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Bank of Kigali (BK) and the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) have signed a landmark financing agreement with Bugesera Special Economic Zone Ltd. (BSEZ Ltd.)
Featured

Press release: BK, BRD, and BSEZ Ltd. seal financing partnership for Bugesera Special Economic Zone

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Technicians work inside the National E-Waste Recycling Facility in Bugesera District. File
Economy

MPs push for ‘green jobs quota’ in Rwanda’s 1.2 million job target

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Rwanda hosted the Giants of Africa Festival from July 26 to August 2, bringing together 320 young campers from 20 African countries. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Business

How small Kigali businesses cashed in on Giants of Africa Festival

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
A group of men detained by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after crossing the border wall in the Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico border are processed at a makeshift intake center on Aug. 29, 2023. Photo by Matt York / AP file
Politics

Rwanda, United States agree on migrant resettlement deal — reports

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Featured

Fitnesspoint adds martial arts, professional athlete programmes

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Members of Parliament passed the new healthcare services bill on Monday, August 4.
Health

Rwanda Parliament passes bill allowing surrogacy, contraceptives for 15-year-olds

Monday, August 04, 2025
Financial knowledge is a life skill, and when ignored, the consequences can affect anyone, regardless of income
Finance

Smart money tips young Rwandans “should learn early”

Monday, August 04, 2025
The Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Security presenting a report on oversight activities aimed at combating genocide ideology and promoting unity and resilience. Courtesy
Rwanda

Senators call for renewed efforts in reintegration of ex-genocide convicts

Monday, August 04, 2025
Victoire Ingabire has appealed the decision by Kicukiro Primary Court to remand her pending trial. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Crime

Ingabire appeals court decision remanding her

Monday, August 04, 2025
A neonatal health professional attends to a new-born baby at Kirehe District Hospital. In a bid to give more people opportunity to have children, Rwanda has expanded access to surrogacy. Photo by Ministry of Health.
Health

Rwanda expands surrogacy access: Who is eligible now?

Monday, August 04, 2025
Children pose for a photo after a performance during Umuganura Ceremony in USA. COURTESY
Culture

RECAP: How Rwandan communities abroad celebrated Umuganura

Monday, August 04, 2025
The Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, General Mubarakh Muganga during the graduation ceremony during the ceremony in Bugesera on Monday, August 4. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Security

Serve with integrity, purpose, defence minister tells RDF graduates

Monday, August 04, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva has been summoned by senators to explain new strategies to be used to reduce wood fuel use. Courtesy
Environment

Senators summon Prime Minister over missed clean cooking targets

Monday, August 04, 2025
PHOTOS BY DAN GATSINZI
Health

Over 80 RDF officers earn degrees in medicine, military science

Monday, August 04, 2025
A view of a peatland in Gisagara District. The government is preparing to restore 'degraded' peatlands across the country. Photo: File.
Environment

Rwanda to restore ‘degraded peatlands’

Monday, August 04, 2025
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Culture

PHOTOS: Rwandans in China celebrate Umuganura

Monday, August 04, 2025
Officials during the launch of new emission-free buses in secondary cities in Rubavu town. The move is part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as per climate action agenda in the country. Courtesy
Environment

First-ever electric coaches rollout in secondary cities

Monday, August 04, 2025
Uterine fibroids also called leiomyomas or myomas are noncancerous growths that develop in or on the uterus. File
Health

Fibroids: A common yet overlooked women’s health issue in Rwanda

Monday, August 04, 2025
Rwanda is preparing to introduce a new rapid diagnostic test in antenatal clinics across the country as part of efforts to eliminate congenital syphilis by 2030.
Health

Rwanda plans to roll out rapid tests for congenital syphilis

Sunday, August 03, 2025