Flight of Innovation: Enhancing Tourism and Conservation Through Local Deliveries

By Diane NKUSI NIKUZE The Rwanda Development Board and Zipline collaborate to enhance tourist experiences through the delivery of ‘Made in Rwanda’ products, while simultaneously strengthening conservation efforts. A pioneering partnership takes flight, promising to revolutionize the intersection of tourism, conservation, and technology. As the dawn breaks over the majestic Volcanoes National Park, the hum of drones fills the air, heralding a new era of sustainable progress. Zipline, a trailblazer in autonomous drone delivery, unveils an unprecedented collaboration with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). Together, they embark on a mission…

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Guhishira uwamusambanyije byatumye aterwa inda ya kabiri

Umugore witwa Akingeneye (izina twamuhaye), wo mu Karere ka Nyabihu, avuga ko guhishira umugabo yakoreraga akazi ko mu rugo wamusambanyije akamutera inda ubwo yari akiri umwangavu, byamuviriyemo guterwa indi nda ya kabiri, none akomeje kugorwa n’imibereho yo kurera abo bana atishoboye. Mu 2014, Akingeneye wari umwana w’imyaka 16 akora akazi ko mu rugo, umugabo (nyir’urugo) ngo yahoraga amusaba ko basambana, akamwangira bigera ubwo umunsi umwe yaje kumusambanya ku ngufu anamutera inda. Ati “Yacungaga umugore we adahari ku manywa cyangwa nijoro, inshuro nyinshi akansaba ko turyamana nkamwangira, nkanatinya kubwira umugore we…

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More efforts needed to close STEM gender gap at tertiary level – officials

Rwanda has made progress in advancing the participation of women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, particularly within primary and secondary education. However, officials and experts say that further efforts are necessary to bridge the gender gap in tertiary education and research. Data from the Ministry of Education’s Statistical Yearbook for the academic year 2021/2022 indicates that the percentage of female students enrolled in STEM fields is 57.4 per cent of the total student population, while their male counterparts account for 42.5 per cent of students.…

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Muri Congo ingabo za ONU zamishijweho urusasu

Umukuru w’ingabo z’Umuryango w’Abibumbye muri Repubulika ya demokarasi ya Congo aravuga ko abakozi ba ONU n’imodoka barimo baguye mu gico bamishwaho urusasu kuwa gatandatu mu murwa mukuru Kinshasa. Ni mu gihe hakomeje intambara mu burasirazuba bw’icyo gihugu ituma umwuka wo kwamagana izi ngabo wiyongera muri rubanda. Ibitero by’abantu bagendera ku mapikipiki byari bigandagaje mu karere ka Gombe i Kinshasa mu murwa mukuru w’icyo gihugu aho ibiro by’ingabo z’Umuryango w’Abibumbye (MONUSCO) biherereye. Umunyamakuru w’ibiro ntaramakuru by’Abongereza, Reuters, wabibonye, aravuga ko aho bari bakoraniye bahatwikiye n’amapine y’imodoka. Umukuru wa MONUSCO muri Repubulika…

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Jose Mourinho yasabye ko icyicaro gikuru cya VAR kizanwa muri Afurika

Umutoza Jose Mourinho yatangaje ko ibyemezo bya VAR mu gikombe cy’Afurika cya 2023 bitaranzwe no gutonesha amakipe akize cyangwa azwi cyane nk’uko bigenda i Burayi, anasaba ko icyicaro gikuru cya VAR gikwiye kuba muri Afurika. Ati: “Narebye AFCON kuruta umupira w’uburayi. Barimo kutwigisha gusa kuba inyangamugayo. Muri AFCON, VAR yakoreshejwe neza uko igomba gukoreshwa. Ntabwo bayikoresheje mu gufasha amakipe afite amafaranga menshi cyangwa amakipe azwi. Iyi niyo mpamvu wabonye ibyiza muri buri kipe. Kubera ko bazi ko VAR itahawe akazi inyuma y’amarido inyuma ari iy’abantu bose.” Mourinho yakomeje agira ati:…

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Amatora yahumuye mu Rwanda azarangwa n’ibidasanzwe

Komisiyo y’amatora mu Rwanda yatangaje ko abashaka kwiyamamaza ku mwanya wa perezida w’u Rwanda hamwe no ku mwanya w’abadepite bagomba gutanga kandidatire zabo kuri iyo komisiyo hagati ya 17 na 30 Gicurasi 2024. Guhera tariki 18 z’ukwezi gutaha kwa Werurwe (3), abakandida bigenga bemerewe gutangira gusinyisha abantu bashyigikira kandidatire zabo kugeza tariki 30 Gicurasi. Mu gihe tariki 14 Kamena (6) komisiyo y’amatora izatangaza urutonde ntakuka rw’abakandida bemejwe. Abakandida b’imitwe ya politike n’abigenga bemejwe bazakora ibikorwa byo kwiyamamaza hagati ya tariki 22 Kamena na 13 Nyakanga, mbere y’uko amatora aba tariki…

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The rigours of cancer treatment: Insurance companies urged to pay more to help patients

Many developing countries face an upsurge of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer which are increasingly claiming the lives of many people. The NCDs, a group of conditions not mainly caused by an acute infection that result in long-term health consequences and often create a need for long-term treatment and care, account for 44 per cent of all deaths in Rwanda but a big number of them can be prevented, according to the Ministry of Health. With the establishment of the Rwanda Cancer Centre (RCC), in Kigali, as well as Butaro Cancer Centre…

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IBUKA yagaragaje ahakiri ikibazo ku banyamuryango bayo

Mu nteko rusange y’abanyamuryango ba IBUKA yateraniye i Kigali mu gihe cy’iminsi 2, umuryango uharanira inyungu z’abarokotse Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi “IBUKA” wasabye inzego bireba kwihutsiha ibikorwa byo kubakira abatishoboye barokotse Jenoside kuko umubare w’abakeneye ubwo bufasha utajyanye n’ikigero bikorwaho. Perezida wa IBUKA ku rwego rw’Igihugu, Dr Gakwenzire Philbert atangaza ko abatishoboye bakeneye ubufasha bw’imibereho mu gihugu bakiri benshi ariko umuvuduko bikorwaho ukaba udahagije ngo bose bagerweho vuba. Ati “Kugeza ubu ukurikije umuvuduko kubakira abarokotse Jenoside batishoboye biriho, usanga hadafashwe izindi ngamba nshyashya byazafata igihe kirekire. Ingengo y’imari ikoreshwa ku rwego…

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Ikipe y’igihugu ya Côte d’Ivoire yanditse amateka ku nshuro ya gatatu

Umunsi wabaye itariki y’amateka ku ikipe y’Igihugu ya Côte d’Ivoire “les éléphants” ku nshuro ya gatatu nyuma yo gutwara igikoma cya Afurika cya 2023,  itsinze Nigeria ibitego 2-1. Ikipe y’igihugu ya Côte d’Ivoire yegukana igikombe cya Afurika ku nshuro ya gatatu kuko ku nshuro ya mbere yagitwaye mu 1992, inshuro ya kabiri hari muri 2015. Iyi tsinzi ikipe  y’igihugu ya Côte d’Ivoire iyikesha ibitego byo mu gice cya kabiri byatsinzwe na Frank Kessié ndetse na Sébastien Haller ku munota wa 62 n’uwa 81 mu gihe ikipe ya Nigeria ariyo yari…

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Ngoma-Kibungo: Uruhererekane mu buraya ihurizo mu kurwanya virusi itera SIDA

Bamwe mu babyeyi bo mu murenge wa Kibungo, mu karere ka Ngoma, mu Ntara y’Iburasirazuba bakoze uburaya bakiri inkumi, babyariramo ndetse hari n’abagiriyemo abazukuru, muri bo harimo abanduriramo virusi itera Sida, ariko ntibibabuze kuraga ubwo buraya n’iyo ndwara abana babo n’abazukuru, ari nayo ntandaro y’izina ‘MU BUBABARE BUKABIJE’, bifatwa nk’imwe mu mpamvu ikomeye ibangamira ikumirwa ry’ubwandu bushya bwa virusi itera SIDA aho batuye, dore ko n’ubuyobozi nabwo bwemeza ko koko iki ari ikibazo giteye impungenge ndetse bwiteguye guhangana nacyo. Nyirarukundo (Amazina twayahinduye) wo mu murenge wa Kibungo, mu karere ka…

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