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Bank of Kigali CEO Diane Karusisi and other bank officials plant trees on Saturday, February 28. The bank marked the milestone with a renewed environmental pledge, planting about 3,500 trees in Kigali. cOURTESY
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Featured: BK marks 60 years with tree planting drive among key activities

Monday, March 02, 2026
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International

How the world reacted to US, Israeli strikes on Iran

Monday, March 02, 2026
EU Ambassador to Rwanda Belén Calvo Uyarra and Dr Loko Abraham, CEO of RMS, join participants for a group photo during the handover ceremony in Kigali on February 23
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Featured: New distribution trucks to enhance Rwanda’s medical supply chain

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
(L-R) Andrea Bagnoli, WFP’s Representative and Country Director in Rwanda, Japan's Ambassador to Rwanda, Kazuya Nakajo; Ngoga Aristarque, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management during the hand over ceremony in Kigali. Courtesy
Health

Japan provides Rwf 1bn to WFP for refugee food aid

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, speaks during the High-Level Side Event on Africa’s Health Sovereignty held on the margins of the African Union’s 39th Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa on Sunday, February 15.
Economy

Amb. Gatete: Africa must rethink health financing amid shrinking foreign aid

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Officials celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bank of Africa in Rwanda, as the bank also inaugurates new Head office on February 10. All photos by Craish Bahizi
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Featured: Bank of Africa Rwanda marks 10 years with its new Head Office inauguration

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Worries grow about the power of AI as global markets are disrupted. Courtesy

MY 2 CENTS: Top picks around the world this past week

Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Aristide Mugabe.
Basketball

Tributes flood in for retiring basketball legend Mugabe

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
AFC-M23 rebels arrive at Rusizi border after capturing the city of Bukavu in South Kivu Province on February 18, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

End the misplaced blame: AFC/M23 is DR Congo’s war, not Rwanda’s

Tuesday, February 10, 2026
A view of Nasho solar-powered irrigation scheme in Kirehe District. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, more than 74,000 hectares of land are currently irrigated, against a target of over 132,000 hectares by 2029. File
Politics

How Umushyikirano drives accountability and delivers impact

Friday, February 06, 2026
Rwanda’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, John Mirenge, and Estelle Kayitesi, Head of Policy and Partnerships, receive the award after Rwanda was recognized for IREMBO services with the Best Government Service in the World award at the GovTech Prize 2026 during the World Government Summit in Dubai, UAE, on Wednesday, February 4. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda's Irembo scoops global GovTech award

Thursday, February 05, 2026
Rwanda Development Board CEO Jean-Guy Afrika and Jorge Viana, President of the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (APEX-Brazil), alongside Brazil’s Ambassador to Rwanda, Irene Vida Gal, during the signing of cooperation agreements at the Rwanda–Brazil Economic Cooperation Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, February 4. Craish BAHIZI
Business

Rwanda, Brazil sign agreements on trade, investment

Wednesday, February 04, 2026