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Workers sort gold at Gasabo Gold Refinery in Kigali. COURTESY

Rwanda’s moment to mine, refine, and rewrite destiny – where are our banks?

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Rwandan government targets $7.3 billion in annual export revenues by 2029. Craish Bahizi
Economy

How Rwanda plans to make $7bn in export revenues

Monday, March 31, 2025
From 1917, Belgium initiated a deep reform of Rwanda’s customary institutions. The changes introduced labor legislation including severe corporal punishments (whipping, beating, the categorization of Rwandans

Why the spirit of Inkotanyi will beat Belgian malevolence

Monday, March 31, 2025
Refined gold ready for export from Gasabo Gold Refinery, located in Masoro Economic Zone. Rwanda's mineral export revenues reached $1.7 billion Rwf2.38 trillion in 2024. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Rwanda records $1.5bn in gold exports in 2024

Friday, March 28, 2025
The New Times

The new commodities supercycle is here: Time to massively invest in mining

Friday, March 28, 2025
Workers count tea packages for export at Pfunda Tea Company in Rubavu District. Rwanda’s merchandise export revenue rose by 6.9 percent in 2024, reaching $1.691 billion. File
Economy

What’s driving Rwanda’s export growth?

Friday, March 28, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry Prudence Sebahizi speaks to journalists after addressing the general assembly of the National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations on Thursday, March 27. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Economy

Trade Minister reaffirms commitment to mineral processing amidst sanctions

Friday, March 28, 2025
Africa is the youngest continent, the most resource-rich, and home to one of the world’s most ambitious integration projects—the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Africa’s strategic moment: From bystander to architect in a changing world

Thursday, March 27, 2025
President Paul Kagame and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi and the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a trilateral summit in Doha on Tuesday, March 18. Courtesy

Diplomacy, not dominance: Qatar’s breakthrough in the DR Congo

Thursday, March 27, 2025
US Congressman Ronny Jackson.
Africa

With or without Rwanda, M23 is uncontested, says US congressman

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Egg powder, pasteurized liquid eggs, and mayonnaise will require import permits. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda names 10 ‘high-risk’ food products requiring import licenses

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
President Felix Tshisekedi welcomed Belgian troops to Kindu, DR Congo, on March 17, 2025 – 300 to 400 commandos with tanks and drones.

Addicted to the Abuser: Tshisekedi’s Belgian fix dooms DR Congo

Wednesday, March 26, 2025