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Tony Elumelu is a Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist. Courtesy photo.

$100m Tony Elumelu entrepreneurship fund open for Rwandans applicants

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Marriott previously confirmed that passport numbers and payment cards were taken, but not said how many. Courtesy photo.

Marriott discloses extent of cyber attack

Sunday, January 06, 2019

A view of the Kigali Special Economic Zone home to light and heavy duty industries.

FEATURED: REG to offer free connections for big industries

Sunday, January 06, 2019

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Kayumba Nyamwasa in panic mode as sanctions loom

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Residents line up to get cows from the Girinka program. Over 340,000 cows were distributed last year. File.

97% of needy families benefit from ‘Girinka’ programme

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and other officials visit NAEB exhibition stand at the Expo Grounds last year during the Made-in-Rwanda expo. Rwanda Standards Board (RSB)u2019s quality testing laboratories have acquired an international accreditation. File.

Rwanda’s Quality Testing Lab acquires global status

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Carmen Nibigira, a seasoned regional tourism policy expert (left), met Honorine Uwayo last year and their first tour together was last month at the Volcanoes National Park famed for its rare mountain gorilla. Courtesy.

Tourism trailblazer: A female tour guide’s story

Sunday, January 06, 2019

Nicotine is the main addictive ingredient of tobacco. Net photo.

The five most addictive substances in the world

Sunday, January 06, 2019

James Nkubito is in charge of promotion and branding of cooperatives at Rwanda Cooperative Agency. Michel Nkurunziza

Cooperatives Union to crack down on embezzlers

Sunday, January 06, 2019

President Mnangagwa greets shoppers during a national clean-up campaign at Fife Avenue Shopping Centre in Harare yesterday. Innocent Makawa

Zimbabwe launches monthly national clean up day

Sunday, January 06, 2019

A newly constructed bus stop at Chez Lando. Kigali City officials say that such facilities will protect passengers from being exposed to rain or scorching sun. Passengers will be able to access free internet while in these spaces. Sam Ngendahimana.

Kigali city bus stops to go hi-tech

Saturday, January 05, 2019

People clean a drainage in Nyabugogo area. Last year, the Government secured u20ac96 million for the first ever Kigali Sanitation and Central Sewerage System. File.

Construction of Kigali sewerage system to kick off in June

Saturday, January 05, 2019

Emmanuel Hategeka. File.

Hategeka promoted to deputy CEO of RDB

Friday, January 04, 2019

Miners at work inside Mageragere mining site in Nyarugenge District in March this year. File..

Police caution mining firms on employee safety

Friday, January 04, 2019

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More Burundi refugees arrive

Friday, January 04, 2019

Members of Parliament during the training in Kimihurura. Sam Ngendahimana.

MPs vow to back gender sensitive laws

Friday, January 04, 2019

Kenyau2019s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government. Net photo.

How African govts should negotiate better infrastructure deals with China

Friday, January 04, 2019

U.S President Donald Trump and his Chinese Counterpart Xi Jinping have expressed their readiness to end the trade stalemate which has since cost the two countries billion through talks starting next week

China-U.S. trade could save battered global markets, analysts say

Friday, January 04, 2019

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Oil rises to $57 on China-U.S. trade talks, OPEC cuts

Friday, January 04, 2019

Bazaramba is serving a life sentence since his conviction in 2012 for his role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Finnish court denies request for early release by genocide convict Bazaramba

Friday, January 04, 2019