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More than 120,000 hectares of state-owned land are lying idle countrywide. Courtesy
Editorial

Reallocating idle state-owned land is timely, but caution must be exercised

Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Economy

VIDEO: Amid shrinking aid, refugees in Rwanda are finding new sources of livelihoods

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A landslide swept away their house, banana plantation and all the crops in the valley in Bushekeri Sector, Nyamasheke District in 2024. File
Environment

How high-risk districts are bracing for heavy March–May rains

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Muslims around the world are beginning observances of Ramadan on February 18.
Religion

Ramadan, Lent begin together in rare overlap

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A tea plantation in Nyamasheke District. The state owns about 120,000 hectares of land, equivalent to roughly 500,000 plots, most of which are allocated to agriculture and forestry. Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure

Over 120,000 hectares of state-owned land idle, govt looks to put it to use

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Delegates attending the Great Lakes Region Peace Forum visit Mutobo Demobilisation and Reintegration Centre on Tuesday, February 17. Courtesy
Africa

Great Lakes peace advocates pledge to fight genocide ideology

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion at the 20th National Dialogue Council "Umushyikirano" at Kigali Convention Centre on Thursday, February 5. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Politics

What are the 12 resolutions adopted at the 20th Umushyikirano?

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Ndoli Mitali, the Chief Commercial Officer at Broadband Systems Corporation speaks during an interview in Kigali. Photo by Kellya
Featured

BSC’s Starlink authorisation enhances internet reliability in Rwanda

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Jesse Jackson has died at 84.
International

Jesse Jackson: American civil rights activist dies at 84

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Residents of Nyabihu District watch as heavy rains wash away a bridge on May 7, 2020. File.
Environment

Districts race to fix bridges amid rising flood risks

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The New Times

DR Congo: When false narrative turns deadly

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Sahr Kpundeh, Country Manager at World Bank addresses delegates at the meeting in Kiagali on Monday, February 16. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Rwanda’s rural connectivity model offers lessons for Africa - Experts

Monday, February 16, 2026