With a 1.1 million jab delivery in Rwanda this weekend, the World Health Organization’s multilateral initiative to provide equal access to vaccines for all reached the one billion milestone....

Africa50, the pan-African investment platform, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and the Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda unveiled the urban masterplan for the development of the Kigali Innovation City (KIC) project, during an official ceremony organized in Kigali. An ambitious project designed to position Rwanda as a pan-African innovation...

Supporting innovations in the food system in Rwanda is the goal of a UN-backed initiative launched in the capital, Kigali. The IGNITE Food Systems Challenge comes amid worsening food insecurity in East Africa due to rising conflict, climate change, natural disasters, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Both technical support and a total of $300,000 in...

Rwanda has borrowed more $100 million from Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) to broadband and digitalise public services The loan agreement worth approximately Rwf100 billion was signed between the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the bank on December 23. It will fund Rwanda’s US$200 million Digital Acceleration Project,...

Rwanda government, in partnership with Africa50infra, unveiled the Kigali Innovation City (KIC) Masterplan that is projected to attract over US$300million and create over 50,000 jobs....

Determined to develop Rwanda's financial center, the country's authorities have pulled several levers to make this ambition a reality. Focus on the five winning strategies.  By Ange Iliza, in Kigali  Announced in early November by the Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC), the launch of the Virunga Africa Fund - a...

Ruth Nana Njantang is a Cameroonian PhD in Physical Sciences, specializing in nuclear physics. Her current research is entitled “Estimation of patient skin dose and possibility to develop a look-up table in fluoroscopyguided interventions for optimizationpurpose”. She is one of the winners of the 2021 edition of the Young Talents Award...

Vinie Kouamou is a Cameroonian PhD student in Life and Environmental Sciences, specializing in HIV Molecular Virology. Her research is entitled “The effect of pre-treatment drug resistance on the effectiveness of dolutegravir (DTG) among adults who had initiated or re-initiated first-line antiretroviral therapy containing DTG in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study”....

Initiator of the use of drones to deliver medical supplies in remote areas, notably in Rwanda, the start-up Zipline is now eyeing West Africa to expand its African operations. This development confirms the relevance of its innovative solution.  By Ange Iliza, in Kigali  California-based start-up Zipline, a pioneer in the...

Annette Uwineza is a postdoctoral fellow in Life and Environmental Sciences from Rwanda, specializing in Human Genetics. Her current research is entitled “Computer-assisted analysis of clinical features of Rwandan patients with rare genomic neurodevelopmental disorders”. She is one of the winners of the 2021 edition of the Young Talents Award...