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Workers arrange bags of sugar at Mumias Sugar Company store in Western Kenya on September 28, 2018.
Africa

Kenya bans sugar imports from outside COMESA, EAC as local production improves

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Observers from different local and international organisations were at different polling sites across the country to monitor the July 15- 16 general elections. Photo: Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Violence-free elections in Rwanda, a testament of commendable resilience

Thursday, August 22, 2024
The outgoing Minister of Trade and Industry Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze and the newly appointed Minister Prudence Sebahazi during the handover ceremony in Kigali on Tuesday, August 20.
Politics

Trade Minister Sebahizi on boosting local manufacturing, addressing market mismatch

Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), which comes into force today, July 25, 2024.
Business

Tripartite Free Trade Area: A case for or against African integration?

Thursday, July 25, 2024
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente and Jean-Claude Karayenzi, the Executive Chairman of Crystal Ventures Limited, officially inaugurate Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, on Wednesday, July 24. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Economy

PHOTOS: PM inaugurates Rwanda’s first milk powder factory

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva addresses delegates at the meeting on Tuesday, July 23.
Business

COMESA-EAC-SADC tripartite agreement takes effect on July 25

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, is expected to be launched by the end of July. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Economy

$45m milk powder factory set to be launched

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
COMESA Competition Commission has released a consumer alert for consumers of Rwanda and other regional countries over faulty Takata airbags. courtesy.
Africa

COMESA issues consumer alert over faulty Takata vehicle airbags

Sunday, July 21, 2024
Jorge Carlos Fonseca (L), the former President of Cabo Verde who led the joint African Union-Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa election observers' delegation interacts with David Maraga, the former Chief Justice of Kenya who headed the EAC Election Observation Mission during a press conference on Wednesday, July 17. Dan Gatsinzi
Elections

PHOTOS: Observers: Rwanda had peaceful, diligently managed polls

Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Delegates pose for a group photo at the meeting that aimed to foster knowledge exchange and capacity-building crucial for advancing smart agricultural practices across the continent. Courtesy
Featured

Experts mull strategies for transforming Africa’s irrigation systems

Monday, July 08, 2024
Zimbabwe’s ministry of foreign affairs permanent secretary Ambassador Albert Chimbindi and James Musoni, Rwanda amabassador at the 2nd session of the joint permanent commission on cooperation between two countries.
Environment

Rwanda expresses solidarity with Zimbabwe over devastating El Nino drought

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
RwandAir's plane taking off at Kigali International Airport. File

Heed the EALA motion, remove restrictions on airspace

Monday, April 01, 2024