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President Paul Kagame (center) breaks ground for BioNTech manufacturing plant in Kigali with Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo (left) and BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin in June 2022. It is Africa's first mRNA technology vaccines plant.

Africa’s pharma future: United we stand, divided we stall

Friday, June 21, 2024
Bank of Kigali and VIEBEG Medical Ltd officials pose for a group photo after signing the partnership agreement on June 6. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Bank of Kigali, VIEBEG partner to finance access to medical equipment

Friday, June 07, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente briefs members of parliament on the success of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) on Wednesday, June 5. Courtesy
Economy

NST1: Rwanda created 1.3m jobs, exports doubled over seven years

Thursday, June 06, 2024
The funding will support BioNTech to establish mRNA vaccine research and development (R&D), clinical, and commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities at the company’s facility in Kigali.
Editorial

BioNTech-CEPI partnership is a shot in the arm for Rwanda’s vaccine ecosystem

Friday, May 31, 2024
President Paul Kagame virtually addresses delegates during the 2024 Global Security Forum taking place in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday, May 21. Courtesy
Security

Unity is foundation for Rwanda’s development, Kagame tells Global Security Forum

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Morocco’s Minister of Trade and Industry Ryad Mezzour speaks during a business breakfast meeting in Kigali between Moroccan investors and Private Sector Federation (PSF) members, on May 17.
Business

Morocco commits to expanding investments in Rwanda, creating sustainable jobs

Friday, May 17, 2024
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, addressing the event, said that the Lume Free Trade Zone, will become the second one of its kind after Ethiopia's maiden Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone. Courtesy
Africa

Ethiopia launches construction of Chinese-contracted economic zone

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Doctors conduct a screening exam at Legacy Clinic in Kigali. File

AI in revolutionizing the health sector and why you should jump on board

Thursday, May 09, 2024
President Paul Kagame, with several heads of state and government, and other senior delegates including BioNTech founder and CEO Ugur Sahin (3rd-L) offically launch BioNTech’s mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kigali on December 18, 2023.

Rwanda's path to pharma self-sufficiency: Strengthening regulatory oversight and building a robust healthcare system

Tuesday, April 09, 2024
Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prof. P.G. Sampath of the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF), sign the Host Country Agreement between Rwanda and APTF in Kigali on Monday, December 18,2023.File
Health

Kigali: New funding to accelerate pharmaceutical body’s operations

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Agric workers sorting a new Irish potato variety that is grown in a greenhouse in Kinigi Sector in Musanze District. Rwanda, on February 21, promulgated a law governing biosafety, which seeks to ensure that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled, transferred and used safely in the country. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Health

Inside Rwanda's biosafety law set to regulate GMOs

Monday, March 04, 2024
Kagame with other dignitaries during the launch of Africa's first mRNA technology vaccine manufacturing plant – BioNTech in Kigali. OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Editorial

As Rwanda's pharma industry takes off, training should respond to reality

Friday, March 01, 2024