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Panelists during a discussion at the third edition of the Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum which started in Kigali on Monday, March 18. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Business

Can Rwanda-Zim business community drive AfCFTA realization?

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr Vincent Biruta addresses delegates during the third edition of the Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum which started in Kigali on Monday March 18. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Business

Rwanda-Zimbabwe trade increases by 50 per cent

Monday, March 18, 2024
The event was organised by Solid Minds, a counselling clinic and independent outpatient centre for mental healthcare, research, and training, based in Kigali.
Featured

FEATURED: Solid Minds, Mastercard Foundation partner to revolutionise mental health support for students in Africa

Friday, March 15, 2024
Inside Inyange Industries with glass bottles that are mainly used in conferences in Kigali. According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, demand for glass bottles increased from 19,530 tonnes in 2022, to 21,816 tonnes in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Business

Rwanda’s glass bottle demand ramps up amid plastic phase-out

Thursday, March 07, 2024
Some of the mercenaries fighting alongside FARDC against M23. In 2023, DR Congo’s authorities sought to hire 2,500 military contractors from Latin America to fight in North Kivu province.
Africa

Inside Kinshasa’s plan to hire American mercenaries to fight M23

Sunday, March 03, 2024
Francis Kamanzi was appointed by a cabinet meeting as the new CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) on Tuesday, February 27.
Politics

Who is Francis Kamanzi, the new Rwanda mines board CEO?

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Huye Intermediate Court handed a seven-year jail sentence to two individuals in connection with an illegal mine that collapsed in Huye District in 2023. File
Crime

Two sentenced to 7 years in jail over Huye mine incident

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Some of the over 6,000 homes that were wrecked by disasters on May 3, 2023, in Nyundo Sector, Rubavu District. The government is identifying ‘disaster hotspots’ prone to floods and landslides nationwide to move more families from danger zones before March.
Environment

Govt to identify ‘disaster hotspots’ ahead of three-month heavy rains

Friday, February 23, 2024
Figures released on Thursday by Rwanda Mines and Petroleum Board indicate that last year (2023) the country earned more than $1.1 billion, up from the $772 million recorded in 2022.
Editorial

Rwanda’s mining sector remains a source of potential and progress

Friday, February 16, 2024
Workers on duty at Gold Refinery in Rwanda at Kigali Special Economic Zone on June 18, 2019. File
Economy

Rwanda’s record $1bn mineral revenue inspires growth – Miners

Friday, February 16, 2024
Workers arrange melted tin for export at LuNa Smelter in Kigali. Rwanda's mineral export revenue in 2023 increased to more than $1.1 billion, up from the $772 million recorded in 2022. Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Rwanda's mineral exports rake in record high $1bn in 2023

Thursday, February 15, 2024
RSSB Chief Benefits Officer, Dr Regis Hitimana, speaks at the closure of the five-day workshop on occupational safety and health on February 9, 2024, in Kigali (Photo courtesy of RSSB)
Featured

FEATURED: RSSB steps up occupational safety and health compliance campaign

Monday, February 12, 2024