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Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji, the CEO of METL, has expressed interest in investing in Rwanda through his company MeTL Group. Courtesy of MINAGRI
Business

Who’s Mo Dewji, the Tanzanian tycoon looking to invest in Rwanda?

Friday, September 08, 2023
Aerial view Vision City real estate in Gasabo District. Kigali has emerged as Africa's premier smart city among the 30 cities that participated in the assessment. File
Rwanda

How Kigali became Africa's top smart city

Friday, September 08, 2023
UR Vice Chancellor Prof. Didas M. Kayihura and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Global, at Curtin College Prof. Seth Kunin exchange documents after signing a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, September 5. Courtesy
Education

Rwanda institutions ink partnership deal with leading Australian University

Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Francesco La Camera, IRENA's Director-General.

Unlocking Africa's renewable sector potential: An open discussion with IRENA Director General

Wednesday, September 06, 2023
Rwanda men’s national volleyball team shortly after landing in Cairo for the 2023 African Men’s Volleyball Championship . Rwanda was drawn in Group D alongside Morocco, Senegal and Gambia-Courtesy
Volleyball

Rwanda pooled in Group D in African men’s volleyball championship

Monday, September 04, 2023
Minister of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Patricie Uwase, speaks at a press conference on the sidelines of the International Solar Alliance’s fifth regional committee meeting of the African region on August 31. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Energy

Solar energy presents huge potential to connect more Africans to electricity – Minister Uwase

Friday, September 01, 2023
Rwamagana Solar Power Station, an 8.5MW solar power plant is the fourth-largest economy in the East African Community. FILE
Energy

FEATURED: Universalising energy access through solar

Friday, September 01, 2023
RDB CEO Clare Akamanzi poses for a photo with delegates during the Business of Conservation Conference on August 30.
Environment

Experts call for more involvement of policymakers in wildlife conservation

Thursday, August 31, 2023
Some mountain gorillas from Susa group in Volcanoes National Park. Rwanda has been named 6th in Africa for wildlife conservation, attaining a score of 56.7 percent. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Tourism

Rwanda ranks 6th in wildlife conservation in Africa

Wednesday, August 30, 2023
100 young women graduated from phase one of Empower Rwanda's 'Dignified Work for Teen Mothers Project' , in Kabarore, Gatsibo district on August 25. Courtesy photos.
Featured

FEATURED: Empower Rwanda graduates 100 teen mothers, fosters self-sufficiency, education

Monday, August 28, 2023
Rwanda Formed Police Unit Three (RWAFPU-3) deployed in Bangassou joined residents the local residents of Ngombe village, Mbomou Prefecture in a communal work, Umuganda. Courtesy
Africa

Police peacekeepers take Umuganda to CAR’s Mbomou Prefecture

Sunday, August 27, 2023
Seventeen-year-old Lucie Yezakuzwe of Flying Eagle Karate-Do club made her debut at the 2023 UFAK Senior, Cadet and Junior Championships, in Casablanca, Morocco, and won bronze while fighting in the junior Kumite -53kg category.
Karate

Rwanda Karate: 17-year-old Yezakuzwe’s sudden rise speaks to country’s untapped potential

Saturday, August 26, 2023