Africa: The Commonwealth's Greatest Prize Lies Beyond the Games

Today, Glasgow will once again become the meeting place of the Commonwealth, as athletes and supporters from 56 nations descend on its red-sandstone streets for the Commonwealth… Read more »

Africa: Locked Out - Why Africa Loses Its Brightest Before They Leave

Every few months, Africa celebrates another homegrown success story: a scientist wins international acclaim, an entrepreneur secures global investment, a filmmaker earns a… Read more »

Rwanda: Why a 90-Day Turnaround Is Not a Strategy

Every organisation wants results. Leaders are expected to demonstrate progress, reassure investors, satisfy customers and maintain healthy cash flow. In that environment, it is… Read more »

Central Africa: Inside Rwanda's Growing Partnership With Oman

Rwanda and the Sultanate of Oman have steadily strengthened their relationship over the past three decades, expanding cooperation from diplomacy and trade to aviation, logistics,… Read more »

Rwanda: Why Teachers Want Transfer Rules Reviewed

Teachers have proposed changes to Rwanda's teacher transfer system, calling for a fairer, more transparent process as this year's transfer exercise comes to an end. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Welcomes 529 Returnees From DR Congo

Rwanda on Wednesday, July 22, received 529 citizens returning voluntarily from DR Congo as the ongoing voluntary repatriation exercise continues. Read more »

Rwanda: First Lady Says Solutions to Maternal Deaths Exist, Delivery Is the Problem

First Lady Jeannette Kagame has said no woman should die during childbirth as solutions to save mothers' lives already exist but do not reach those who need them. Read more »

Rwanda: New Doctoral Education Reforms Could Drive Innovation - Officials

Rwanda has launched its first Graduate and Doctoral Education Policy Framework and Research and Innovation Framework in a bid to strengthen doctoral education, improving research… Read more »

Rwanda: AFC/M23 Official Says UN, U.S. Sanctions Undermine Peace Efforts

An official in the AFC/M23 movement has criticised the latest sanctions imposed by the United Nations and the United States on some of its leaders, saying the measures undermine… Read more »

Rwanda: Bill Gates in Butaro for Dialogue On Maternal, Child Health

American philanthropist and billionaire Bill Gates has attended the inaugural Paul Farmer Butaro Dialogues on Health Equity and Innovation held at the University of Global Health… Read more »

Rwanda: Former CIA Official Nominated As Us Ambassador to Rwanda

The US government has nominated Nicholas Checker, a diplomat and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) official, as its proposed ambassador to Rwanda, with the nomination now… Read more »

Rwanda: Oncologist Warns of Rising Stomach Cancer in Young People

Stomach cancer, once largely associated with older adults, is increasingly being diagnosed in younger people in Rwanda, according to a leading oncologist, who has urged the public… Read more »

Rwanda: Home Advantage Fuels Rwanda's ICC U19 World Cup Ambition

Rwanda U19 head coach Kenneth Bugingo believes playing the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier Division 2 on home soil gives his side a strong chance of securing a… Read more »

Rwanda: MTN's Smartphone Financing Unlocks Digital and Business Opportunities

When Agnes Mukampabuka wanted a smartphone, the cost put it beyond her reach. Buying one outright would have required nearly Rwf300,000--an amount she could not afford in a single… Read more »

Rwanda: For Mediation to Persist, the Adversarial Culture Has to Die

When the Western-style judicial system was introduced in Rwanda, it brought not only new procedures but also a way of thinking about conflict. Disputes stopped being problems for a… Read more »

Rwanda: New Brokerage Rules Lay the Foundation for a More Transparent Property Market

The government's move to regulate real estate brokers and property managers is a necessary intervention that promises to make Rwanda's property market more transparent,… Read more »

Rwanda: Eric's Folder Has a New Reader

This is Part 2 of a five-part series on artificial intelligence, seen through Rwanda's experience of building its institutions from scratch. The previous piece explained that AI is… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwandan Peacekeepers in Car Honoured With Presidential Medals

Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) have been awarded the Presidential… Read more »

Rwanda: Eight Years Later, Urban Boyz Reunite

After eight years apart, Urban Boyz is set to reunite, with members Safi Madiba, Nizzo and Humble Jizzo preparing to share the stage for the first time since the group's split in… Read more »

Rwanda: Bill Gates Visits Rwanda's Health Intelligence Centre

American philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday, July 21, visited Rwanda's National Health Intelligence Centre, which uses real-time healthcare data and artificial intelligence (AI)… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame, Gates Discuss Cooperation in Health, AI, Agriculture

President Paul Kagame and American billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates met on Monday, July 20, for discussions on collaboration in various areas, including health, artificial… Read more »

Rwanda: A Curriculum That Values Every Child's Potential

Education is at its best when it recognises that children do not all learn in the same way. For a long time, learners with cognitive and intellectual disabilities have been… Read more »

Africa: Over $1.6m and Counting - How Betpawa's Model Is Improving Athlete Payment in Africa

A direct-to-player payment system with $1.67 million paid across eight markets, more than 47,000 instant disbursements, and equal pay for the women's game by design. Read more »

Rwanda: Ubumuntu Arts Festival Closes With Call for Healing, Investment in Creativity

The 12th edition of the Ubumuntu Arts Festival concluded on Sunday with renewed calls to harness the arts as a powerful tool for healing, peacebuilding and national development, as… Read more »

Rwanda: RBL Playoffs - Meet the Four Clubs in Pursuit of the Crown

Patriots BBC, APR BBC, REG BBC and RSSB Tigers have secured places in the 2026 Rwanda Basketball League (RBL) playoffs, where they will battle not only for the league title but… Read more »