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When theory meets the village: How Rwanda turned ‘The End of Poverty’ into practice

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
A view Vision City in Gasabo District. RSSB has announced the launch of a fund that will begin with an initial capital of $30 million, with plans to gradually expand it to $100 million or more. File
Business

RSSB set to launch $30m SME fund this month

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Clementine Mukeka and Brazil’s Ambassador to Rwanda Irene Vida Gala during a consultation meeting in Kigali on October 9, 2025. Courtesy

Brazil and Rwanda: Deepening partnerships, expanding horizons

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
(L–R) Honorary Consul of Mexico in Rwanda Aimable Rumongi; Mexico’s Ambassador to Rwanda, resident in Kenya, Gisele Fernández Ludlow; a representative of Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Stella Munyi; and Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Ernest Rwamucyo raise a toast as Rwanda and Mexico mark 50 years of diplomatic relations. Courtesy
International

Rwanda, Mexico mark 50 years of diplomatic ties

Thursday, January 29, 2026
President Kagame meets with Prof. Dong-Sup Yoon, President of Yonsei University, Dr. Won-Yong Lee, Executive Vice President for Research Affairs, and their delegation at Village Urugwiro on January 27.
Education

Kagame, Yonsei University leadership discuss partnership in education

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
(L–R) A moderator leads a panel discussion with Bill Gates, the American philanthropist and co-chair of the Gates Foundation, Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Musoni, and Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Wednesday, January 21. Courtesy

Rwanda’s next accomplishment: Turning Gates–OpenAI’s Horizon1000 into people‑centered AI

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Livingstone Morrison, Jamaica Stock Exchange Chief Executive and Rwanda Stock Exchange CEO Celestin Rwabukumba sign agreement in Jamaica on January 26. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, Jamaica stock exchanges sign pact to deepen capital market ties

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Graduates during a parade at the graduation ceremony in Butaro on Sunday. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

UGHE graduates must take lead in building resilient health systems

Sunday, January 25, 2026
The three-year project, dubbed DIGILOG, brings together Rwanda Polytechnic and East African University Rwanda with the International University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław, Poland. All photos: Courtesy
Featured

Universities roll out EU-backed digital logistics training

Monday, January 26, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva and First Lady Jeannette Kagame pose for a group photo with officials and graduates of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) during the graduation ceremony at Butaro in Burera District, on Sunday, January 25. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

PHOTOS: PM Nsengiyumva urges UGHE graduates to lead resilient health systems

Sunday, January 25, 2026
A dialogue forum was organised by the National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations (NFPO) and the Pan-Africanism Movement–Rwanda Chapter on January 23.
Politics

Pan-Africanists question youth preference for Western lifestyles

Saturday, January 24, 2026
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows vessels loading and unloading containers at a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
International

Xiconomics: China's vision for an open world economy in a turbulent era

Friday, January 23, 2026