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Rwanda’s Women Take Centre Stage in Climate Resilience
As climate change continues to affect communities across Rwanda, a four-year programme has sought to strengthen the capacity of women and feminist organisations to respond…
Exam Cheating Probe: Arrests in Rwanda Rise to 127
The number of people arrested over alleged mass cheating in Rwanda’s 2025/26 Primary Leaving Examinations has risen to 127, as investigations into the examination malpractice…
DR Congo Bishop Calls for Inclusive National Dialogue
The Secretary General of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), Bishop Donatien Nshole, has called for an inclusive national dialogue involving all relevant Congolese…
Nyagatare Has Rwanda’s Largest Cattle Population, but Milk Production Remains Low
Nyagatare District is home to the largest cattle population in Rwanda, with more than 215,000 cattle, supported by extensive grazing land and favourable conditions for…
Kagame welcomes Benin President Wadagni for Two-Day Visit
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, received his Beninese counterpart, Romuald Wadagni, at Village Urugwiro as the West African leader began a two-day…
Technology
Rwanda’s Women Take Centre Stage in Climate Resilience
As climate change continues to affect communities across Rwanda, a four-year programme has sought to strengthen the capacity of women and feminist organisations to respond…
Exam Cheating Probe: Arrests in Rwanda Rise to 127
The number of people arrested over alleged mass cheating in Rwanda’s 2025/26 Primary Leaving Examinations has risen to 127, as investigations into the examination malpractice…
DR Congo Bishop Calls for Inclusive National Dialogue
The Secretary General of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), Bishop Donatien Nshole, has called for an inclusive national dialogue involving all relevant Congolese…
Nyagatare Has Rwanda’s Largest Cattle Population, but Milk Production Remains Low
Nyagatare District is home to the largest cattle population in Rwanda, with more than 215,000 cattle, supported by extensive grazing land and favourable conditions for…
Business
OpenAI Buys Smartphone Camera Firm for $300 Million+
OpenAI has acquired Glass Imaging, a California-based company developing advanced camera technology for smartphones, in a deal reportedly worth more than $300 million, according to…
Kagame meets international business and football leaders after 21st Kwita Izina
KIGALI, Rwanda — September 5, 2026 — President Paul Kagame held talks with a group of international business and football executives who travelled to Rwanda…
Rwanda’s Kwita Izina 2026 Celebrates Gorilla Conservation and Global Partnerships
MUSANZE, Rwanda — The day dedicated to celebrating Rwanda’s mountain gorillas and the importance of their conservation has arrived, with the 21st edition of the…
IFAD, AgDevCo sign $10 million deal to boost Africa’s next generation of agribusinesses
KIGALI, Rwanda — September 3, 2026 — The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and AgDevCo Ventures Limited, a subsidiary of AgDevCo, have signed a…
Sports News
Nairobi Selected to Host World Athletics Championships in 2029
Africa will host the World Athletics Championships for the first time after Nairobi, Kenya, was selected to stage the global competition in 2029. The decision…
Giants of Africa’s Women’s Empowerment Programme Reaches Europe
September 4, 2026 (Berlin, DE) – Giants of Africa (GOA), the nonprofit organization founded by Masai Ujiri, which uses basketball as a tool to empower youth and create…
Argentina football matches to pause in tribute to Lionel Messi
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced that all football matches scheduled across the country this weekend will be stopped in…
UEFA pushes to challenge Infantino’s FIFA leadership despite dropping boycott plan
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is continuing efforts to challenge Gianni Infantino’s leadership of FIFA, despite backing away from a plan to boycott…
Ramazani Tshimanga demands unpaid June salary from Rayon Sports
Former Rayon Sports defender Ramazani Tshimanga Tshilembi has demanded payment of his outstanding salary for June 2026, amounting to $1,200 (about Rwf1.77 million), which he…
Paul Pogba parts ways with AS Monaco after one year
French midfielder Paul Pogba has left AS Monaco after just one year at the club, with both sides agreeing to terminate his contract by mutual…
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Rwanda’s Women Take Centre Stage in Climate Resilience
As climate change continues to affect communities across Rwanda, a four-year programme has sought to strengthen the capacity of women and feminist organisations to respond…
CGIAR showcases innovations aimed at accelerating Africa’s food systems transformation
KIGALI, Rwanda — September 3, 2026 — The world’s largest publicly funded agricultural research network, CGIAR, has showcased a range of science-backed innovations designed to…
Africa must turn food systems potential into prosperity, leaders say
KIGALI, Rwanda — Leaders, policymakers and development partners have called for urgent action, increased investment and stronger public-private partnerships to transform Africa’s agri-food systems and…
Africa urged to turn women’s food-system contribution into economic power
KIGALI, Rwanda — Africa’s food-system transformation will remain incomplete unless women gain greater control over the resources, markets and decisions that shape agricultural and food economies,…
Agroecology key to strengthening Rwanda’s climate resilience – RCCDN
KIGALI — Rwanda Climate Change and Development Network (RCCDN) has called for greater integration of agroecology into the country’s agricultural and climate policies, saying the…
Politics
Kagame welcomes Benin President Wadagni for Two-Day Visit
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, received his Beninese counterpart, Romuald Wadagni, at Village Urugwiro as the West African leader began a two-day…
US Space Force Acknowledges Having Weapons in Space
The United States military has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it possesses weapons designed for operations in space. A spokesperson for the U.S.…
Trump Says He Has No Regrets Over Iran War
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he has no regrets over his decision to launch military action against Iran, insisting that he would make the…
Prince Edward Kijanangoma Elected as New Tooro King Amid Royal Family Dispute
Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma has been chosen as the next Omukama of Tooro Kingdom, just days after the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru…
Rwanda, Oman Sign Eight Agreements to Deepen Economic Cooperation
SALALAH, Oman — September 8, 2026 — Rwanda and Oman have strengthened their bilateral partnership after signing two agreements and six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs)…