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Members of cooperatives and MoneyPhone officials pose for a group photo after a meeting to discuss on how MoneyPhone is transforming access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Photos by Craish Bahizi
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FEATURED: How MoneyPhone Africa Ltd empowers underserved MSMEs, smallholder farmers

Tuesday, October 08, 2024
A view of Nasho solar powered irrigation project in Eastern Province. Rwanda is set to increase the area irrigated by solar power from the current 646 hectares to 1,146 hectares by 2029 under NST2.
Agriculture

Solar-powered irrigation in Rwanda to cover over 1,140ha by 2029

Monday, October 07, 2024
Workers reeling silk filaments at Rwanda Silk Processing Factory. Rwanda’s only silk factory is yet to receive another investor years after the exit of Heworks, a Korean firm that was operating the facility until 2021 when it folded operations. File
Business

No investor yet for Rwanda's sole silk factory

Monday, October 07, 2024
A view of a wheat farm on terraces in Gakenke District. The six-year project is also contributing in increasing the agricultural produce.
Featured

How REMA’s project built resilience to climate change in two districts

Monday, October 07, 2024
Inside Gakenke based pig abattoir. With the demand for pork set to rise, Rwanda is building more pig abattoirs countrywide. Courtesy
Rwanda

Govt targets increasing pork production

Sunday, October 06, 2024
A view of a fish farm in cages on Lake Kivu.
Economy

Cage farming to account for 73% of Rwanda’s fish production

Thursday, October 03, 2024
Health workers during the mass screening activities of Non-communicable diseases at the event to mark the World Heart Day on Sunday, September 29.
Health

RBC warns of cardiovascular disease burden, urges healthy lifestyles

Sunday, September 29, 2024
Doctors conduct an operation at Kacyiru Hospital.

The fight against unemployment in Africa: Transforming the challenges of unemployment into opportunities

Monday, September 30, 2024
Farmers try to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District on May 6, 2020. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Agriculture insurance scheme struggles with uptake

Friday, September 27, 2024
Pascal Sebatware, the president of Abakunda Ibireti cooperative, which was founded in 2010 and now has 1,049 members. Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Featured

How cooperatives are empowering communities

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Kenya reintroduces broad bean farming to boost food, nutritional security. Courtesy
Africa

Kenya reintroduces broad bean farming to boost food, nutritional security

Thursday, September 26, 2024
The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) aims to modernise 85% of Rwanda’s pig farming sector by 2029 up from 20% in 2021. 
Rwanda

Timely insemination spurs pig production in Nyamagabe

Wednesday, September 25, 2024