Three students were injured on Tuesday, September 16, when a Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) drone crashed in Rutsiro District. According to an RDF statement, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was conducting a routine training exercise when it was diverted by adverse weather conditions and went down at approximately 1:40 p.m. Two of the students received…
Hybrid . Full time Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Description The Research Associate will support AfriClimate AI’s applied research portfolio by contributing to the development, fine-tuning, and validation of AI-driven climate and weather modelling tools. Working closely with the research team, the successful candidate will play a hands-on role in data preparation, model development and evaluation, ensuring that…
HybridFull time Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Description The Research Lead will provide scientific and operational leadership for AfriClimate AI’s applied research portfolio, guiding the development, fine-tuning, and validation of AI-driven climate and weather modelling tools. The role involves coordinating a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with African and international partners, and ensuring research outputs are high-quality, open, and impactful….
Alex Nyamwasa left Rwanda for Mozambique as a young man, looking for better opportunities. Twenty years later, he returned to Rwanda as part of the business delegation that accompanied Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo during his two-day state visit to Kigali. President Chapo’s visit, which began on August 27, was his first official trip abroad…
Perplexity AI, a fast-growing artificial intelligence company, has made an unexpected $34.5 billion offer to buy Google’s Chrome browser. The proposal comes as U.S. regulators consider forcing Google to sell Chrome over antitrust concerns. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended that Google sell Chrome to address last year’s ruling that the tech giant…
Google Play Store has rolled out new rules that will block most cryptocurrency wallet apps unless their developers have official banking or money service licenses. The policy applies to 15 regions, including the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. Both custodial and non-custodial wallet developers must now follow local licensing laws before…
The National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) has taken a major step in exploring the future of money by organizing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Ideathon. This event invites local innovators, startups, and financial institutions to help shape the future of a possible digital version of the Rwandan Franc — the e-Franc-Rwandais. The Ideathon is…
Insider story shared through internal emails reveals late confession and disciplinary measures taken by Ashesi Judicial Committee Ashesi University, Ghana — In a rare and compelling turn of events, an alumnus from the Class of 2022 has come forward to confess to academic misconduct more than two years after graduating. The Ashesi Judicial Committee (AJC)…
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in university classrooms is reshaping learning, research, and academic honesty in Rwanda. At the Adventist University of Central Africa (AUCA), a recent case revealed the challenges AI presents. Laurent Maniraho, head of the Networks and Communication Systems Department, suspended a student’s final dissertation after finding much of it was…
In a compelling opinion piece, highlights that Africa risks falling behind in the global AI race—not due to a lack of talent, but because of inadequate infrastructure. While the continent’s rising middle class is rapidly adopting new technologies, Africa still struggles to develop core innovations with competitive intellectual property (IP). For years, Africa has been…
