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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism reports that tourism contributes 17.2% to Tanzania's GDP and 29% to Zanzibar's GDP
Africa

Tanzania launches beekeeping tourism in southern highlands

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
A view of the border 'La petite barriere' between Rwanda and DR Congo in Rubavu District. File.

Rwanda’s progress is built on its own efforts, not "looting" from DR Congo

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Featured

Equity Bank’s Inter-Country Payment Suite: Simplifying regional trade, transactions

Monday, January 13, 2025
Delegates use Virtual Reality (VR) technologies at BioNtech firm in Kigali Special Economic Zone in December 2023. Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) fall under the umbrella of extended reality(XR) technologies. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology

Four technologies to watch out for in Rwanda in 2025

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Tanzanian authorities have announced plans to establish inland container depots to ease congestion caused by heavy cargo trucks. Courtesy Photo
Africa

Tanzania to establish inland container depots to ease cargo congestion

Friday, January 10, 2025
Addressing journalists on Thursday, President Kagame has expressed his optimism about Rwanda’s recent bid to host the prestigious Formula One Grand Prix. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame on Rwanda's bid to host F1 Grand Prix

Thursday, January 09, 2025
The undated photo shows colorful reliefs on walls of a mastaba discovered at the Saqqara archaeological site, south of Cairo, Egypt. A joint French-Swiss archaeological mission has discovered an over 4,000-year-old mastaba at the Saqqara archaeological site, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement on Jan. 6. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)
Africa

Egypt discovers 4,000-year-old tomb near Cairo

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
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Africa

Kagame in Accra for President-elect John Dramani Mahama inauguration ceremony

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Both delegations pose for a group photo at the meeting in Kigali on Monday, January 6. Courtesy
Business

St. Louis delegation explores investment opportunities in Rwanda

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Rwanda now boasts 21,232 hotel rooms, up from 17,078 in 2020, according to the 2024 Statistical Yearbook released last week by NISR. Courtesy Photo
Tourism

Rwanda records over 21,000 hotel rooms

Monday, January 06, 2025
Rwanda international Emmanuel Rugamba, an NFL star now plays for BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Courtesy

What Manny Rugamba’s journey in American football suggests about our sports prospects

Monday, January 06, 2025
The number of domestic air passengers in Rwanda rose significantly by 42.5 percent, from 15,821 in 2022, to 22,547 in 2023. File
Aviation

Domestic air passengers in Rwanda increase by over 40 percent

Saturday, January 04, 2025