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The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, presents a draft law on animal husbandry, animal health and fisheries to MPs on Thursday, February 19.

Parliament to scrutinise new bill on animal health

Friday, February 20, 2026

Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026

United States President Donald Trump.

Trump orders US govt to release files on alien life

Friday, February 20, 2026

Gasabo Intermediate Court has upheld a lower court decision to grant bail for Hassan Bahame, Director of Gitagata Rehabilitation Centre. Courtesy

Why court upheld Hassan Bahame's bail

Friday, February 20, 2026

Officials pose for a photo during the celebration of the company’s fifteenth anniversary in Kigali on February 19. Courtesy

Rwanda bourse has facilitated Rwf3 trillion in capital raising since launch

Friday, February 20, 2026

European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib speaks at a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi

EU official says it's hard to tell who committed abuses in Uvira

Friday, February 20, 2026

AFCM23’s deputy coordinator Bertrand Bisiimwa.

Bisimwa condemns ‘indifference’ of mediators amid Kinshasa’s attacks

Friday, February 20, 2026

ACES’s Joseph Hakuzimana trains student Patience Niyigena in brazing during a 10-day refrigeration course. The session covers applying MAPP (Methylacetylene Propadiene Propane) Gas to joints with a filler rod, focusing on safety, precision, and joint formation. Photo by Clean Cooling Network | Benjamin Mugabo

PHOTOS: ACES offers essential brazing techniques for refrigeration systems

Friday, February 20, 2026

Featured: Fitnesspoint expands Gacuriro branch amid growing gym demand

Friday, February 20, 2026

Panelists at the Multi-Sectoral High-Level Dialogue, held under the theme “From commitment to action scaling up regional competitiveness to unlock trade and prosperity in EAC,”

EAC pushes five-point plan to ease cross-border trade

Friday, February 20, 2026

Foreign Minister Nduhungirehe speaks at a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Nduhungirehe: Burundi should not get involved in AU mediation of DR Congo crisis

Friday, February 20, 2026

Rwanda's high commission in the United Kingdom has launched “Nshuti”, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot aimed at enhancing service delivery. Courtesy

Rwanda high commission in UK deploys AI to enhance service delivery

Friday, February 20, 2026

Central Bank has reiterated that low-denomination coins remain legal tender. Courtesy

Central bank reaffirms validity of coins amid public complaints

Friday, February 20, 2026

Dr. Mukagatare (far right) with a lab scientist in RBC’s Sequence Monitoring Room, where the center advances biomedical research and public health programs in Rwanda. Phots by Kellya Keza

Inside the rise of specialised labs in Rwanda’s health system

Friday, February 20, 2026

The newly constructed University of Rwanda headquarters in Nyarugenge Kigali. Courtesy

Can Rwanda’s universities become engines of research and innovation?

Friday, February 20, 2026

President Kagame, EU officials and Foreign Minister Nduhungirehe pose for a photo at Village Urugwiro on Thursday, February 19. Photo courtesy of Village Urugwiro

Kagame, EU officials discuss DR Congo security crisis

Thursday, February 19, 2026

President Paul Kagame meets with United States Senator Steve Daines of Montana at Village Urugwiro on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame, US Senator discuss stronger Rwanda-US Relations

Thursday, February 19, 2026

University of Kigali Logistics and SCM Staff and LEARN Logistics Staff pose for a photo during a visit at Zipline Centre in Muhanga

Featured: University of Kigali steps up to support Rwanda’s logistics, transport transformation

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Edward Kadozi, the Director General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), speaks to The New Times in Kigali on August 6, 2025. File

New strategy seeks to end ‘ivory tower’ mindset in universities

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Col. Charles Sumanyi takes the oath of office as the new Military Prosecutor General on Thursday, February 19. Courtesy

Discipline in RDF top on agenda of new military prosecutor general

Thursday, February 19, 2026