Countries should leverage DPI to enhance tax revenue collection: ICTD

The International Center for Tax and Development (ICTD) has argued that a well‐implemented Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) system can help governments in lower and middle-income countries (LMICs) boost revenue collection and limit financial...

Ended seven wars? Sorry Trump, even AI isn't buying it. Here's what chatbots say on US president's Nobel claim

US President Donald Trump claimed he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for ending "seven wars", but humans aren’t the only skeptics. ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity all unanimously said: nope.Trump has claimed several times that he ended wars...

Health Minister Bemoans Cervical Cancer Mortality Rate

Kwabena Mintah Akandoh The Health Minister, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has expressed deep concern about the high mortality rate associated with cervical cancer. He revealed that out of 3,000 new cases of cervical cancer recorded, 2,000 patients die...

Donald Trump lands second Nobel Peace Prize nomination during Asia week — this time from Japan

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first woman prime minister, lauded US President Donald Trump's role in mediating international conflicts and announced plans to nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize, according to the White House. This is Trump's second...

Ghana’s Industrial Failure Not Economic But Political

Every administration since 1966 has tried to erase the legacy of its predecessor rather than continue it. Industrialization, however, demands policy continuity, not political rivalry. Nkrumah built factories; Busia dismantled them. Acheampong...

Ian Borg nominates US President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

Ian Borg, Malta's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism and Deputy Prime Minister, has stated that he has nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Deputy Prime Minister Borg wrote about this on his Facebook page, in which...

Rwanda's Twagirayezu appointed vice president of global space body

Government becoming managerial, risk-averse and incoherent, warn charity leaders

Charity leaders interviewed this summer have warned that the Labour government is becoming managerial, risk-averse and incoherent after promising early signs, making progress on key issues harder for the sector. In a report by Lucent Consultancy,...

BADEA Grants Rwanda $45 Million to Boost Water Supply and SME Development

4 Minister of State for National Treasury, Godfrey Kabera (left) Kigali, October 6, 2025 — The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has granted Rwanda a concessional loan worth $45 million (approximately Rwf65.1 billion)to support...

Henry Srebrnik: The International Criminal Court’s Africa issue

Breadcrumb Trail Links TJ Comment Columnist From the start, the court's investigations centred on Africa, creating a visible pattern of focus in prosecutions Published Oct 08, 2025 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 4 minute read The International...

Preview: Rwanda vs. Benin - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Friday's World Cup Qualifying - Africa clash between Rwanda and Benin, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. As many as five nations in Group C could still qualify for World Cup 2026, but Benin are in the lead...

Clinical Profile of Heart Failure Patients and Evaluation of the Prescribing Practice of Guideline Directed Medical Therapy (GDMT) at Rwanda Military Referral and Teaching Hospital: A Retrospective Study

Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a multifaceted clinical syndrome marked by the heart’s inability to adequately pump or fill with blood to satisfy the body’s metabolic requirements.1 Physiologically, HF can manifest as either insufficient...

Brazil Tops First Abia International Para Badminton Championship

Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Nigeria was confined to the fourth position as the first Abia International Para Badminton Championship ended at the weekend with Brazil emerging the overall winner with seven gold, three silver, and five bronze...

Japan PM nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize after declaring ‘Golden Age’ of alliance

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday informed President Trump that she nominated him for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize — joining a growing list of world leaders. A White House official told The Post that Takaichi privately...

Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda top EAC performance in health insurance     

ARUSHA: TANZANIA, Kenya, and Rwanda have emerged as leading nations in the East African Community (EAC) in terms of the number of citizens enrolled in health insurance schemes. This development is seen as a significant step towards improving the...

South Sudan to host ECO-Net HQ; appeal made to President Kiir

Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 11 hours ago Governing Council Members of ECONet in Kampala-Ugandan with representatives of AU, IGAD, AU-ECOSOCO and EAC during selection of South Sufan a Host Country for ECONet Head Office dated 7th October...

Cabo Delgado insurgency persists amid failed military strategy

Cabo Delgado insurgency persists amid failed military strategy Eight years on, northern Mozambique’s terrorist threat remains acute despite the deployment of thousands of local and foreign troops. Cabo Delgado’s armed insurgency marked its eighth...

Go for the HPV jab, it’s safe — Health Minister rallies girls

The country, yesterday, Wednesday, October 8, started the mass administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, targeting 2.5 million girls aged between nine and 14. The nationwide vaccination will be carried out in schools, health...

Patrick’s Politics: To hold Israel accountable for its genocide, peace will not be enough

The war between Israel and Hamas has now stretched into its third year. Dueling visions of hope and horror have played out in the Middle East over recent days, as the framework of a peace plan is being discussed and another punishing Israeli...

What I learned about healing after surviving the Rwanda genocide

I was just 14 years old when my family was targeted during the 1994 Rwanda Genocide against the Tutsi. The Rwanda genocide in 1994 was a devastating hundred-day campaign of mass violence in which over 800,000 Tutsi people — including all the...