BioNTech secures up to Rwf160bn for vaccine production in Rwanda

Trump has engineered the Middle East’s most promising opening for peace in decades

Donald Trump believes he deserves one too, claiming to have “ended seven wars.” But that claim wilts under scrutiny.Egypt and Ethiopia were arguing over water - there was no fighting. Pakistan and India had a brief flare-up over Kashmir, not a...

EU-Rwanda minerals deal ‘double standard’: DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has accused the EU of “an obvious double standard” for maintaining a minerals deal with Rwanda to supply Europe’s high-tech industries when it deployed a far-wider sanctions regime in response to the...

Afrofuturism or Energy Enslavement: A Black Consciousness Call to Claim Wakanda

Beneath the mountains of a fictional African land, a radiant blue current flows like a heartbeat. It lights villages and cities, powers technologies, and binds a nation through shared energy that belongs to everyone. This is Wakanda — the luminous...

It’s time to make nutrition everyone’s business

The UN’s World Social Report 2025 has painted a damning picture – rising poverty, widening inequality and escalating climate shocks that are undoing decades of social progress. More than 3.8 billion people still lack basic social support systems....

This Device Can Replace Google When You Need Information Without An Internet Connection

In just a few decades, the internet has gone from a fascinating curiosity to a critical part of our daily lives; so much so that we often take our access to it for granted. However, while most people can hook into the live internet from various...

EU Backs Rwanda-DR Congo Economic Integration Negotiated by U.S.

1 L-R: Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, Jozef Sikela, Massad Boulos and Tesi Rusagara The European Commission has pledged its support to the Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), a new initiative aimed at deepening economic ties and fostering...

EU’s $103 million push positions Rwanda as Africa’s next vaccine powerhouse

“This investment builds on the foundation already laid with BioNTech’s first African vaccine plant in Kigali,” von der Leyen said, referring to the landmark 2023 project that made Rwanda the first African country to host such a facility. “It’s a...

Smart Tech and Soft Loans: Financing innovation to Transform Ethiopia’s Smallholder Agriculture

In a bid to modernize Ethiopia’s smallholder agriculture, Heifer International Ethiopia has introduced a new financing model that promises to make tractor ownership and mechanization accessible to rural farmers. The initiative, launched in...

Prof. Egara Kabaji inaugurated as chancellor of Mount Kigali University, Rwanda

Mount Kigali University marked a historic milestone with the installation of renowned Kenyan scholar, Professor Egara Kabaji, as its new Chancellor during a grand ceremony held at the Kigali Paramount Hotel. The event signified a new era for the...

Before we serve, we must care: A culture check for Rwanda’s service industry

KEBS in talks with key partners at ISO global meeting in Rwanda

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has reaffirmed its commitment to ensure products and goods meet market standards to build public trust and sustainable development. KEBS Managing Director Esther Ngari, made the assurance during the ongoing...

Power returns after Kyiv plunged into darkness by ‘massive’ Russian attack on Ukraine energy sector

Power returns to Kyiv after Russian strikesPower has been restored to 270,000 consumers in Kyiv after Russian overnight attacks knocked it out, Ukraine’s energy minister Svitlana Hrynchuk wrote on Facebook on Friday. Kyiv residents heard blasts...

The AI revolution – A way forward

Deodat Maharaj: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 November 2025: Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing our world. It has helped a few companies in developed countries set record-breaking profits. This week, Nvidia, a leading US AI company, hit...

Olympiad Program Targets Rural STEM Talent in New Development Strategy

2 The Rwanda Olympiad Program has announced plans to strengthen mathematics and science education in rural schools as part of its future development strategy aimed at nurturing young talents in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...

Vets Gain Hands-On Skills in Animal Population Management and Welfare

3 Rwandan veterinarians have gained new practical skills in spaying, castration, and animal welfare management to help control the growing populations of dogs and cats across the country. The three-day practical training, organized by the **Rwanda...

Ghana’s Industrial Failure Not Economic But Political

Every administration since 1966 has tried to erase the legacy of its predecessor rather than continue it. Industrialization, however, demands policy continuity, not political rivalry. Nkrumah built factories; Busia dismantled them. Acheampong...

Kenya champions global trade standards at ISO Assembly in Kigali

Participants from various countries during the ongoing summit in Kigali, Rwanda, on October 9, 2025/COURTESY Kenya is taking a leading role in shaping global trade standards as delegates attend the International Organisation for Standardisation...

Russia, Ethiopia forge new nuclear power alliance – A landmark for Africa’s energy future

MOSCOW: The State Corporation Rosatom and the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation signed a comprehensive Action Plan to take forward Ethiopia’s nuclear power ambitions during the recently held World Atomic Week (WAW 2025) in Moscow. The signing —...

BADEA Grants Rwanda $45 Million to Boost Water Supply and SME Development

4 Minister of State for National Treasury, Godfrey Kabera (left) Kigali, October 6, 2025 — The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has granted Rwanda a concessional loan worth $45 million (approximately Rwf65.1 billion)to support...