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Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
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
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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
Friday, August 15, 2025
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
Friday, August 15, 2025
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
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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
Monday, August 11, 2025
PM Nsengiyumva (centre) tours Gabiro Agri Hub accompanied by other officials and staff of the facility.
Economy
PM Nsengiyumva pushes for accommodation, transport for Gabiro Agribusiness Hub workers
Saturday, August 09, 2025
Some of the cows at Gabiro Agri Hub, a multi-billion-franc project that the new Prime Minister is visiting today. Courtesy.
Agriculture
PM Nsengiyumva tours Rwanda’s multibillion franc agric project
Saturday, August 09, 2025
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Economy
PHOTOS: Made-in-Rwanda consumer milk-powder to hit market by September
Saturday, August 09, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva (R) engages with cheerful farmers at Nasho solar-powered irrigation scheme in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, as he tours the initiative building farmers’ resilience to drought, on August 8, 2025 (courtesy)
Agriculture
How irrigation farming is changing livelihoods in once-drought-prone Nasho
Friday, August 08, 2025
The Director General of the National Identification Agency (NIDA), Josephine Mukesha, speaks during the launch of registration for Rwanda’s first digital ID at Expo Grounds Gikondo. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Technology
Rwanda launches digital ID registration
Friday, August 08, 2025
Rwanda Energy Group's technician during the the grid extension in Gasabo. EUCL has been incurring heavy losses mainly attributed to expensive power purchase agreements signed with independent power producers
Energy
MPs demand urgent reforms to curb losses in energy sector
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
Teenagers follow some advice on how to use contraceptives during a campaign to raise awareness on AIDS. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health
What next after MPs pass health services bill?
Tuesday, August 05, 2025
The MPs said WASAC continues to suffer water losses due to ‘non-revenue water' which is produced but cannot be billed due to issues like leakages.
Infrastructure
MPs alarmed by losses incurred by WASAC
Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Patients wait for medical services at Kamanyana Health Post in Burera District. File
Health
Parliament revives push for mandatory medical liability insurance
Tuesday, August 05, 2025

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