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A pupil undergoes e-Ndangamuntu registration process at ADEPR Remera in Kigali. Kellya Keza
Technology

Over 4.4 million enrolled as digital ID rollout expands across Eastern Province

Thursday, June 04, 2026
Ebenezer Twum Asante, Senior Vice President for Markets at MTN Group, speaks to The New Times during an interview on the sidelines of Africa CEO Forum in May. Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

Shared infrastructure key to closing Africa’s $100bn digital gap — MTN senior executive

Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Cross-border trucks pass through the Rusumo One Stop Border Post in Kirehe District. File photo
Technology

EAC, IGAD tackle roaming, cross-border payment costs

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Amit Chawla, the Managing Director for Spiro in Rwanda during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on Thursday, April 23. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

Spiro expands as soaring fuel prices supercharge Rwanda’s shift to e-mobility

Friday, April 24, 2026
Delegates follow a presentation during Equity Group's breakfast session titled “The Future of Finance AI, Digital Assets and Sovereign Payment Rails at the Inclusive FinTech Forum (IFF) 2026 on Tuesday, March 10.
Finance

Banks, fintechs, telecoms partner to expand financial access in Africa

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The GSMA gives a rare Lifetime Achievement Award on Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder and Chairman of Bharti Enterprises, recognising his role in reshaping the global telecommunications landscape.
Featured

Press release: Sunil Bharti Mittal conferred GSMA lifetime achievement award for transforming global telecommunications

Tuesday, March 03, 2026
RURA’s directive to make USSD short codes work across all mobile networks is a welcome and overdue intervention in Rwanda’s digital ecosystem.
Editorial

Ending the USSD maze is progress, but interoperability must be the destination

Friday, January 16, 2026
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has issued a new directive requiring that all approved short codes be activated and integrated across all mobile networks. Courtesy
Technology

RURA directive ends network-based USSD codes confusion

Thursday, January 15, 2026
The Africa Drone Forum (ADF), the continent’s largest network for drone professionals, is scheduled to take place from September 4 to 5. File
Technology

Six key technology events coming to Kigali in 2026

Monday, January 05, 2026
The events brought together a wide range of participants, including government officials, policymakers, regulators, technology experts, and investors, among others
Technology

Seven 2025 events that cemented Kigali’s role in Africa’s digital transformation

Saturday, January 03, 2026
An exhibition at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Tax-free entry level smartphones in Africa: A policy lever for digital inclusion or a fiscal tightrope?

Monday, November 17, 2025
Some experts pose for a photo after their presentations on a theme 'AI Enabled Telco Charting the Course from Telco to Techco” at Mobile World Congress in Kigali on October 23. From fast to smart — and now, to self-thinking. The telco-to-techco shift is rewriting what machines can be,” experts said at MWC Kigali 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

How manufacturers are shaping the next phase of telecom

Tuesday, October 28, 2025