Africa: Investing in Girls Could Deliver a Tenfold Return for Africa - Report

Africa has the potential to unlock a tenfold economic boost, amounting to a staggering $2.4 trillion, according to a new report. Read more »

Rwanda: 16 Days of Activism - It Is Our Collective Duty to Fight GBV

As the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence approach, it is a good time to reflect on milestones in fighting against the vice, but to also examine why it is nowhere… Read more »

Rwanda: Experts Call for Broader Sexual Reproductive Health Education to Prevent GBV

While progress has been made in enhancing sexual reproductive health among youth in Rwanda, challenges such as gender-based violence (GBV), teenage pregnancies, HIV infections,… Read more »

Rwanda: CHOGM 2024 - Leaders Urged to Work Harder to Leave No Woman Behind

Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56 member countries. Read more »

Rwanda: APR Women Shift Focus On Volleyball League Title Defense

After winning the 2024 Nyerere International Volleyball tournament in Moshi, Tanzania, APR women volleyball club have now turned their focus on retaining the domestic league title. Read more »

Rwanda: Making History - First Rwandan Women-Led Business Exports Full Container of Avocadoes

On October 4, 2024, Bahage Foods Ltd made history as the first Rwandan woman-led business--and the fourth ever in Rwanda--to export a full container of 22 tonnes of Hass avocadoes. Read more »

Rwanda: Basketball - Reg, APR Women Set for Zone 5 Club Championship

Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and APR women basketball clubs will present Rwanda in the upcoming FIBA Africa Zone 5 Club Championship which will take place in Zanzibar from October 27… Read more »

Rwanda: U19 Women's T20 WC Qualifier - Uganda Set Up Zimbabwe Semifinal After Rwanda Win

Wednesday, September 25 Read more »

Rwanda: New Initiative to Empower Deaf Women With Vocational Skills

As the International Week of Deaf People (IWDP) began on September 23, the Rwandan civil society launched an initiative aimed at providing young deaf women with essential… Read more »

Rwanda: Musaale Says Hosting U19 Women Wc Qualifiers 'Means a Lot' to Rwanda

Rwanda Cricket Association president Stephen Musaale has said that hosting the U19 Women's T20 World Cup Africa qualifiers serves not only as a privilege to host nation Rwanda but… Read more »

Africa: Strong Start for Rwanda At U19 Women's T20 Wc Qualifier

September 22, Read more »

Rwanda: U18 Afrobasket - Rwanda Women Fall to Tunisia in Group a Thriller

Rwanda U18 women's basketball team lost their first Afrobasket match following Thursday night's 71-74 defeat at the hands of Tunisia. Read more »

Rwanda: Women's T20 Wc Qualifier - Malawi U19 March Into Division 1 After Massive Win Against Lesotho

century, and Esther Richard claimed a career-best 5 for 4 runs as Malawi crushed Lesotho by a mammoth 154 runs to seal their slot at next month's ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup… Read more »

Rwanda: Fiba W'cup Qualifiers - Rwanda Women Taste First Loss Against Great Britain

The Great Britain Women overpowered Rwanda in a 75-61 victory on Thursday night, August 22, to secure a ticket to the semi-finals of the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup pre-qualifiers. Read more »

Rwanda: Breaking the Cycle - Revisiting Gender Practices and Beliefs

Feminism, as a concept, is powerful and necessary. It advocates for women to have the same rights and opportunities as men. It's a principle that any reasonable person would… Read more »

Rwanda: Basketball W.Cup Qualifiers - Meet the Women Representing Rwanda

The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup pre-qualifiers tipped off in Kigali on Monday, August 19, with eight teams including Rwanda, competing for a spot at the 2026 FIBA Women's… Read more »

Rwanda: Cricket - All Is Set for U19 Women's Wc Africa Qualifier in Kigali

Wednesday fixtures Read more »

Rwanda: Basketball - Women's National Team Lines-Up Friendly Games Against Mali

The national women's basketball team will play two friendly games against Mali in preparation for the preliminary qualifiers of the World Cup that will take place in Kigali from… Read more »

Rwanda: Volleyball - APR Women Seek to Retain Kavc Memorial Tourney

APR women volleyball club will be out to defend the KAVC International Memorial Volleyball tournament, which gets underway on Friday and ends on Sunday in Uganda. Read more »

Rwanda: Who Is Vanessa Umuhoza, the New Female Youth MP

One of the two youth representatives elected on Tuesday, July 16, is Vanessa Umuhoza Gashumba, a 28-year-old leader who once aspired to be a medical doctor in the army. Read more »

Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Candidates Asked to Advocate for Family Promotion, Gender Equality

The 46 parliamentary candidates vying for seats to represent women in Eastern Province campaigned in Gatsibo District on July 11 while 60 parliamentary candidates in Southern… Read more »

Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Hopefuls Take Campaign to Ruhango, Rusizi

60 women parliamentary candidates from the Southern Province campaigned in Ruhango District on Tuesday, July 9, while 44 others from the Western Province took their campaigns to… Read more »

Rwanda: Kwibohora - Maj (Rtd) Nuriat Kaka On Role of Women in Liberation Struggle

When the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi) picked up arms to fight against an ethnically divisive government that had kept Rwandans in exile for decades and those in the… Read more »

Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Candidates Pledge Advocacy for Family Promotion, Gender Equality

Sixteen candidates vying for two seats reserved for female lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies to represent women in City of Kigali have pledged to advocate for women's rights and… Read more »

Rwanda: What Does the Electorate Expect From New Women MPs?

As women parliamentary candidates start their campaigns, expectations are high. Sixteen candidates from the City of Kigali who are vying for seats reserved for women lawmakers in… Read more »