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Fighting reportedly intensified early Tuesday, March 17, in eastern DR Congo as government coalition forces launched artillery strikes in South Kivu.
Africa

Kinshasa ‘is escalating conflict in South Kivu’ – rebels

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A section of Kibuye-Kiziba tarmac road. Photos: Germain Nsanzimana.
Infrastructure

New tarmac road boosts healthcare access, business in Karongi

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
The newly elected Private Sector Federation Rwanda officials. Chairperson François Twagirumukiza, 1st Vice Chairperson Jean-Claude Uwizeyemungu (R), and 2nd Vice Chairperson Diane Kamanzi (L).
Editorial

PSF’s new leadership must heed business concerns

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Joseph Nsengimana, the Minister of Education during the launch of a twinning project aimed at strengthening early childhood education and community support for learning in Rwanda. Courtesy
Education

Why new project to strengthen early childhood education matters

Monday, March 16, 2026
A farmer stands in his maize plantation grown on radical terraces developed under CDAT, a $300 million project funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board. Courtesy
Featured

Terraces of hope: How a $300m project is reshaping Rwanda’s hills, rural economy

Monday, March 16, 2026
The newly elected Private Sector Federation Rwanda officials Chairperson François Twagirumukiza, 1st Vice Chairperson Jean-Claude Uwizeyemungu (R), and 2nd Vice Chairperson Diane Kamanzi (L).
Business

What business community expect from new PSF leaders

Monday, March 16, 2026
Workers on duty at the Asantii Garment Factory located in Kigali Special Economic Zone. (Photo by Bahizi)
Rwanda

Youth unemployment, family conflict tied to rising theft cases - study

Monday, March 16, 2026
Sponsors and cultural institutions must build contributor compensation into budgets as a default, not an afterthought.

You cannot build a culture on goodwill alone

Monday, March 16, 2026
A Vuba Vuba staff member delivers the items that were shopped online to a client in Kigali. Courtesy

A new consumer protection law for a modern marketplace

Monday, March 16, 2026
Most patients living with hepatitis B and C in Rwanda are missing crucial liver cancer screenings. Courtesy
Health

Missed liver cancer screenings put hepatitis patients at risk - study

Sunday, March 15, 2026
State Minister Usta Kaitesi hands over the award to Arianah Atete Kagorora after earning the top prize in the 2024 East African Community (EAC) Essay Writing Competition.
Education

Meet Atete Kagorora, 14-year-old essay writer who scooped EAC top prize

Sunday, March 15, 2026
Among the trees planted were 4,000 fruit trees, 3,000 for crops, 3,000 for forests, and 2,000 for other uses.
Featured

Greening Kigali: Equity Bank, partners plant 12,000 trees in Gasabo

Saturday, March 14, 2026