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Panelists engage in a discussion during the National Dialogue with Teachers in Kigali on July 31. Photo by Titus
Education

REB addresses teachers' concerns about transfer, placement system

Friday, August 01, 2025
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Environment

How will Rwanda’s new emission tests affect old vehicles?

Friday, August 01, 2025
PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Culture

How Umuganura is transcendental and unifying in Rwandan society

Friday, August 01, 2025
PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Culture

The history of Umuganura: Rwanda’s festival of unity and gratitude

Friday, August 01, 2025
Foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and his Congolese counterpart Thérèse Kayikwamba pose for a picture with US President Donald Trump after the signature of the peace deal in June.
Africa

Oversight committee on Rwanda-DR Congo peace meets for first time

Friday, August 01, 2025
Visitors touring the museum in Nyanza which preserves the legacy of King Mutara III Rudahigwa and Rwanda’s journey toward self-reliance. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Culture

King Rugabishabirenge’s legacy and stories in Rwanda’s self-reliance museum

Friday, August 01, 2025
Damaged crops caused by heavy rain. The government has allocated over 8% of the 2025-26 national budget to environmental protection and climate change response. File Photo
Environment

Rwanda allocates over 8% of its budget to fighting climate change

Friday, August 01, 2025
BRALIRWA supports farmers with mechanization tools to boost yields and improve livelihoods.
Featured

From seed to beer: How BRALIRWA’s local sourcing brews economic growth

Friday, August 01, 2025
Patients at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru sit waiting to be assisted. In July 2025, the government introduced a new pricing structure for medical services in private healthcare facilities the first major tariff revision since 2014. File Photo.
Health

How revised medical tariffs are reshaping healthcare access

Friday, August 01, 2025
Construction workers at a building site in Kinyinya, Kigali. File photo.
Housing

Why Rwanda has put on hold conditional building permits

Friday, August 01, 2025
The government has decided to integrate BDF into the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD). FILE
Business

BDF integrated into BRD as govt targets efficient business financing

Thursday, July 31, 2025
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, poses for a photo with Abdullah Kh. Almusabeeh, President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), after receiving him and his delegation. Courtesy Photo
Infrastructure

Rwanda, BADEA discuss collaboration on smart cities and private sector growth

Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Religion

PM Nsengiyumva: Peace in Africa needs govt, faith leaders working together

Thursday, July 31, 2025
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) on Thursday, July 31, announced it has moved to the proof of concept stage for its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a digital version of its official currency.
Technology

Central bank digital currency enters proof-of-concept stage

Thursday, July 31, 2025
King Faisal Hospital's premises in Kigali. The hospital is working on establishing a major medical university soon.
Health

What to know about Rwanda's upcoming medical university

Thursday, July 31, 2025
Girls who graduated from the third cohort of the African Girls Can Code Initiative pose for a photo with officials on Thursday, July 31. The program equips young women with digital and tech skills.
Technology

120 teenage girls complete coding training

Thursday, July 31, 2025
A backhoe loader carries soil at a mining site in Rwamagana. Fuel-powered machines used in construction and farming will soon be subject to carbon emissions testing starting August 18, according to REMA. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Environment

Fuel-powered construction, farming machinery to undergo emission testing

Thursday, July 31, 2025
RDF's spokesperson Brig. Gen Ronald Rwivanga addresses the Sri Lankan delegation.
International

Sri Lankan military personnel on study tour in Rwanda

Thursday, July 31, 2025
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International

Kagame meets new AfDB boss

Thursday, July 31, 2025
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) said on Thursday, July 31, that it summoned KT Rwanda Networks (KTRN) over internet disruptions in parts of the Southern and Western provinces.
Technology

RURA summons KTRN over internet service disruptions

Thursday, July 31, 2025