following the closure of over 5,600 places of worship, including 100 cave churches over failing to meet the legal requirements governing faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Rwanda, on Tuesday, August 6, the Archbishop Mbanda said that “We knew what to do. But we relaxed”. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.
Religion

Interfaith Council leader says churches ‘knew what to do’

Tuesday, August 06, 2024
The GenExpert machine is portable and effective as the results are automatically displayed and stored on the computer
Health

How tech aids fight against TB in Rwanda

Wednesday, August 07, 2024