Category: English News

Flight of Innovation: Enhancing Tourism and Conservation Through Local Deliveries

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

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

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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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His commitment to a united Africa will be remembered – Kagame mourns Namibia’s Geingob

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President Paul Kagame has extended condolences to former First Lady Monica Geingos and Namibia for the passing of President Hage Geingob. He died in the wee hours of Sunday, February 4, at Lady Pohamba Hospital in the country’s capital, Windhoek, where he was receiving cancer treatment. Kagame eulogised the fallen 82-year-old politician as a champion of Pan-Africanism whose work would be remembered for generations to come. Geingob had led the thinly populated and mostly arid southern African country since 2015, the year he announced he had survived prostate cancer. “My…

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It is upon you to take Rwanda to its deserved position- President Kagame to Diaspora

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President Paul Kagame on February 3 urged the Rwandan Diaspora to stay connected with the country and make choices that take Rwanda to the place it deserves to be. He made the remarks during the 11th edition of Rwanda Day themed: “Rwanda: A Legacy of Inclusiveness within and beyond Our Borders,” held in Washington D.C. The event brought together more than 6,000 Rwandans and friends of Rwanda living abroad to reflect on the country’s development and different avenues through which they can make their contributions. While noting the importance of…

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Global cancer burden growing, says WHO

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Ahead of World Cancer Day, on Sunday, February 4, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released the latest estimates of the global burden of cancer. A February 1 statement indicated that more than 35 million new cancer cases – globally – are predicted in 2050, a 77% increase from the estimated 20 million cases in 2022. As noted, the rapidly growing global cancer burden reflects both population ageing and growth, as well as changes to people’s exposure to risk factors, several of which…

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Be aware of chronic gastritis

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Pain in the stomach, particularly the upper part, is one of the most common problems affecting people, from all walks of life, irrespective of age and gender. Commonly, pain occurs in the upper part of stomach, but can also occur in the middle or right side and is mostly burning in nature. At times, the pain is radiated to the middle or left side of the chest, mimicking ischemic heart disease. If there is perforation of a peptic ulcer, the pain is severe, excruciating and spreads to flanks or even…

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He was an honest man – Adventist church pays tribute to deceased pastor Mpyisi

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News of the passing of the renowned Pastor Ezra Mpyisi, a respected elder in the Seventh-Day Adventist community, broke on January 27, propelling people from all walks life to pay tribute to his family. Among them, the Adventist Church, to which the deceased dedicated his life, has also paid tribute to the old man, who would have turned 102, on February 19. Pastor Hesron Byilingiro, President of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, acknowledged Pastor Mpyisi’s integrity and longstanding dedication to the church. “We will never forget that he was an…

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Rwandan women’s return to fertility varies with birth control methods – new study

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Rwandan women who use barrier (such as condoms) and traditional (such as periodic abstinence or withdrawal) birth control methods are more likely to get pregnant again within a year, in contrast to those utilising longer-term methods like contraceptive implants or injections, a new study published in the RBC journal has found. Titled “Return to Fertility after Discontinuation of Modern Contraceptive Methods in Rwanda”, the study revealed that, after one year, 94 per cent of women utilising barrier and traditional methods experienced pregnancy. Rates were slightly lower for other methods, with…

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Expropriation for four multi-billion national road projects gets greenlight

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A new Ministerial Order signed by the Minister of Environment, Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, approved the expropriation of assets in public interest along four roads set to be constructed. The approval of the expropriation – published on December 20, 2023, in the official gazette – was done to pave way for the construction and rehabilitation of Base (Rulindo)-Butaro (Burera)-Kidaho (Burera) road, Sashwara (Nyabihu)-Rega (Nyabihu)-Mutovu (Rubavu)-Kabuhanga (Rubavu)-Busasamana (Rubavu)- Muhato (Rubavu) road, Mukoto (Rulindo)-Nyacyonga (Gasabo) road, as well as Kigali Logistics Platform (Kicukiro)-Bugesera…

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