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The Minister of State for National Treasury at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Godfrey Kabera speaking at the African Federation of Institutes of Internal Auditors (AFIIA) summit in Kigali
Economy

Internal Audit central to development, says Treasury chief

Thursday, May 29, 2025
The Mayor of Huye District, Ange Sebutege delivers remarks during a meeting with members of the Joint Action Development Forum held on May 27. Courtesy
Security

Huye mayor urges district partners to prioritise social security issues

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana. Courtesy

How Habyarimana worked tooth and nail to disown Rwandan refugees

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Delegates at the 2025 African Chiefs of Defense Conference in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. Courtesy
Security

African military leaders call for unity to confront emerging security threats

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
African Development Bank’s (AfDB) African Economic Outlook 2025 shows that Africa’s economic growth is expected to increase from 3.3 per cent in 2024 to 3.9 per cent in 2025, going up to 4.0 per cent in 2026.
Economy

AfDB lowers Africa’s economic growth forecast amid global tariff tensions

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Solar powered irrigation scheme in eastern province in Rwanda. The Global Report on Food Crises 2025 confirms a sobering reality for Africa. File

Transforming Africa’s food systems

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Former African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat

Africa’s future lies in unity and that starts with our classrooms

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
University of Rwanda (UR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) officially launched a training course for trade negotiators from English-speaking African countries on May 26. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

African trade negotiators sharpen skills in UR-WTO training course

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Members of Twisungane cooperative work in their potato plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Social protection, agric budget drops not good for economy – lawmakers say

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Some of the 642 Rwandan returnees who crossed from DR Congo at the Grande Barrière border post in Rubavu District on Thursday, May 22. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

Will anything ever compel Tshisekedi to choose peace?

Monday, May 26, 2025
A chili farm in Muvumba valley in Nyagatare District. Currently, chili farming in the Kagitumba swamp covers just seven hectares. However, with government and private sector support, the cooperative plans to expand production to 100 hectares in the coming years. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Nyagatare: Chili farmers seek subsidies to scale up production

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Christopher Trott , the former UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan during a tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Why Rwanda kicked out quack surgeons from Belgium

Thursday, May 22, 2025