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Rwanda's incoming digital IDs: What you need to know
Concerned organs have until June 15, 2027 to completely phase out registration of the population and issuance of the current plastic national identity cards.
Landless farmers: Rwanda’s agriculture conundrum
With population inching closer to 13 million and high fertility rates (above four children per woman), in addition to factors like inheritance and urbanization, many Rwandan families are left with too tiny or without land space to do farming, hence can barely produce enough to eat.
US-Africa summit: Biden likely to make major policy announcement to reset ties, officials
US is expected to use the upcoming summit as a platform to explore mutually beneficial trade and investment partnerships that are going to deepen its ties with African nations. The US-Africa Leaders Summit was last held in 2014 under President Obama’s administration, while the business forum last took...
AWEKO: It is one and only planet we are living in, there’s no planet B
Faith says she joined the Social Innovation Academy in Mpigi in 2017, where she met her co-founders. “We quickly realized that we all share the same passion for art and saving the environment.” This common passion informed their epiphany to start Reform Africa in 2018.
BACK TO SCHOOL: Uniform fees good for the poor
The education sector regulator imposed restrictions on other requirements a parent can be subjected to, definitely scrapping things like hoes, rubber mops, ream of papers and all the others that schools obliged parents to purchase – mostly at shop and prices determined by school managers.
Abstinence-only approach to teens and sex has failed, act before it's too late
The church, just like conservative parents and educationists, are still worried that talking openly to adolescents about sex and giving them access to tools and services that protect them would be synonymous with encouraging them to indulge in sexual intercourse. Their position has not changed even...
Rwanda undertakes new population census after 10 years
Economists say the new census will provide fresh data which will enable government planners make necessary adjustments in design of programmes and projects aimed at tackling key human security issues like poverty and malnutrition as well as revise targets across key sectors.
‘African’ COP27: Why expect highly contentious meeting in Egypt
A recent report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points to escalation of droughts, floods, extreme storms or wildfires, among others that threaten food security and livelihoods of millions of people, as well as harming species and ecosystems across resource-poor countries.
Post APAC: Eyes now on African govts to prioritise conservation in spending
So far, key Pan-African conservation organisations spearheading the scheme say it’s too early to determine when the governance structure, capitalization and disbursement modalities for A-PACT will be deliberated and agreed upon by concerned parties
Continental conservation watchdog opens office in Rwanda
The organization, whose work involves protection of wildlife and their habitats on the African continent, says the new office will give it the much-needed base in the region, and pave the way for collaboration and partnerships with the government of Rwanda and local non-state actors in advancing conservation.
AU media fellows hail Germany study trip
15 fellows selected among 800 applications from across Africa and the diaspora embarked on an international study trip to the city of Bonn and Berlin in Germany in mid-June as part of the year-long media fellowship programme jointly implemented by the AU and Germany Agency for International Cooperation...
How worried should you be about rising news fatigue?
Experts are worried that this trend, especially in young audiences, is a threat to political opinion building and the abilities to participate in the public discourse, hence undermines the basis of an informed society and democracy.
Prices at the pump soar, yet again
This is yet another rise after petrol and diesel prices had increased for the fourth consecutive time to Rwf1,359 and Rwf1,368 respectively on April 4.
Monkeypox outbreak: What you need to know
Countries like Belgium have moved to enforce mandatory 21-day quarantine for monkeypox patients, the US is mulling release of vaccine for the disease and other countries are contemplating possible prevention measures as the virus increasingly become of concern.
Bamporiki graft case: What the law says about house arrest
According to legal experts house arrest implies the suspect is confined to his or her home and is subjected to certain requirements/restrictions. Details of Mr. Bamporiki’s terms of house arrest were not made public.
Miss Rwanda 'saga' Spaces: Postmortem, lessons
While publicly discussing, denouncing or exposing wrongs like sexual offences help a great deal in awareness, prevention and can spark action, alongside lending a hand to victims to speak out, it can do a lot more damage if not properly executed.
