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KIGALI – A Rwandan scientist studying the hidden physiological limits of Congo Basin trees has won a $150,000 (approx. Rwf221.4 million) research grant to investigate whether the region’s forests are …

KIGALI — Rwanda has begun testing a digital lending platform that aims to reduce the time smallholder farmers wait for agricultural loans from as long as seven weeks to less than …

KIGALI — A Rwandan fertility specialist accused of helping operate an illegal surrogacy scheme will return to court this month to challenge his continued detention in a case prosecutors say involved …

KIGALI – The African Union Peace Panel tasked with advancing a political peace process in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) met the leadership of AFC/M23 in Goma before travelling …

KIGALI — Rwanda’s National Defence University is beginning to take shape, with the first cohorts of two constituent colleges opening within the past two weeks. The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), …

KIGALI — Children appearing before courts in Rwanda will no longer routinely face uniformed security officers, under new rules designed to make the justice system less intimidating and more focused …

KIGALI – Rwanda is gradually turning schools into not only teaching centers but also places where health problems are noticed early, trusted information is available and a student in difficulty …

Effective management of state affairs requires more than laws and formal procedures, President Paul Kagame has said, arguing that government institutions must also pay attention to how policies interact with …

KIGALI – Rwanda is saving more money than it did eight years ago. But the government says the country still needs much more – to create more businesses, investment and …

KIGALI — Rwanda’s government is stepping up efforts to make thousands of informal savings groups safer after the authorities found that nearly 15,000 ibimina now hold billions of Francs. Prime …

KIGALI – When the Africa HealthTech Summit began in 2022, much of the conversation around technology and healthcare was about what innovation might eventually make possible. Five years later, Rwanda …

NEW YORK – When the world talks about making artificial intelligence safe, the question of who is actually in a position to test it is easily overlooked Rwanda’s Prime Minister …