Geneva, Switzerland, May 26th 2023: A coalition of almost 20 global organizations has called on governments to act to ensure that citizens have access to adequate health services at the World Health Assembly (WHA76) this week in Geneva, Switzerland.

On Sunday, May 28th, The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the government agency of the Republic of Korea for its grant and development cooperation, provided humanitarian support to affected people, damaged by heavy rain and landslide disasters at the beginning of May, in association with KOICA-Rwanda Alumni Association (KORAA)....

Today, H.E. Mrs. Jeannette KAGAME, visited the families affected by the disasters of May 2-3,2023.

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) today announced that the June to September (JJAS) 2023 forecast shows high chances of drier than usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA). Accordingly, Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, western Kenya, northern Uganda, and much of...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for 74% of all deaths worldwide. Rwanda, as elsewhere around...

Ghana’s currency has become the world’s best performer against the #dollar over the past six months as investors bet the nation is on the brink of securing International Monetary Fund board approval for a $3 billion bailout. ...

By Alice DUSABIMANA The...

Kenya is racing to finalise the digitisation of #data on owners of #mineral rights, location, the validity of permits and compliance with regulations, including payment of fees, to lay ground for President #WilliamRuto to lift the ban on prospecting permits....

By Basanda Ns. Oswald Officials of the City of Kigali held a press conference, where they were informed about the plan of the City of Kigali in the vision 2050, that before building, the citizen must first know where he is going to put the work,...

Regardless of pressure on Rwanda's finances brought on by ongoing global shocks linked to the prolonged impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the war in #Ukraine, and the appreciation of the US dollar, Rwanda has successfully repaid its $400 million Euro bond....

Thanks to Guided Trade Initiative: On your mark, get set, go! The race is on to get the long-delayed african Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) fully up and running.

Amal, a mother of four in rural Egypt, was helping provide for her family by sewing clothes and bedding for neighbors. However, with just one small sewing machine, she struggled to keep up with demand and was unable to take on larger projects. Amal's financial situation left her feeling hopeless....

In the past few days, particularly on 2-3 May, heavy rainfall hit the northern, western and southern provinces of Rwanda, causing floods, triggering landslides and leading to casualties and damage.

Rwanda is participating at the 30th Arabian Travel Market (ATM), taking place from 1 - 4 May 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the Dubai World Trade Center.

By Basanda Ns Oswald

HIV in Rwanda is no longer a death sentence, it is now a chronic disease, with people still able to live, work, and procreate without passing on the virus. A reexamination of HIV seroconversion studies suggests that condoms are 90 to 95% effective when used consistently, i.e. consistent...

Rwanda celebrates World Malaria Day with the theme “Zero Malaria Starts with Me, Time to innovate, focus and implement”; to unite efforts in community mobilization to fight against malaria through increased awareness of the community and all stakeholders in the fight...

SC Johnson and Raid® have partnered with Society for Family Health Rwanda and the Rwanda Ministry of Health to provide official certification and livable wages to unofficial community health workers in Rwanda as part of ongoing commitment to eradicate malaria....

Nearly 40% of new HIV infections are transmitted by people who don't know they have the virus. For people with undiagnosed HIV, testing is the first step in maintaining a healthy life and preventing HIV transmission. Rwandan youth have been urged to engage in the fight of HIV/AIDS and...