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Cross-border trucks transporting goods from Dar es Salaam to Kigali, pictured at Rusumo. File photo.

Africa’s trade future in a fractured global economy

Sunday, September 28, 2025
Officials and the participants gathered for a group photo during the launch of a three-year Dukore Twigire project in September. All Photos by Dan Gatsinzi 
Featured

Dukore Twigire: World Vision, EU project to boost self-reliance for refugees, host communities in Rwanda

Saturday, September 20, 2025
Residents wade through a flooded residential area due to heavy rains that ravaged the country on May 2-3,2023. Germain Nsanzimana
Health

Climate change linked to low life expectancy, says WHO

Sunday, August 17, 2025
The New Times

Reflections on my visit to the People’s Republic of China

Friday, August 08, 2025
Visitors touring the museum in Nyanza which preserves the legacy of King Mutara III Rudahigwa and Rwanda’s journey toward self-reliance. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Culture

King Rugabishabirenge’s legacy and stories in Rwanda’s self-reliance museum

Friday, August 01, 2025
Dr Odette Uwizeye was elected the new chairperson of Ralga on Friday, June 6. The Local Government Authorities Association (RALGA) will construct and operationalise a Centre of Excellence in Local Governance.
Rwanda

Rwanda to build centre of excellence in local governance

Saturday, June 07, 2025
The UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter, during the press conference held on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Kigali. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Economy

Set minimum wage to address in-work poverty — UN Special Rapporteur

Saturday, May 31, 2025
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Olivier De Schutter is visiting Rwanda from May 18.
Rwanda

UN Special Rapporteur lauds Rwanda’s poverty reduction efforts

Friday, May 30, 2025
The Mayor of Huye District, Ange Sebutege delivers remarks during a meeting with members of the Joint Action Development Forum held on May 27. Courtesy
Security

Huye mayor urges district partners to prioritise social security issues

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Authorities in Western Province during a dissemination workshop of the seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7) on Wednesday, May 21, in Rubavu District. Courtesy
Rwanda

Western Province: Disaster resilience to curb region’s poverty – officials

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Rwanda began offering visas upon arrival to all Africans in 2018 and transitioned to a visa-free regime in 2023. Only three other countries – The Gambia, Benin, and Seychelles – are visa-free for all African nationals. File

Talk without action: The crisis of leadership in Africa’s integration

Monday, May 12, 2025
The seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7), shows significant improvement in citizens’ well-being—including the lifting of over 1.5 million people out of poverty over the last seven year
Rwanda

Why Rwanda revised its method for measuring poverty

Monday, April 21, 2025