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Botswana's former head of state Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86. Courtesy
International

Botswana's former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86

Friday, May 08, 2026
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), which will be produced from Lake Kivu, will also be used as automotive fuel. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Energy

Civil works for Compressed Natural Gas plant 95% complete

Friday, May 08, 2026
Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana meets with a delegation from Cleveland Clinic along with representatives from the Embassy of the United States Kigali, in Kigali pn Thursday, May 7. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda explores partnership with leading US clinic

Friday, May 08, 2026
A woman has given birth to rare quintuplets in Ethiopia's Harari Regional state after 12 years of trying for a baby.
Health

Ethiopian woman gives birth to five babies after 12-year wait

Friday, May 08, 2026
Rwanda plans to increase land under export crops from 79,409 hectares to 97,100 hectares during that period, according to government figures.
Agriculture

Subsidised insurance for greenhouse farms launched

Friday, May 08, 2026
President Paul Kagame addresses a joint press conference with his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, in Dar es Salaam on Sunday, May 3. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Economy

Railway link with Tanzania would cut costs, ease trade — traders

Friday, May 08, 2026
Genocide survivors Alfred Musafiri and his wife, Marie-Thérèse Murekatete pose for a photo in Kigabiro Sector in Rwamagana. Photos by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka

A survivor’s journey of loss and resilience

Friday, May 08, 2026
Participants follow a presentation during Junior Achievement (JA) Africa's workshop in Kigali. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

JA Africa scales up in Rwanda to equip students with real-world business skills

Friday, May 08, 2026
Workers in sugar processing at Kabuye Sugar Works. Rwanda’s only major sugar producer has increased output over the past three seasons. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Kabuye sugar output rises, but floods keep factory below capacity

Friday, May 08, 2026
RCA has been advised to put in place various mechanisms to help recover Rwf8.1 billion that was embezzled between 2022 and 2025. File
Finance

RCA tasked to recover billions in stolen funds

Friday, May 08, 2026
Agathe Kanziga, the wife of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana. File
Crime

What French court ruling means for Agathe Habyarimana's Genocide case

Friday, May 08, 2026
According to the Rwanda Development Board’s 2025 Annual Report, 58,042 individual businesses are owned by women, representing 55 percent of all sole proprietorships. File
Women

Women own 55% of Rwanda’s individual businesses - report

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Botswana President Duma Boko bids farewell to Paul Kagame as Kagame concludes his two-day state visit on Thursday, May 7. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
Economy

Kagame concludes visit to Botswana

Thursday, May 07, 2026
President Paul Kagame and his Botswana counterpart, Duma Boko, witnessed the signing of six bilateral agreements to strengthen cooperation across key sectors, including taxation, aviation, and health. Village Urugwiro
Tourism

What does Rwanda-Botswana visa-free travel mean?

Thursday, May 07, 2026
The campaign rewards customers for using its digital platforms, including mobile banking, internet banking and USSD services. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

I&M Bank ramps up digital banking drive with branch activations

Thursday, May 07, 2026
President Paul Kagame during a guided tour of Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTC Botswana) on Thursday, May 7. Photo by Village Urugwiro
International

PHOTOS: Kagame tours Botswana's leading diamond trading company

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Methane gas from Lake Kivu supplied about 21 percent of Rwanda’s national electricity in 2025. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

More 100 MW to be generated from Lake Kivu methane - RDB

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire speaks at a panel discussion during the Rwanda AI Scaling Hub Community Convening on May 2
Technology

Rwanda to co-chair AI session at Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Hantavirus antibody blood test. Detects antibodies to the hantavirus, indicating past or current hantavirus infection. (Photo by Wladimir Bulgar/Science Photo Li / WBU / Science Photo Library via AFP)
Health

Hantavirus: Rare rodent-borne virus linked to severe disease

Thursday, May 07, 2026
The Rwanda Correctional Service on Thursday morning announced the death of Aimable Uzaramba Karasira. Courtesy
Rwanda

Aimable Karasira dies of suspected prescription overdose

Thursday, May 07, 2026