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A liquefied petroleum gas shop in Remera, Kigali. The liquefied petroleum gas has become more expensive due to the conflict in the Middle East File

Why gas retailers are charging different prices across Rwanda

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The Minister of State for Infrastructure, Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, speaks during a news conference
in Kigali on December 1, 2025. Photo: Craish Bahizi

Govt mandates 30% electric vehicles in public procurement

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

RURA has summoned the management of CanalBox Rwanda following complaints about poor internet service. File

RURA summons CanalBox bosses over consumer complaints

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

President Paul Kagame meets with Dr Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer of Gavi at Village Urugwiro on Tuesday, April 21. Photos by Village Urugwiro

Kagame discusses partnerships with Gavi, WHO officials

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Six suspects in connection with a sophisticated fraud scheme, were presented to journalists at RIB Headquarters on Tuesday, April 21. Courtesy

Six arrested in sophisticated quinoa scam worth millions

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

A section of Bugesera Special Economic Zone that has recorded an occupancy rate of 85 per cent in its Phase I. Courtesy.

Govt mulls centralised management of industrial park

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Students during a school day at a public institution in Rwanda. The Berulo App, now used in more than 1,100 schools nationwide, supports attendance tracking and early warning systems aimed at reducing dropout rates. PHOTOS BY Dan G. Kwizera.

A Rwandan founder’s plan to digitize school attendance

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Participants of agritech innovation programme during a bootcamp by the AYuTe (Agriculture, Youth and Technology) Africa Challenge Rwanda 2026, Heifer International’s flagship

Top 12 agritech innovators advance to AYuTe Rwanda 2026 bootcamp ahead of grand finale

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Over 4,000 Banyamulenge during a peaceful march demanding international action to stop violence and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Minembwe, eastern DR Congo, in Washington D.C. on Monday, April 20.

Banyamulenge protest in US, Kenya amid rising calls for action on Minembwe crisis

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

President Paul Kagame, Chairman of the Board of Smart Africa, sits alongside Smart Africa Director General and Chief Executive Lacina Koné (right), and
Guinea’s Minister and Director of Cabinet Djiba Diakité (left) during a panel at the Transform Africa Summit in Conakry, Guinea, on November 12, 2025.
Photo: File

One year later, Africa’s AI drive shifts toward execution

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

RURA is strengthening sanitation systems by placing greater emphasis on water quality monitoring. file

RURA tightens enforcement to ensure safe water, sustainable sanitation

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Ephrem Nkundanyirazo and his wife Consolee Mukanyiligira in an old photo. Courtesy

Kwibuka 32: He saved lives until his was taken

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Students showcase projects in robotics and artificial intelligence on February 21. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Raising the next generation of innovators: why creativity must begin at home

Monday, April 20, 2026

A worker during an indoor spraying as part of a malaria prevention campaign in Bugesera. File

Malaria response focuses on high-burden districts

Monday, April 20, 2026

Mauritius firms scout opportunities in Rwanda as nations eye new growth path. Courtesy

Mauritius firms scout opportunities in Rwanda as nations eye new growth path

Monday, April 20, 2026

President Kagame meets with HRH Prince Oheneba Yaw Otchere, Royal Ambassador of His Majesty the Asantehene of the Asante Kingdom, Ghana.

Kagame, Prince of Ghana’s Asante Kingdom discuss ties

Monday, April 20, 2026

Arnaud Shema De Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk. Igihe

Prosecutors seek two-year sentence for DJ Toxxyk

Monday, April 20, 2026

A decent burial of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rukumberi, Ngoma District on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Combat those distorting Genocide history, Minister Irere says at Rukumberi

Monday, April 20, 2026

MTN Rwandacell PLC has the appointed Elijah Iragaba as its new Chief Technology Officer. Courtesy

MTN Rwanda appoints Elijah Iragaba as Chief Technology Officer

Monday, April 20, 2026

The new initiative to be managed by EcoFleet Solutions, will operate as a dedicated airport shuttle system using environmentally friendly electric vehicles. Courtesy

Shuttle service to launch between Kigali airport, hotels

Monday, April 20, 2026