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 Charles Nyandwi
Charles Nyandwi
According to figures from the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), the Urban Consumer Price Index (CPI)—the main gauge of inflation—rose by 7.2 percent in November 2025. file
Economy
Consumer prices rise by 7.2% in November
Boarding school students will start traveling back to their families for the holidays between December 19 and 22. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Education
Holiday travel schedule for boarding students announced
Rwanda Stock Exchange CEO Pierre-Célestin Rwabukumba during an interview with The New Times on August 6. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi.
Economy
How new multicurrency market could boost access to foreign capital
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Crime
District official arrested over illicit enrichment
Mathias Ngirinshuti, from Saint Charles Lwanga Parish, says Church services benefit all.
Religion
What Rwandan Catholics say as church marks 125 years
The Prime Minister speaks to the thousands of catholics who turned up for the jubilee celebrations at Amahoro Stadium on Saturday, December 6. 
Religion
Prime Minister to churches: Build Rwandans who are able to find solutions
Cardinal Antoine Kambanda, the Archbishop of Kigali, delivers his speech during the 125th anniversary of the Catholic Church’s presence in Rwanda on Saturday, December 6.
Religion
Catholic Church marks 125 years in Rwanda
Workers sort fresh avocados for export at Souk Farm. Rwanda’s formal sector industrial output grew by 5.3% in October this year. Courtesy
Economy
Food processing, energy lift industrial output by 5.3% in October
Teens receive guidance on HIV prevention during a community awareness campaign in Gasabo District in December 2024. Despite Rwanda’s significant progress in managing the epidemic, health experts warn that HIV infections among young people continue to rise, a trend they describe as a serious concern requiring sustained attention. File
Health
Why HIV infections among young people remain alarmingly high
New buses parked at Kabuga Bus Station, unveiled in October 2023. The government plans to introduce a real-time monitoring system for public buses by February 2026, a move the Ministry of Infrastructure says will improve reliability and enhance commuter experience. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda
Real-time bus tracking system set for rollout in 2026
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Health
Rwanda’s aging HIV population needs special attention - experts
Students lead a march to raise awareness about HIV prevention, carrying a banner encouraging young people to get tested, in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, on May 8. Courtesy.
Health
Rwanda's fight against HIV/AIDS: A closer look at key gains, gaps
RSSB Headquarters in Nyarugenge District, Kigali. Last year, RSSB revised the contribution rate for employees in the formal sector from 6 per cent to 12 per cent of their monthly gross salary. Courtesy
Economy
Public pension assets grow 34% as contributions rise
Ongoing construction on the Nyabarongo II site between Gakenke and Rulindo districts in the Northern and Southern provinces on November 21. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Environment
Study reveals major gaps in environmental safety of public construction projects
(Top row) Farmers sort coffee beans in Ngoma District in March 2023. (Bottom row) A miner works at the Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District on March 6. Rwanda’s exports continued to rise in the third quarter of 2025, even as the country recorded a slight increase in its trade deficit, according to the National Bank of Rwanda. File
Economy
Coffee, minerals boost exports in Q3 2025
The New Times
Education
New study shows how Rwandan schools can cut internet costs
Penicillin tablets (top row) and amoxicillin (bottom row) are among the antibiotics to which laboratory findings from RBC have reported growing germ resistance. Net photo
Health
What to know as Penicillin, Amoxicillin lose effectiveness in Rwanda
RGB has named Abdallah Murenzi head of a five-member interim committee to steer reforms at the Blues.. Net.
Football
Rayon leadership dissolved as Murenzi is picked to lead interim team

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