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Students from Rwanda Coding Academy present their project at the first AI Connect Hackathon organized by Irembo in Kigali on Sunday, September 29. Craish Bahizi

How can we educate the next generation of Africans?

Friday, October 18, 2024
Rwanda and DR Congo ministers and delegations during the 2nd Ministerial Meeting on the Security and Peace Situation in the Eastern DRC, in Luanda, Angola on July 31. Courtesy
Africa

How Tshisekedi scuttled FDLR neutralisation plan at last minute

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Dr. John Nkurikiye, the Chief Ophthalmologist and Director of Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology (RIIO) attends to a patient on April 24, 2024. File
Health

Transforming eye care in Rwanda: Expert sheds light on country’s plans to improve vision health

Saturday, October 05, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Medics during a medical drill on epidemic preparedness at King Faisal Hospital, October 17, 2022. The Ministry of Health has reported that the death toll from the Marburg virus has increased to 10 on Tuesday, October 1
Health

Marburg Virus: Dealing with misconceptions, myths and misinformation

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
A view of Rugezi wetland in in Burera, one of the restored marshlands in in Rwanda. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Rwanda to restore 1,000 wetlands as report highlights water crisis in Africa

Monday, September 30, 2024
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned the Karuma Hydropower Plant in Kiryandongo District. on Thursday, September 27
Africa

Uganda: President Museveni commissions Chinese-built Karuma Hydropower Project

Friday, September 27, 2024
Many people in Pakistan get antibiotics without a prescription, despite it being illegal to give the drugs out this way. And doctors often prescribe antibiotics when they aren’t required.

World leaders commit to action to ensure future of modern medicine

Friday, September 27, 2024
Workers from Green Care Rwanda Ltd sort some plastic waste that are recycled to produce different items, including pavers. Courtesy
Environment

What will it take to end plastic pollution?

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Dr. John Nkurikiye, the Chief Ophthalmologist and Director of Rwanda International Institute of Ophthalmology (RIIO) during an eye screening exercise in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

The evolution of Rwanda’s eye care system

Monday, September 23, 2024
Cyclists meet to ride a few dozen kilometres around Kigali, during car-free day when families take their bikes out to enjoy the traffic-free roads. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Can Kigali become a cycling city thanks to the world cycling championships?

Saturday, September 14, 2024
Rwanda is set to host, for the second time, the Africa Cyber Defense Forum in October. The event is also Africa's pre-eminent and largest cyber security event. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda has shined in new cybersecurity index...but what informs ITU rankings?

Saturday, September 14, 2024