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Over 21 million teen pregnancies were reported in lower- and middle-income countries and 55% ended in unsafe abortions. Photo Courtesy 

Today’s crisis of teen pregnancies and births is controllable and stoppable

Thursday, November 14, 2024
Anders Holm, the Executive Director of the Hempel Foundation, and Juliana Lindsey, the UNICEF Rwanda Representative, during the official launch of the partnership in Kigali on November 11. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Rwanda

New partnership to boost foundational learning in Rwanda

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The New Times
Rwanda

UNICEF urges expansion of school nutrition programmes to improve learning outcomes 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The New Times
Rwanda

FLEX 2024: African education ministers root for stronger foundational learning

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The New Times
Editorial

16 Days of Activism: It is our collective duty to fight GBV

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Made-up and enforced ethnic groups created hatred among Rwandans. HP.1977.23.549, collection RMCA Tervuren; photo P. Laval (Inforcongo), 1960 © RMCAP. Laval
Rwanda

‘I am no longer Tutsi like you’- the Belgian long-thought plan to divide Rwandans through made-up ethnicity

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Community health workers in Nyabihu District pose for a group photo after receiving smartphones provided by Health Builders Organisation| Photos By Germain Nsanzimana
Featured

Nyabihu community health workers get smart phones to ease work

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
A healthcare worker administers a pneumococcal catch-up vaccine to a baby in the village of Kandaor, BO district, Sierra Leone, on June 13, 2011. The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) reported that this condition accounted for 16% of consultations across all health centers. Photo courtesy
Health

World Pneumonia Day: Rwanda ramps up fight against leading child health threat

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
First Lady Jeannette Kagame speaks at the opening of the second Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX 2024) in Kigali on November 12. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Education

Let quality education cement the path to Africa’s development – First Lady

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Pupils inside a computer lab at Busanza primary school. More than 500 education leaders, including 30 African ministers and representatives from 39 countries, are set to meet in Kigali from November 11-13 for the second Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX 2024). Photo by Craish Bahizi
Education

African ministers, education experts to meet in Kigali to address learning crisis

Sunday, November 10, 2024
African young people represent both the largest demographic and the most digitally native generation, excluding them from governance means sacrificing our greatest source of innovation and economic potential. Photo Dan Gatsinzi

Rethinking Governance: Why Youth Inclusion is Vital for Africa's Future

Monday, November 11, 2024
Bathrooms can pose serious safety risks, particularly for children, elderly people or individuals with mobility issues
Society

10 simple tips on minimizing risks of bathroom falls

Sunday, November 10, 2024