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 Charles Nyandwi
Charles Nyandwi
Children from Sherrie Silver Foundation pose for a photo with Lieke van de Wiel, the UNICEF Country Representative to Rwanda. Photo by Kellya Keza
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A song of four decades of impact as UNICEF Rwanda marks child rights progress
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Infrastructure
Ecofleet boss outlines gains, gaps in public transport six months after reform rollout
Graduates attend University of Rwanda's 2025 graduation ceremony. A new study found that university graduates earn 5.27 times more than young people with no formal education, even as more than 92 per cent of employed youth continue to work in the informal economy. Photo by Kellya Keza.
Economy
New study highlights stubborn youth informality despite employment gains
A worker at Enviroserve Rwanda’s e-waste recycling facility in Kigali handles electronic waste. The circular economy model is being validated to improve production efficiency and promote waste-to-value investment. Photo courtesy.
Environment
Waste-to-value model tested to power circular economy shift
Mining lab technicians work at Nyakabingo Mines in Rulindo. The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board plans to launch commercial operations at its Geoscience Laboratory in September. Craish Bahizi
Science
Geoscience laboratory set for commercial launch in September
Workers on duty while renovating Huye Stadium. The delayed installation of artificial turf and drainage upgrades at Huye Stadium in the Southern Province will be completed in early August. FILE
Infrastructure
Huye Stadium renovation set for completion in August
Ongoing works to renovate Huye Stadium. File
Infrastructure
Why Huye Stadium renovation took longer than expected
Rubavu residents wade through a flooded street in 2023. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Environment
Parliament clears Rwf207bn for disaster response
Bank of Kigali CEO, Diane Karusisi, speaks  during an interaction session at BPN's event to mark the celebration of the first cohort of the Topify and Impala programmes under the Grow 2 Scale partnership. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured
BPN Rwanda, Mastercard Foundation set to create 19,000 jobs in five years
The Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Gertrude Kazarwa, and Deputy speakers Musa Fazil Harerimana and Beline Uwineza. Courtesy
Economy
MPs approve Rwf7.8tn budget, redirect Rwf400bn to priority sectors
Nyabugogo taxi park will be upgraded. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda
Parliament approves over Rwf140bn for urban mobility development
BPR Bank Rwanda Managing Director Patience Mutesi speaks during the event at the bank’s headquarters in Kigali on Monday, June 22. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured
BPR Bank unveils share trading platform for minority shareholders as value climbs
Juvenile inmates pose for a group photo before sitting for national examinations at Nyagatare Juvenile Prison. In Rwanda, children aged between 14 and 18 can be held criminally responsible for offences they commit. Courtesy photo.
Society
Child detention to be used as ‘last resort’ in new policy
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire delivers her remarks at the Global AI Summit on Africa in Kigali in 2025. File
Inside the newly approved National AI Agency
Workers packaging fresh chili for export in Kigali. File
Economy
Export crop production surges in first quarter of 2026
RwandAir officials and their counterparts from Nigeria's ministry of trade, pose for a photo after the announcement of the partnership. Courtesy.
Aviation
RwandAir, Nigeria to expand Africa cargo corridor
The memorial stone established at the Ghanaian military headquarters in recognition of Ghanaian peacekeepers who stayed in Rwanda during the 1994 Gencoide against the Tutsi. Courtesy.
Kwibuka
Genocide memorial set up at Ghana's military headquarters
A boat loaded with bicycles on its way to Sharita, an island spanning 90 hectares. It is expected that some 84 households comprising 610 people will relocate from the island.
Environment
At-risk island residents to be fully relocated by 2029

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