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The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has upgraded Rwanda’s economic outlook for 2024 to 7%, 0.1 percentage points higher from its April economic outlook. BAHIZI

IMF upgrades Rwanda’s economic projection, but work is not done

Monday, October 28, 2024

Medics in charge of helping Marburg patients at Kigali Hospital. According to the Ministry of health, only one Marburg patient under treatment.

End for Marburg outbreak may be in sight, but vigilance remains critical

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

A Rwandan peacekeeper attends to a resident during a medical outreach in Amadi Village, South Sudan, on October 18, 2024. Courtesy photo

Latest smear campaign against RDF peacekeepers is doomed to fail, like many before it

Monday, October 21, 2024

The four-day forum themed “One People, United in Culture, creating for the world”.

Accelerated support will unlock creative economy potential

Friday, October 18, 2024

Rwandan peacekeepers from RwanBatt1 sort scholastic materials during a handover event at Kapuri Primary School, on the outskirts of South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday, October 14. Courtesy

RDF proves peace is beyond gun silence

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Rwanda's satellite' RWASAT-1 showcased in Kigali on May 16, 2019. TRL Space CEO and founder, Petr Kapoun has revealed that Rwanda's first hyperspectral satellite is being built. File

Hyperspectral satellites could usher Rwanda into a new era

Monday, October 14, 2024

Col (rtd) Joseph Karemera was Rwanda's first Minister of Health after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. He later on served in several other senior roles including as education minister, senator and ambassador. File photos

FLASHBACK: An interview with Col (rtd) Dr Joseph Karemera

Saturday, October 12, 2024

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Yvan Butera (left), chats with a front-line worker inside a mobile clinic that was providing Marburg vaccinations in Kigali on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Courtesy photo

With continued compliance, the end of Marburg outbreak is within reach

Friday, October 11, 2024

France, a hotspot of deniers of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi is finally trying an author, Charles Onana for the crime.

A genocide denial trial in France is better late than never

Wednesday, October 09, 2024

State Minister for Health Dr Yvan Butera visits a mobile clinic in which medics are conducting the Marburg Vaccination exercise on Sunday, October 6. Courtesy

A call for unity and calm amidst Marburg outbreak

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

A teacher during a class at Groupe Scolaire Muhima in Nyarugenge on October 1. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Teachers are the backbone of our nation; let us all support them

Monday, October 07, 2024

Workers on duty at ADMA industries at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Craish Bahizi

World Bank report is a good measure of how well Rwanda is doing

Friday, October 04, 2024

Participants during an awareness campaign on Breast Cancer in Kigali in October 2023. Craish Bahizi

Breast cancer victims don’t just need doctors, they also need you

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Dr. Eugene Rwamucyo, the mastermind behind the horrific atrocities committed against the Tutsi people, especially in the former Butare prefecture.

With Rwamucyo finally in dock, survivors hope for justice

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

People should be practicing good hygiene, avoiding contact with sick individuals, and seeking medical attention immediately if you experience symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches, and vomiting.

Stepping up vigilance against Marburg is for collective good

Monday, September 30, 2024

A bank teller counts money while serving customers at Bank of Kigali head office.

Financial sector should play key developmental role

Friday, September 27, 2024

Some members of the genocidal militia, FDLR, who were captured by M23 fighters, while fighting alongside Congolese soldiers in eastern DR Congo in December 2022. FILE

Who will stop the FDLR’s reign of terror in DR Congo?

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Six convicts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Innocent Sagahutu, Francois Xavier Nzuwonemeye, Prosper Mugiraneza, Alphonse Nteziryayo, Andre Ntagerura, Protais Zigiranyirazo.

Kinshasa acted in bad faith to welcome convicted genocidaires

Monday, September 23, 2024