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Workers in sugar processing at Kabuye Sugar Works. Rwanda’s only major sugar producer has increased output over the past three seasons. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Kabuye sugar output rises, but floods keep factory below capacity

Friday, May 08, 2026
A worker uses a machine to seal a package of wheat flour at Azam Industries in Kigali. Rwanda’s industrial output increased by 6.2 per cent in March 2026. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda’s industrial output rises 6.2% in March

Tuesday, May 05, 2026
Rwanda’s sugar imports declined in 2025, dropping by 36.5 per cent in volume and 39.1 per cent in value. File
Economy

Sugar imports fall 36% as demand declines

Monday, May 04, 2026
Minister of Public Service and Labour, Christine Nkurikiyinka, delivers her remarks during the celebration of Labour Day 2026. Courtesy
Economy

Labour minister explains key priorities for jobs, skills, productivity

Friday, May 01, 2026
A construction project near King Faisal Hospital in Kigali. Rwanda recorded $2.62 billion (approximately Rwf3.8 trillion) in investment commitments in 2025. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda registers $2.62 billion in investments in 2025

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
One Acre Fund Chief Executive Officer, Belinda Bwiza and Hannington Namara, Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director sign the agreement in Kigali. Courtesy
Featured

Farmers set to gain as Equity Bank Rwanda–One Acre Fund deal expands finance access

Friday, April 24, 2026
Africa’s own capital base has the scale to offset declining external financing – provided it is effectively intermediated and channelled into infrastructure, the latest State of Africa's Infrastructure Report shows.
Business

Africa’s non-bank capital pools cross $2 trillion mark

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Rice farmers work in their plantation in Kinazi Sector as part of ongoing efforts under the CDAT project, which aims to rehabilitate wetlands. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura.
Featured

From floods to food security: Rwanda’s wetland overhaul boosts yields under CDAT

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Pig farmers during a guided tour at  Muyumbu pig breeding farm in Rwamagana district on May 11, 2021. File
Agriculture

Ban on pig trading as African swine fever hits Bugesera, Rusizi

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
A worker feeds fish at Kivu Choice’s first-ever 30-metre-diameter aquaculture cages on Lake Kivu in Nyamasheke District on Friday, May 9. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Agriculture

Victory Group raises $15m to boost tilapia production in Rwanda, Kenya

Monday, April 13, 2026
The 10 facilities are expected to serve more than 400,000 smallholder farming households across key agricultural zones. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Agriculture

Cold-chain revamp to benefit 400,000 farming households

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources Dr. Olivier Kamana and Professor Toby Peters, Executive Director of ACES during the signing ceremony in Kigali on March 26. Courtesy
Featured

PRESS RELEASE: ACES and MINAGRI partner to unlock Rwanda’s cold chain infrastructure and agricultural markets

Friday, March 27, 2026