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L-R: Menelas Nkeshimana, Head of the Health Workforce Department in the Ministry of Health, Dr Olugbemiga Adelakin, UNFPA Country Representative, Claudette Nirere, the Minister of State for Education, Amb. Mridu Pawan Das, High Commission of India to Rwanda, pose for a photo at the launch in Kigali, on Tuesday, May 20. Courtesy
Featured

Midwifery at forefront of new initiative to combat maternal mortality

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, the wife of former President Juvenal Habyarimana.
Crime

What’s next after French judge closes investigation into Agathe Habyarimana?

Thursday, May 22, 2025
La Place de l 'Independence in Bukavu in South Kivu province eastern DR Congo. A city that was liberated by M23 rebels in February. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The tale of the short-lived ‘Central Kivu’ province

Thursday, May 22, 2025
The French judiciary has reopened the case of Callixte Mbarushimana, a former UN employee accused of involvement in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Crime

Genocide: France reopens Callixte Mbarushimana case

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Rose Mukantabana, a lawyer speaks at the meeting as Xaverine Uwimana, the coordinator of Réseau des Femmes , looks on during a consultative meeting on Tuesday, May 20. Photos by Kellya Keza
Health

NGOs demand safeguards for surrogate mothers in new health bill  

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Speaker Gertrude Kazarwa, addresses delegates at the conference. She emphasized the importance of political will in achieving sustainable gender equality.
Law

Commonwealth lawmakers turn to AI to bridge gender gap

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
A session where members of the senate committee on economic development and finance engaged with financial sector stakeholders to examine issues on May 19. Courtesy
Economy

Senators concerned by wider economic risks of non-performing loans

Monday, May 19, 2025
Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy Director of Telecommunication Standardization Policy Department at the ITU Standardization Bureau during an interview. Courtesy
Technology

Is there risk AI policies might become symbolic in Africa?

Monday, May 19, 2025
Muneza urged the government to expand the distribution of discreet pill boxes that help adolescents take their medication privately, and to urgently revive student-led anti-AIDS clubs
Health

Stigma in the schoolyard: How Rwanda is protecting HIV-positive students

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Corneille Nangaa, coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo, gestures during a press conference held in Goma in January after the rebels took over the city.Photo courtesy
Africa

AFC/M23 leader Corneille Nangaa states four reasons why his movement is fighting Tshisekedi govt

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Women make up more than 60% of the agricultural labor force in Sub-Saharan Africa, but only own about 15% of agricultural land.
Infrastructure

Unequal ground: The struggle for equity in Africa’s land governance

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Children eat porridge at Mageragere ECD Centre in Nyarugenge. Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Giving a child a home: What you need to know about adoption in Rwanda

Friday, May 16, 2025