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Workers at Pink Mango textile manufacturer at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

Rwanda’s silver economy: Turning aging into opportunity

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Technicians work inside the National E-Waste Recycling Facility in Bugesera District. File
Economy

MPs push for ‘green jobs quota’ in Rwanda’s 1.2 million job target

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Workers on duty at Asantii & Pink Mango Garment Factory in Kigali. Rwanda’s unemployment rate dropped to 13.4% in the second quarter of 2025, down from 16.8% during the same period in 2024, according to a Labour Force Survey released by NISR on July 29. File.
Economy

Unemployment rate drops to 13.4% in quarter two

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Africa is standing at the edge of a transformative digital era—one that is no longer driven by catch-up but by leapfrogging.

Why Africa must bet on the digital economy

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Rwanda aims to reduce the national unemployment rate to 12 per cent in the next five years. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda to reduce unemployment rate to 12% in five years

Thursday, June 12, 2025
From demographic dividend to economic powerhouse

From demographic dividend to economic powerhouse

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Maize production was estimated at 481,246 tonnes, marking a 5 per cent decrease compared to Season A of 2024.
Agriculture

Cassava production rises as maize sees decline

Monday, June 02, 2025
Paul Umukunzi, Director of Rwanda TVET Board, speaks at a news conference on May 28 in Kigali.
Education

Rwanda to host the Future Skills Forum 2025

Friday, May 30, 2025
A worker removes a battery that is used on electric motorbike. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda eyes ‘green jobs model’ in $11bn climate plan overhaul

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
A farmer tends to her cow in Kayonza. While Agriculture anchors the district's economy, 38 percent of household farmers still lack livestock in Kayonza, according to EICV7
Rwanda

Kayonza cuts poverty rate by 15% in seven years

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
JP Fabr speaks at the ‘MENA InsureTech Summit’ in Doha. Courtesy

How InsurTech can unlock Africa’s agricultural future

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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Echoes of Heroism Series 6

Monday, May 05, 2025