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MTN Rwanda Chief Executive Monzer Ali and Chantal Umutoni Kagame, Mobile Money boss pose for a photo during the campaign
Featured

Connecting at the roots: How MTN is building a more inclusive digital future through its annual staff-led initiative Y’ello Care

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Startup Acts are legal frameworks designed to support and incentivise players within the startup ecosystem. File
Technology

How far are we from having a Startup Act?

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
A view of Detroit Dark Red Beetroot farm, one of the varieties that Jean Pierre Munyemana grows Rubavu and Nyabihu districts in the Western Province. Courtesy
Agriculture

Farmers see a bright future in beetroot

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Iposita head office in Nyarugenge District in Kigali. File
Technology

How Rwanda Post Office stays relevant in a digital era

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
MTN Rwanda Chief Executive Monzer Ali interacts with Rubavu District Mayor Prosper Murindwa at the launch of The 'Y'ello Care' campaign that runs from June 1 to June 21 across all MTN operating countries
Featured

Rubavu: MTN launches ‘Y'ello Care’, boosts digital literacy

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
President Paul Kagame and his host, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, along with their respective delegations, during a bilateral meeting in Algiers on Tuesday, June 3. Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Rwanda, Algeria sign 11 cooperation deals

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
The artist's impressions of the terminal, administration building, cargo, and car parking areas of the new airport once it is complete, that is under construction in Bugesera District. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Smart airport city, Formula 1 circuit among 10 projects poised to change Bugesera

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Amb. Phillip Stalder, Head of Africa and Francophonie Division at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on June 3. Photo by Emanuel Dushimimana
International

Switzerland to open embassy in Kigali

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
The changes are provided for under a 2025 regulation amending that of 2022 governing foreign exchange operations in Rwanda.
Finance

A look at new penalties for illegal foreign currency operations in Rwanda

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
A Tap&Go card is used at entry and exit points to track the distance covered and a refund is duly given. Photos by Keza Kellya
Infrastructure

Distance-based fare system: Kigali commuters see reasonable bus fares, but challenges remain

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
President Paul Kagame and his host, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria during their meeting on Tuesday, June 3. PHOTOS BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Politics

Kagame in Algeria for two-day visit

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
A nurse holds a newborn at Kigali-based hospital on January 1. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Education

Number of associate nursing students to reach 1,000

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Ugandan police deployed to the scene of an explosion at Munyonyo shrine in Kampala. Courtesy
Crime

Ugandan army says two terrorists killed after explosion in Kampala

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Politics

VIDEO: Pan-Africanism is not just history—it’s Africa’s future, says Musoni

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is under fire over his family's alleged lavish lifestyle. GETTY IMAGES
International

Mongolia PM resigns after losing confidence vote

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Tungsten prices have surged to their highest level since 2013, driven by China’s tightening grip on critical mineral exports.
Economy

Mining: Rwanda stands to gain as tungsten prices soar globally

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka addresses journalists in Goma in February. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

AFC/M23 condemns continued attacks on Banyamulenge in South Kivu

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Rwanda Investigation Bureau spokesperson Thierry Murangira addresses journalists during a press conference at RIB headquarters in Kimihurura on Monday, June 2.Courtesy
Crime

Over 100 Rwandan human trafficking victims repatriated in one year

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Both parties and officials pose for a group photo at the handover of Heaven Holdings, including The Retreat, Fusion Restaurant and Heaven Restaurant to Hemingways Hospitality in Kigali on June 2. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Business

Kenya’s Hemingways Collection acquires Heaven Holdings

Monday, June 02, 2025
Hundreds of Rwandan pilgrims, during the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations taking place on June 3 at the Catholic Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala.
Religion

Hundreds of Rwandan pilgrims join Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations in Namugongo

Monday, June 02, 2025