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(L-R) Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) CEO Alice Uwase, and Oheneba Yaw Otchrere, Chairman of the Ashanti Investment Trust and Rwanda Development Board (RDB) CEO Jean-Guy Afrika during the signing ceremony on Thursday, October 9. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, Ghanaian company forge new mining partnership

Friday, October 10, 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Kigali has announced that scheduled services for American citizens and visa applicants will continue during the ongoing lapse in appropriation. Courtesy
International

US Embassy Kigali puts services on hold amid US govt shutdown

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
L-R: In Towanda, Pennsylvania, Traxys Head of Tin and Specialty Metals Ioannis Kallinikos, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Rwandan Embassy in Washington, Arthur Asiimwe, Trinity Metals Chairman Shawn McCormick, Justin Uwiringiyimana of Trinity Metals, and Plansee Group Director of Global Raw Materials Eric Rowe, along with their delegation, witnessed the arrival of tungsten concentrate (WO₃) produced by Trinity’s Nyakabingo Mine. Courtesy
Business

In a first, Rwandan mining company supplies tungsten to US

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
US ambassador to Rwanda Eric Kneedler (R) during his visit at mining site. Rwandan tungsten producers have welcomed the United States government’s move to exempt key minerals, including tungsten, gold, graphite and uranium from global tariffs. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda’s tungsten miners upbeat over US tariff exemptions

Monday, September 15, 2025
A Trinity Metals employee operates a pick-and-carry crane to lift bags of processed tungsten ready for export. Courtesy
Business

Rwandan company seals historic deal to supply Tungsten to the US

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Gasabo Gold Refinery in Kigali. Rwanda is uniquely positioned to become a leading regional processing hub, leveraging a combination of strategic, infrastructural, and institutional advantages.

Strategic minerals, strategic peace: Unlocking shared prosperity in Africa’s great lakes region

Sunday, August 10, 2025
Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Ltd and Kinunga Mining Ltd, focused on lithium exploration in Rwanda. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda’s newly discovered lithium ‘world-class’ — Aterian chairman

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Tungsten prices have surged to their highest level since 2013, driven by China’s tightening grip on critical mineral exports.
Economy

Mining: Rwanda stands to gain as tungsten prices soar globally

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Miniers sort minerals at Rukaragata Mining Site in Ngororero District on March 4. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Debunking the myth of mineral poverty in Rwanda

Sunday, June 01, 2025
The Bayterek Tower, a monument and observation tower popular with foreign visitors and locals in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. PHOTOS BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Tourism

Ten fascinating things about Kazakhstan, home to the Baikonur Cosmodrome

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
President Kagame visits Nyakabingo Mine; Africa’s leading tungsten producer with over 1,800 employees on Friday, May 23. Photos by Village Urugwiro
Economy

Kagame visits Rwanda’s major tungsten mine

Friday, May 23, 2025
Rwandan mining company Trinity Metals is in talks with smelters in the US, with the intent of supplying tungsten to the US in future. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Rwandan company in talks to supply Tungsten to US smelters

Thursday, May 22, 2025