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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
A view of Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. The $255 million (about Rwf367 billion) expansion aims to boost conservation, biodiversity, and community resilience. Courtesy
Tourism
Hoteliers await guidance on Volcanoes park expansion
Rwanda National police officers inspect fuel powerd vehicle during an exercise in Kigali. Rwanda has begun enforcing mandatory emission tests for all fuel-powered vehicles. File
Environment
When can your fuel-powered vehicle move on Rwandan roads without emissions test?
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Tourism
Why Rwanda is revising its tourism law
Dorothée Uwimana, chairperson of the Rwanda Pensioners' Association, speaks to journalists  in January 2023. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganyay
Rwanda
Retirees upbeat as pension benefits increase by 61%
Passengers board RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. RwandAir wants to double its passenger numbers from just over 1 million in 2023-2024 to more than 2.1 million by 2028-2029.
Aviation
Inside plans to double RwandAir passengers
Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Governor of the National Bank of Rwanda addresses journalists during a press conference, on Thursday, August 21.  Keza Kellya
Economy
Central bank raises lending rate to 6.75% to avert higher inflation
Beekeepers harvest their farm in Huye District. Photo by Moise Bahati
Rwanda
Rwanda eyes billions of francs in honey exports
Rwanda Development Board CEO Jean-Guy Afrika addresses hospitality stakeholders on the Tourism Operating License (TOL), as Irène Murerwa, Chief Tourism Officer looks on, during a meeting in Kigali on August 20. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Tourism
RDB boss talks stricter tourism standards amid renewed inspections
Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe is in Yokohama, Japan, for the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development from August 20-22.
International
Nduhungirehe in Japan for key meet on African development
People at Norrsken East Africa hub that hosts numerous African startups in  Kigali. Craish BAHIZI
Technology
How Rwanda’s digital hub project could boost tech startups
Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, speaks to journalists during the meeting focused on strengthening Rwanda’s agricultural exports, on August 14, 2025, in Kigali (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Agriculture
Agric minister backs farmers' supply contracts as loan collateral
Workers sort fresh chili for export at the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) packhouse in Gikondo, Kigali. File
Economy
How Rwanda plans to generate $1.5bn in agricultural exports
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, and the African Development Bank group (AfDB Group) Rwanda Country Manager Aissa Touré Sarr during the signing event on August 12. Courtesy
Business
Rwanda, AfDB to partner for Gabiro Agribusiness Hub phase 2
Chandra Trifonov, EA Agro’s CEO one of investors Gabiro Agri Business Hub, guiding Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a tour on Saturday, August 9. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture
Foreign firms bet on Gabiro hub as agriculture booms
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva presents a five-year development programme to Parliament on Tuesday, August 12. Courtesy
Tourism
How Rwanda plans to make $1 billion in tourism revenues
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva is on Tuesday, August 12, set to present the government's development programme. Courtesy
Politics
PM Nsengiyumva makes first appearance before Parliament
Telesphore Ndabamenye, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, speaks to journalists about the preparation for the forthcoming farming season, on Monday, August 11, 2025, in Kigali (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Agriculture
Govt prioritises food basket sites to boost farm yields
 National carrier RwandAir cargo volume increased by 33 per cent from 4,595 tonnes in 2023 to 6,113 tonnes in 2024. File
Agriculture
Govt eyes bigger air cargo fleet to meet rising horticulture export demand

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