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Female workers picking tea leaves in tea plantation. They work under AFESO, an association established in 2007.
Agriculture

International Tea Day: Scaling inclusive value chains in Rwanda’s tea sector – the SORWATHE experience

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director, Hannington Namara (second L), and Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi (third L), along with other officials as the Group announce results for the 2026 first quarter financial performance on May 19 (courtesy).
Featured

Equity Bank Rwanda posts 36% profit surge in Q1 2026 as Group expands regional digital-led growth

Thursday, May 21, 2026
DP World Rwanda, Staff and management together with members of the regional Executive Leadership Team (ELT) for Africa lay wreaths in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka

DP World Kigali team honours Genocide victims, reaffirms unity across nationalities

Thursday, May 21, 2026
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda has reached nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths.
Health

WHO: Ebola outbreak 'not a pandemic emergency'

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rwanda Social Security Board Chief Executive Officer, Regis Rugemanshuro speaks during a press conference in December 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

RSSB recovers 30% of contribution arrears in 2025

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
President Paul Kagame has congratulated Arsenal after the club won the 202526 Premier League title, ending a 22-year wait for the championship.
Football

Kagame congratulates Arsenal on Premier League glory

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan witness the signing of the deal, while ministers Gasore (right) and Ndejembi look on in Kigali, Tuesday, May 19. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Energy

Rwanda, Tanzania sign 'strategic' energy deal

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Lawmakers have raised concern over a wide gap between medical professionals’ disability assessment scales and those used by Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB).
Health

Pension: MPs raise alarm over gaps in disability assessment

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Tinswalow Baloyi.

Ideas for the future: What participants from Africa proposed at the 2nd Open Dialogue

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The high-level gala dinner brought together government officials, international partners and senior executives from across the financial and development sectors.
Featured

Partners hail Equity Group’s commitment to shared growth at Kigali gala dinner

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during the inaugural Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa in Kigali on July 1, 2025. File
Energy

Africa nuclear energy summit opens in Kigali

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The Adventist University of Central Africa students and officials during a commemoration event of the Genocide against the Tutsi on Sunday, May 17. Photo by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka

AUCA reflects on Genocide against the Tutsi, calls for education-led fight against genocide ideology

Tuesday, May 19, 2026