🇷🇼RESHAPE Launched to Lead Africa’s Fight Against Podoconiosis, a Disease Affecting Poor and Remote Communities

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A new regional platform aims to end a forgotten disease affecting thousands across Africa  Health experts, researchers, government officials and former patients gathered in Kigali to launch RESHAPE, a new regional platform that hopes to eliminate podoconiosis a neglected tropical disease that continues to affect some of Africa’s poorest and most remote communities. The platform, […]

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🇷🇼🇲🇺Rwanda and Mauritius Women Entrepreneurs Partner to Reach Global Markets

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Women entrepreneurs from Rwanda and Mauritius have agreed on a new partnership that could open bigger business opportunities for women across Africa. The agreement will allow Mauritian investors to support women-owned businesses in Rwanda while both sides work together to enter regional and international markets through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The partnership

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🇷🇼Rwanda Pushes for Climate Action Financing as NAP Expo 2026 Opens to Move Climate Adaptation Plans from Paper to Action

Environment & Climate / /

Leaders call for urgent shift from climate plans to real action Rwanda has called on countries and global partners to move climate adaptation plans from paper to action, as leaders gathered in Kigali for the opening of the 11th Global NAP Expo 2026. The event brings together governments, climate experts, development partners, and financial institutions

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🇷🇼Yirunga Unveils 2026 Festival Calendar to Boost Tourism and Entertainment in Rwanda

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Rwanda’s tourism and entertainment industry is expected to receive a major boost in 2026 after Yirunga Ltd officially unveiled the calendar for the highly anticipated Kivu Beach Expo & Festival and Yirunga Festivals 2026. The nationwide festival series will combine music, sports, cultural exhibitions, trade fairs and community entertainment activities across different districts. Organizers say

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🇷🇼31% of Disciplined Public Workers Were Dismissed as National Public Service Commission Pushes for Better Service Delivery

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More than 1,000 public servants sanctioned in four years as NPSC warns poor ethics could slow Vision 2050 targets The National Public Service Commission (NPSC) has raised concern over increasing cases of misconduct in Rwanda’s public service after new figures showed that 31% of disciplined public workers were dismissed from their jobs between 2022 and

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🇷🇼Mauritian Women Entrepreneurs Target Rwandan Market in SheTrades Mission 2026

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Women-led enterprises from Mauritius are set to explore investment and trade opportunities in Rwanda during the upcoming SheTrades Mission 2026, a three-day business collaboration programme aimed at strengthening intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The mission, scheduled for 18–20 May 2026 in Kigali, is being organized by the SheTrades Mauritius Hub,

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🇷🇼70 Kilograms from a Single Plant: How Seed Multiplication is Transforming Kayonza’s Food Security

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In Kayonza District, a cassava stem is changing lives. Farmers who once struggled with poor harvests and hunger are now multiplying improved cassava seeds and supplying them to other farmers across Rwanda, helping transform food security in drought-prone communities. With support from the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) through the Kayonza Irrigation

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🇷🇼FARMP3 Builds New Confidence in Soybean Farming by Connecting Kayonza Farmers to Bigger Markets

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Farmers who once abandoned soybeans now see the crop as a profitable business after the Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission Pillar 3 (FARM P3) linked them to reliable buyers and modern farming support. For many years, soybean farming in Kayonza District was losing value in the eyes of farmers. Many preferred other crops because soybeans

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🇷🇼Kayonza: Gikungu and Buryohe Cassava Varieties Distributed by KWIIP2 Help Ndego Farmer Secure Kinazi Supply Contract.

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From Harvesting Six Tons to Signing a Contract with Kinazi Cassava Plant A cassava farmer in Ndego Sector, Kayonza District, says improved cassava seeds and modern farming support from the Kayonza Irrigation and Integrated Watershed Management Project Phase II (KIIWP 2) have transformed his life. Malidadi Jean de Dieu has seen his harvest increase from

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🇷🇼Yes Shop Ltd Launches Tekeraheza App as New Way to Make Gas More Accessible with Affordable 3kg Cylinders

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A new digital platform is changing how Rwandans buy cooking gas, track cylinders, and avoid returning to charcoal, as Yes Shop Ltd officially launched its Tekeraheza system while unveiling plans for a nationwide rollout of affordable 3kg gas cylinders. At an official handover ceremony held during Labour Day celebrations on 1 May 2026 in Kigali,

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