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A worker goes through coffee beans on a drier at a collection centre in Kirehe District. Reliance on the Arabica variety limits Rwanda's coffee competitiveness on the global market.File
Agriculture

Coffee sector seeks new varieties to raise yields

Monday, August 31, 2026
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), smallholders working up to 10 hectares manage roughly 80 percent of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Courtesy

Until farmers can sell what they grow, Africa’s Food System will not transform

Friday, August 28, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) contingent of 20 medical personnel participated in the 6th EAC Armed Forces Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Week. Courtesy
Health

PHOTOS: RDF medical contingent takes part in EAC armed forces CIMIC week

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Doris Uwicyeza Picard, CEO of the Rwanda Governance Board, speaks at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum on Rwanda’s Home-Grown Solutions in the country’s transformational journey. Courtesy
Rwanda

How does Africa rethink its path to development?

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye speaks during the opening of a two-day Eastern Africa Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Kigali on Monday, August 24. Photos by Kellya Keza
Rwanda

Eastern Africa taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to drive agrifood investment

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
A mother takes care of her new born at Kirehe Hospital. File
Health

Beyond the ‘baby blues’: The hidden struggles of new mothers

Monday, August 24, 2026
Beneficiaries of KoraLink programme that is a collaborative partnership between the Mastercard Foundation, The Commons Project Foundation (TCP), Africa, Society for Family Health (SFH) Rwanda and the ICT Chamber. Bahizi
Featured

How ‘KoraLink’ is helping young Rwandans turn small earnings into thriving businesses

Friday, August 21, 2026
President Paul Kagame greets residents during the outreach in Rubavu. File

I am a “praise singer for Kagame”? If so, it’s the easiest job!

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A woman works in her vegetables plantation. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Women

The invisible burden behind women’s success

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Sam Tuzabonimana is soft-spoken but focused. He is on his way to fulfilling his dream of becoming a dental surgeon. (Photo/Evan Frilingos)

A student’s freedom to dream benefits his country

Friday, August 14, 2026
Girls listen to an advisor on reproductive health during an event to mark AIDS Day in Ndera Sector in Gasabo in 2024. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

If mothers don’t have the answers, who will teach the daughters?

Thursday, August 13, 2026
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International

Zimbabwe: 15 dead, 27 missing after boat capsizes on Lake Kariba

Wednesday, August 12, 2026