Rwanda: Inside the juvenile prison where education offers a second chance

From a distance, the compound looks like any other prison. But that impression changes the moment you step inside the Nyagatare Juvenile Correctional Facility, where classrooms and workshops, rather than cells, are among the first things to greet you. It …

What Rwanda Is Doing to Achieve Cleaner Air

Rwanda is stepping up efforts to improve the quality of the air its people breathe, with authorities pointing to stronger monitoring, vehicle emissions testing, cleaner transport, industrial controls and cleaner cooking as key measures in the country’s …

YSU Professor Leads Trauma-Informed Care Training in Rwanda

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sherri Harper Woods, associate professor of social work at Youngstown State University, is working as guest-faculty in Rwanda. She is leading trauma-informed care training and strengthening partnerships that support future YSU student …

Rwanda Marks National Clean Air Day with Call for Collective Action

KIGALI — Rwanda on Friday held its national celebration of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, underscoring the country’s push to improve air quality through stronger partnerships and practical measures. Fidèle Bingwa, Permanent Secretary in …

Rwanda Opens Steel Plant with Bigger Ambition to End a $150m Import Habit

1 Officials at the inauguration of the A1 Iron & Steel Rwanda Limited in Musanze district. MUSANZE – Rwanda imported more than $150 million worth of steel products in 2025, but with the opening of A1 Iron & Steel Rwanda Limited in Musanze, the …

Rwanda inaugurates first steel processing plant

KIGALI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda launched its first steel manufacturing plant Friday, set to boost the country's production of local products and reduce steel imports. Rwandan Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva inaugurated the A1 Iron and Steel …

Manasseh Gahima elected Primate of Rwanda

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On behalf of the Global Anglican Council, I am delighted to congratulate The Rt Revd Dr Manasseh Gahima, Bishop of Gahini, on his election as the next Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Rwanda. It was my …

Rwanda elects successor to Archbishop Laurent Mbanda

The House of Bishops of the Province de l’Eglise Anglicane du Rwanda (EAR) is to meet today (11 September 2026) to elect the fifth Archbishop and Primate of the province, choosing a successor to the Most Rev. Dr. Laurent Mbanda, who steps down after seven …

Bishop Dr Manasseh Gahima Elected New Archbishop of Anglican Church in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda — Bishop Dr Manasseh Gahima, who has been serving as the Bishop of the Diocese of Gahini, has been elected the new Archbishop of the Anglican Church in Rwanda, succeeding Dr Laurent Mbanda. Dr Gahima was elected on Friday during the General …

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