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A teenager relaxes with a smartphone. Today’s age of instant convenience shaped by smartphones, streaming, and endless entertainment makes distraction easier than ever. Internet photo

The comfort cage: Why resilience is the most urgent skill for the next generation

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A view of GAMICO Bashyamba mine in Nyarugenge District. Courtesy
Economy

Why global investors should not miss Rwanda Mining Week

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
An exhibition at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Tax-free entry level smartphones in Africa: A policy lever for digital inclusion or a fiscal tightrope?

Monday, November 17, 2025
An Irembo employee demonstrates the portal in Kigali on March 18, 2019, as the government plans to simplify public service access by reducing unnecessary document requirements on IremboGov, the e-governance platform. Photo by E. Kwizera
Technology

Irembo applications set for upgrade as govt cuts document uploads

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Bboxx Rwanda is proud to support the national clean cooking agenda by leading a large program to distribute 50,000 affordable LPG cylinders over the next 18 months.
Featured

PRESS RELEASE : Government of Rwanda, Bboxx team up to deliver 50,000 affordable LPG kits in major clean cooking push

Monday, November 03, 2025
Minister of ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire receives a token of appreciation from MTN Rwanda CEO Monzer Ali during the Mobile World Congress Kigali 2025.
Rwanda

Driving Africa’s Tech Leap: MTN Rwanda at the heart of MWC Kigali 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025
Some experts pose for a photo after their presentations on a theme 'AI Enabled Telco Charting the Course from Telco to Techco” at Mobile World Congress in Kigali on October 23. From fast to smart — and now, to self-thinking. The telco-to-techco shift is rewriting what machines can be,” experts said at MWC Kigali 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

How manufacturers are shaping the next phase of telecom

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The partnership was announced during the three-day Mobile World Congress in Kigali, held from October 21 to 23, 2025, and forms part of the Digital Transformation Centres (DTC) Initiative.
Featured

How Airtel Africa Foundation, partners will boost digital skills in Rwanda

Monday, October 27, 2025
John Giusti, GSMA Deputy Director General, during the interview with The New Times on the sidelines of Mobile World Congress (MWC) Africa in Kigali, on Thursday, October 23. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology

From policy to action: How Kigali became ground zero for Africa’s connectivity revolution

Friday, October 24, 2025
Delegates follow a panel discussion at the Summit that aimed to discuss how Africa can leverage mobile infrastructure to achieve economic gains. Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Affordability and infrastructure gaps stall Africa’s 5G rollout, experts warn

Friday, October 24, 2025
From left: Pelonomi Moiloa; Lelapa, CEO and co-founder; Alain Maupin, Vice President and Head of Customer Unit East and North Africa, Ericsson Europe, Middle East & Africa; Deborah Egbo, public health advocate; and Enzo Scarcella, MTN Group Consumer Executive, at the “Eliminating Bias: AI for Africa” panel.
Technology

Inside the battle against bias: How Africa is rewriting the AI playbook

Thursday, October 23, 2025
By reframing connectivity as a basic economic right rather than a luxury, Africa’s telecom industry is betting on inclusion as its most powerful form of innovation.
Technology

Telcos push for tax cuts to make smartphones affordable, boost digital inclusion

Thursday, October 23, 2025