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Charles Nyandwi

Charles Nyandwi

Transport experts have welcomed Rwanda’s newly passed road traffic bill. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

New road traffic bill long overdue, say experts

Sunday, January 18, 2026

Hesham Gazar, the Chief Executive Officer of Leather and More Company, meets with RDB CEO Jean Guy Afrika

Egyptian investor mulls plans to start leather factory in Rwanda

Sunday, January 18, 2026

More than 470 disaster incidents have been recorded across Rwanda since the onset of the rainy season in September, leaving at least 67 people dead and 123 others injured.

Disasters kill 67 in five months as lightning emerges deadliest hazard

Sunday, January 18, 2026

The number of children in ECD centres has grown more than five times in five years.

Call to fix learning quality, infrastructure gaps in ECD centres

Friday, January 16, 2026

Workers sort coffee beans at a drying station in Kirehe District. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Can coffee sector sustain its strongest harvest in years?

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers who had taken shelter from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District.

Ngoma deaths spotlight hidden lightning risks in low-lying areas

Monday, January 12, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in May 2023. Meteo Rwanda has warned that Nyabihu and Ngororero districts are expected to receive the heaviest rainfall in mid-January. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Nyabihu, Ngororero to see heaviest mid-January rains

Sunday, January 11, 2026

The Minister of Infrastructure, Jimmy Gasore, speaks during an interview with The New Times on Monday, January 5. Photo by Kellia Keza.

Minister explains why new traffic bill is tough on defiant motorists

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Workers sort fresh chili for export at NAEB warehouse. The value of Rwanda’s exports fell sharply by 30.13 per cent year-on-year to $215 million in November 2025.

Export earnings declined by 30% in November

Friday, January 09, 2026

The bill introduces a points-based system intended to penalise traffic violations, while rewarding responsible driving. Craish Bahizi

Mixed reactions from motorists over new road traffic bill

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Fish production at Lake Kivu based fish hatchery in Karongi District. According to statistics Rwanda fish production rose to 52,439 tonnes in 2025, up from 48,133 tonnes in 2024, extending a steady upward trend over the past five years. Photo: Courtesy

Rwanda records steady rise in fish production

Wednesday, January 07, 2026

The government has apologised to Rwandans following power disruptions recorded in different parts of the country. Courtesy

Regional grid challenges 'causing power cuts in Rwanda'

Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers sheltering from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District. COURTESY

Ngoma lightning victims to be laid to rest on Tuesday

Monday, January 05, 2026

A road accident involving three vehicles claimed the life of one person and left nine others injured in Rugalika Sector, Kamonyi District, on Monday.

One dead, nine injured in multi-vehicle collision in Kamonyi

Monday, January 05, 2026

Rwanda’s formal sector industrial output grew by 10.3 per cent in November 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Industrial output rises by 10 per cent in November

Monday, January 05, 2026

Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers sheltering from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District. COURTESY

Ngoma: Nine dead, six injured in lightning incident

Sunday, January 04, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in 2023. Meteo Rwanda has announced that the country is expected to receive above-average rainfall in January 2026. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

Meteo Rwanda forecasts above-average rainfall in January

Sunday, January 04, 2026

Workers sort newly developed cassava varieties that were multiplied at the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board's Rubona station in Huye. Courtesy.

Farmers decry shortage of quality seeds

Sunday, January 04, 2026