OPINION
In Africa, nature shields climate challenges - Our growth ignites global solutions
We must stop chasing the western world economic models. There must be an African economic development model that supports our economic aspirations but not at the expense of wildlife and wild lands.
Will curfew rules deter youth binge drinking in Rwanda?
Drug and alcohol abuse among Rwandan youth, like other social issues such as indecent dressing and rising teen pregnancy cases which lately preoccupied this society have, in my view, a lot to do with gaps in parenting and education system that is wanting in quality.
Niger crisis, like previous coups, threatens gains from trade under AfCFTA
What’s happening in Niger could take a heavy toll on the little gains achieved in the quest to integrate African markets under AfCFTA, a protocol ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, and his predecessor Mahamadou Issoufou -- who is official champion of the treaty on behalf of the AU -- are key supporters.
INFLATION: Just how healthy are school meals?
The reality on ground is that schools purchase what is relatively cheaper rather than what fit to make a balanced diet, and this is likely to remain the case in absence of additional meal budget, or support.
Rwanda floods: The not-so-visible hand of wealthy nations
Inaction on climate injustices is fomenting the worst for vulnerable communities across parts Africa where the climate change effects increasingly worsened to levels mitigation or adaptation alone cannot prevent.
Why quick fixes won’t help end Russia war-induced food crisis in Africa
Ongoing crisis left countries with little to show for many years of pledged investment in the agriculture transformation to boost local supply of key food items and agriculture commodities.
The not so visible barriers to trade and why we are not e-buying
The not so ingenious idea to conduct transactions in major foreign currencies such as US dollar, British Pound, Euro or the likes anywhere within Africa allows somebody out of the continent to collect a portion of the trade value that is generated through settlement/transfer charges.
AfCFTA story good, but hard to sell without free movement
African authorities still owe us a different, better version -- one wrapped up in the free-movement-of-people envelope with a visa-free tag visible at the back.
DRESS CODE ON TRIAL: Use social remedies, not jail, to fix social ills
If, of all issues Rwandans are grappling with at the moment, a general dress code policy is what is need the most, then let it be. However, it must have nothing to do with a particular gender, and a good one shouldn’t send those who violate it to jail.
Kigali mass transport crisis: Is this the return of minibuses?
The regulator will have to address a number of issues from short term contracts that do not allow investors to secure new capital investment to cope with increased demand, and a tariff current operators say does not reflect actual costs, among others.
Coffee bars on the rise but where are the next coffee trees?
Despite domestic and export market demand for coffee soaring, yield continue to be on constant decline. The National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) data show the sector registered a 30.9 per cent decline in coffee production in January to April 2022.
Can't feed a family? Journalism is a passion and you can’t fake it
No one is telling universities and journalism training institutions, or the latter simply don’t bother to check, that realities of the industry have completely changed. They are comfortable sticking to the old curricula despite evidence suggesting that landscape has changed so much that a shift is overdue.
Kigali slums likely to vanish just like that… no demolitions
Is this possibly the end of evictions to clear slums? Should people bid farewell to the old slum eradication drives that result in unending disputes over compensation payments and miseries for landowners?
Plagiarism and why our journalists keep sinning
One would not be wrong to call a section of Rwanda’s broadcast stations or at least their programs an extension of the written press that would run out of content and subsequently become irrelevant if men and women at the publications they review every day laid down tools.
Silence, inaction by Miss Rwanda sponsors is telling
There is no way the sponsors, just like relevant organs of government, would not have sensed that something was amiss in the Miss Rwanda contest way before things got out of hand.
Miss Rwanda: The arrest and issues with clout chasers
The ongoing ‘social media’ debate about alleged sexual harassment cases in the course of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant is simply misplaced and isn’t helping anyone – not the public, not the victims and justice the latter deserve.
