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Rwandan basketball coach Fatuma Ella Mukamugema poses with young players after a session in 2023. Photo courtesy
Basketball

How BAL4HER is opening doors for women in African basketball

Thursday, May 28, 2026
A young boy eats a sugary pastry outside a local kiosk stocked with sodas and processed snacks in a neighborhood on the outskirts. According to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, six percent of children under five in Rwanda are overweight. AI image.
Health

Processed foods, screen time driving rise in child obesity

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Students have lunch under the school feeding programme at a school in Masaka, Kicukiro District, in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Education

Schools turn to iron-rich beans to cut feeding costs

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Beyond the harvest, the real work begins beneath the surface. Leaving crop residues allows the farmers to return essential nutrients to the land, mimicking the natural protection of cover crops to build organic matter, keep soil moisture and combat erosion (Photo courtesy: RICA).

Naked soil, vanishing harvests: The hidden disaster beneath uncovered fields

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Construction works of the Rusizi faecal sludge treatment plant and landfill valued at Rwf4.55 billion. PHOTO/COURTESY.
Environment

Funding lined up for major waste treatment projects

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
UNDP Rwanda team poses for a photo at its office in Kigali

Blooming where I am planted, but never alone: Reflections on two years of leadership in Rwanda

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The veterinarians pose for a photo after completing training on postmortem handling and loss assessment for animals.
Featured

Rwanda trains vets to speed up livestock insurance payouts

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso greets Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva at the meeting in Brazzaville. Courtesy
International

PM Nsengiyumva joins leaders for Africa Day celebration in Brazzaville

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
RSSB's Heza Estate comprises 548 residential units across two categories, a landmark residential development located in Batsinda, Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District, Kigali. Courtesy
Editorial

Affordable housing is a foundation for prosperity

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during IFPA Forum Africa 2026 in Nairobi from May 7–9. Courtesy
Featured

Experts, patients demand better psoriasis care at first-ever Africa forum

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
At a toxic workplace, employees often panic the moment a senior manager appears.

If your workplace feels toxic, this might be why

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a chronic non-communicable disease .

Is your weakness linked to high blood pressure?

Tuesday, May 26, 2026