Russia, Rwanda, Sign Nuclear Power Agreement For Small Modular Reactor
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Rosatom have agreed a roadmap with the Rwanda Atomic Energy Board for plans to build a Small Modular Reactor in Rwanda. The country wishes to diversify its energy mix as demand increases.
In 2016, a woman in rural Rwanda was hemorrhaging during childbirth. A hospital texted for blood. Minutes later, a Zipline drone launched. 10 minutes after that, it parachuted type O negative to the landing zone. The mother and baby both survived. That system now supplies 75% of Rwanda's blood and has cut maternal mortality by 51%.
In recognition of the life and work of Nobel Laureate Professor Wangari Maathai, the African Union set aside 3 March each year as #WangariMaathaiDay, observed together with #AfricaEnvironmentDay.
This decision highlights that protecting Africa’s natural resources is key to the continent’s development. It is a call for governments, institutions, communities, and young people to take stronger action on climate change, fight desertification and biodiversity loss, and include environmental protection in national and regional plans.
Protecting our environment is protecting our food systems, safeguarding peace and stability, and securing Africa’s future under #Agenda2063.
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Welcome to the land of a thousand hills, even the pros at UCI are feeling the altitude and the climbs. In Rwanda, the hills don’t play!
Video courtesy | UCI 2025
Quick reminder: Over 70% of Rwanda is youth 🇷🇼
And look at our leader, H.E. Paul Kagame, enjoying the energy, ideas & vibes of fresh minds around him.
Real Grand Pa 🤍❤️💙 — still sharp, still listening, still leading with the youth at heart.
That smile? Yeah ..it says “I’m loving this generation.”
“Rwanda has learnt from experience that unregulated civic spaces create briefcase NGOs that emerge when funding is available, lack governance and have a little impact on citizens.”
Dr Doris Uwicyeza, the CEO of the Rwanda Governance Board on requirements for an NGO to operate in Rwanda and regulating their operations.
Rwanda Head of State, President Paul Kagame(@PaulKagame) attended the Final of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 in Rabat on Sunday night.
He joined CAF President and host, Dr Patrice Motsepe and FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
#TotalEnergiesAFCON2025
When we say RwandaisOpen, maybe you don’t fully get it but Rwanda always makes sure you do. By hosting global events like the 6th World Congress on Agroforestry in Kigali, with over 700 participants from around the world, the message is clear: Rwanda is where ideas for People, Planet, and Profit come to grow
Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo, who was on a two-day working visit to Rwanda, has called for a direct air connection between Mozambique and Rwanda to ease travel and enhance trade and investment opportunities between the two countries.