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Gasabo District office in Kigali. Rwanda’s districts have significantly increased local revenue over the past decade, a trend authorities aim to sustain. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Districts’ revenues nearly tripled in the last decade: what next?

Friday, July 25, 2025
CLOCKWISE: Dr. Bernadette Arakwiye, Minister of Environment; Dr. Telesphore Ndabamenye, Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources; Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye, Minister of State for Infrastructure; and Dominique Habimana, Minister of Local Government.
Editorial

Congratulations to the new cabinet! Now the hard work begins

Friday, July 25, 2025
Dr. Jean-Népo Abdallah Utumatwishima, Minister of Youth and Arts, poses with other officials and winners of the 2025 AGUKA Idea Entrepreneurship Program, during a prize-giving ceremony held on June 24. Courtesy Photo
Economy

Youth investment facility: what’s in it for young entrepreneurs?

Friday, July 25, 2025
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Politics

Kagame, new PM Nsengiyumva discuss national priorities

Thursday, July 24, 2025
KCB Group acquired Banque Populaire du Rwanda and merged it with KCB Bank Rwanda to form the new BPR Bank in April 2022

50 Forward: The story of BPR Bank’s brand transformation

Thursday, July 24, 2025
President Paul Kagame has appointed Justin Nsengiyumva as Rwanda’s new Prime Minister, succeeding Édouard Ngirente, who had served in the role since 2017.
Politics

Justin Nsengiyumva, economist-turned-Prime Minister of Rwanda

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Nsengiyumva, formerly Permanent Secretary in both the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Education, becomes the seventh Prime Minister of Rwanda since 1994.
Politics

New Prime Minister pledges to advance national priorities

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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Housing

Mpazi village touted as regional model for improved housing

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Munini IDP Model Village in Nyaruguru District is part of Rwanda’s decentralisation efforts, launched to improve service delivery and bring government closer to citizens. file
Rwanda

What you need to know as Rwanda celebrates 25 years of decentralisation

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
A newly inaugurated Rwf13 billion factory producing construction and sanitary hardware in Bugesera Special Economic Zone.
Infrastructure

Rwf13bn construction, sanitary factory opens in Bugesera

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Gabiro Agro Processing Industry (Gabiro API), established by RDF through Agro Processing Trust Corporation (APTC), focuses on producing maize, bean, and soybean seeds locally to strengthen Rwanda’s agricultural self-reliance.
Agriculture

Did you know one RDF company produces a third of Rwanda’s seeds?

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
The New Times

25 years of decentralisation: Rwanda’s unmistakable path out of poverty

Wednesday, July 23, 2025