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A Nyabihu-based professional Irish potatoes farmer stands in her plantation. Farmers said getting access to financial services will boost their welfare. Ru00e9gis Umurengezi
Rwanda

New mobile app to boost potato farming

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Delegates at the retreat yesterday. Courtesy.
Rwanda

UN heads of police peacekeeping missions in Africa meet in Kigali

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
A man uses Addressya mobile app on a smartphone. Net photo.
Rwanda

How new app will help you get precise physical address

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
VUP beneficiaries in road maintenance works in Rwamagana District last year. File.
Rwanda

Interest-free loans for vulnerable Rwandans to be rolled out in July

Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Trade and Industry minister Soraya Hakuziyaremye addresses delegates at the High-Level Meeting of the OECD Development Centre Governing Board in Paris yesterday. Left is Sidu00e9mu00e9ho Dzidudu Dogbe, the Togolese Minister for Grassroots Development, Handicrafts, Youth and Youth Employment. Both Rwanda and Togo, alongside Ecuador, were yesterday admitted to OECD Development Centre. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Why Rwanda’s admission to OECD Development Centre is big deal

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurru00ed. Courtesy.
Rwanda

A look at OECD and its Development Centre

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Pictures of some of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali Genocide Memorial. File.
Rwanda

Ibuka wants to take custody of property for wiped out families

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Centre-pivot irrigation system in soybeans plantation in Nasho, Kirehe District. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Kirehe: Irrigation schemes boost farmers’ incomes

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Coletha Ruhamya. Courtesy.
Rwanda

WED: Government to focus on curbing air pollution

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Mourners at the deceasedu2019s residence in Kimonyi Sector, Musanze District. Photos by Ru00e9gis Umurengezi.
Rwanda

Grief-stricken neighbours want killer of Musanze headmistress tried in home area

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Some of the experts who took part in the design of the new Kigali Master Plan. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

New Kigali city master plan to be unveiled by August

Tuesday, May 21, 2019
CLOCKWISE: Idah Nantaba, Ibrahim Abiriga, Felix Kaweesi, Mohamed Kiggundu, Joan Kagezi, and Muhammed Kirumira.
Rwanda

Kampala regime killing own people – Ugandan minister

Monday, May 20, 2019
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente interacts with Jaime Saavedra, Senior Director of World Bank Education Global Practice, during the fifth PASET Forum in Kigali yesterday. African countries should work together to invest in digital skills among the youth in higher learning institutions and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to harness the potential of technologies, experts have said. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Experts say digital skills key to growth

Monday, May 20, 2019
Health minister Dr Diane Gashumba. File.
Rwanda

Gashumba calls for united front to prevent disease outbreak in Africa

Monday, May 20, 2019
Leapr Labs conducts fellowship programmes where candidates go through the practical experience of building flying robots. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Rwandan tech-innovators set for space and telecoms fellowship

Monday, May 20, 2019
The New Times
Rwanda

Owners of freight transporters commit to support road safety

Monday, May 20, 2019
Amb. Jeanne du2019Arc Mujawamariya, Rwandau2019s envoy to the Russian Federation, with the Deputy Director General of ROSATOM, Nikolay Spasskiy after signing the deal on May 16, 2019 in Russia. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Russian state-owned nuclear body to help build Rwanda’s atomic energy centre

Monday, May 20, 2019
President Kagame speaks on the VivaTech panel, alongside President Macky Sall of Senegal, in Paris yesterday. The session was moderated by Maurice Lu00e9vy, Chairman of Publicis Groupe (left). Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda

Kagame: Digitisation is driving Africa’s progress

Saturday, May 18, 2019
Auditor General Obadiah Biraro speaks during the presentation of his report for the fiscal year ended on June 30, 2018 at Parliamentary Buildings in Kigali. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Senators: Finance Ministry should improve monitoring of public spending

Saturday, May 18, 2019
Ugandau2019s Foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa (right) and PS Patrick Mugoya during the meeting with the diplomatic corps in Kampala on Friday. Net photo.
Rwanda

Did Ugandan foreign minister lie to diplomats?

Saturday, May 18, 2019