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Workers collect milk at Fromagerie Muhumyo in Gishwati in Ngororero District. File
Agriculture

Milk shortage slows cheese industry growth

Friday, May 29, 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
Through the programme, 2,300 households from the districts of Gakenke and Nyabihu are expected to receive 23,868 seedlings that will contribute to combating malnutrition and environmental degradation
Featured

Gakenke: SKOL donates over 12,000 trees to help combat malnutrition

Monday, May 25, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the initiative signed on Monday, May 18. Courtesy
Featured

New fruit tree initiative to help feed over 4,000 schools, conserve environment

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The new measures aimed at reducing malnutrition and stunting among children. File
Health

Western Province expands fruit tree planting to end malnutrition

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Ongoing construction works on the Base–Butaro road in Burera District. The 63-kilometre road is among the planned projects for which the government has allocated Rwf305.3 billion to the transport sector.
Economy

Where Rwanda’s Rwf7.8tn budget will go in 2026/27

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa presenting the figures to Parliament on Monday, May 11. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Govt projects spending Rwf7.8 trillion in 2026/27

Monday, May 11, 2026
Electricity infrastructure at Gasogi Station. Experts say the energy sector should be among the priorities in the upcoming budget.
Economy

Experts push for jobs, energy security, and resilience in 2026/27 budget

Saturday, May 09, 2026
Members of Twisungane Cooperative work in the potato plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

What Africa can learn from Rwanda’s women farmers

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
A delegation of more than 800 residents from Nyarugunga Sector in Kicukiro District, visit Nyarubuye the memorial on Saturday, April 2. Courtesy
Kwibuka

How Tutsi were relocated to Nyarubuye to face death during Genocide

Sunday, May 03, 2026
Parents feed their babies during a campaign to raise awareness about fighting stunting and improving maternal and child nutrition in Nyamasheke. Craish Bahizi
Health

Ngororero, Rutsiro to get equipment to shore up fight against child stunting

Wednesday, April 29, 2026