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

Kagame, Prince of Ghana’s Asante Kingdom discuss ties

Monday, April 20, 2026
A liquefied petroleum gas shop in Remera, Kigali. File

Why Rwanda must never let a good energy crisis go to waste

Monday, April 20, 2026
As a result of increased investment, fish production, mainly tilapia, has risen from 31,465 metric tonnes in 2019 to 52,439 metric tonnes in 2025. 
Agriculture

Private investment fuels tilapia boom in Rwanda

Monday, April 20, 2026
Clients at Biryogo Car Free Zone in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

A growing service economy held back by silence and weak accountability

Monday, April 20, 2026
Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi addresses the Senatorial Committee on Economy and Finance on Friday, April 17. Courtesy
Economy

Trade minister flags funding gap for industrial zones

Sunday, April 19, 2026
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) announced that petrol would henceforth be capped at RWF 2,938 per litre, while diesel was kept at RWF 2,205 per litre. Sam Ngendahimana

Fuel prices up twice in 10 days: The Iran war’s hidden tax on Rwandans

Friday, April 17, 2026
Workers operate machinery at the Matelas Dodoma factory in the Kigali Special Economic Zone. Courtesy

Kigali industrial expansion signals progress, but execution will be key

Friday, April 17, 2026
Abebe Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF. Courtesy
Economy

IMF downgrades Africa’s economic outlook for 2026 amid Middle East war 

Thursday, April 16, 2026
A section of Bugesera Special Economic Zone. The industrial park has recorded an occupancy rate of 85 per cent in its Phase I. Courtesy.
Economy

Bugesera industrial zone investments hit $100 million

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
A monument depicting how RPA fighters rescued Tutsi who had fled into a Catholic church during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Inkotanyi spirit built the state, but does it run it?

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa addresses journalists during a press conference on Monday, March 16. Photo by Kellya Keza
Economy

Rwanda secures Rwf370bn funding to support economic growth

Wednesday, April 15, 2026