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Cross-border tracks that transport goods from Dar es Salaam to Kigali at Rusumo. File
Africa

EAC ministers, businesses call for 40% increase in regional trade

Monday, September 04, 2023
Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Marlene Ngoyi, CEO of Fonds pour le développement des exportations en Afrique (FEDA) with Denis Karera, EABC Vice Chairperson after the signing ceremony of the $10 billion Adjustment Fund in Kigali on March 10. File
Business

How can AfCFTA’s $10bn fund benefit Rwandan women, youth traders?

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Prudence Sebahizi, the Director for Institutional Matters and Programmes Coordination at AfCFTA during an interview. Courtesy
Business

AfCFTA: Five challenges limiting youth from engaging in trade

Monday, August 21, 2023
Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze, delivers remarks during the official opening of the Golden Business Forum in Kigali on Wednedsay, August 16. Courtesy
Business

Rwandan goods can now access African markets under AfCFTA preferences - Trade Minister

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Officials unveil AGRA’s new five-year Rwanda Strategic Plan, on August 14. All photos: Courtesy.
Featured

AGRA’s Rwanda strategy offers agribusiness opportunities for youth

Tuesday, August 15, 2023
AGRA’s Regional Head, East and Southern Africa, Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda, during an interview with The New Times, on August 12, 2023, ahead of the launch of a new five-year country strategy in Rwanda (Photos by Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Agriculture

AGRA to double investment in Rwanda’s agric sector under new strategy

Sunday, August 13, 2023
Rwanda National Police's fire brigade officers on duty. BNR seeks to attract innovators in financial technologies to explore and introduce digital solutions that can tackle some of the persistent issues in the insurance sector.
Technology

Central bank explores fintech innovations to address insurance challenges

Wednesday, August 09, 2023
President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar, delivers remarks during a bilateral business forum in Kigali on Monday, August 7. Courtesy

Private sector central to development – Madagascar President

Monday, August 07, 2023
Members of Ndabaga gathered to mark the 20th anniversary of the organization,the ceremony showcased the courage and sacrificial mindset that characterized women who took part in the liberation struggle. File Photo
Women

‘Ndabaga’ women seek to share expertise in peacekeeping missions

Saturday, August 05, 2023
The New Times

Umuganura a good moment to reflect on Rwandan food systems

Friday, August 04, 2023
Some women who are beneficiaries of the Social Economic Inclusion of Refugees and Host Communities (SEIRHC) project dubbed Jya Mbere project, that has been implemented by the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD). Courtesy
Rwanda

How refugees, host communities use Jya Mbere to create viable development projects

Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Some delegates hold some messages for gender equality during Women Deliver Conference in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Gender lens investing is key to achieving socio-economic equity

Tuesday, August 01, 2023