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The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, and the African Development Bank group (AfDB Group) Rwanda Country Manager Aissa Touré Sarr during the signing event on August 12. Courtesy
Business

Rwanda, AfDB to partner for Gabiro Agribusiness Hub phase 2

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Chandra Trifonov, EA Agro’s CEO one of investors Gabiro Agri Business Hub, guiding Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a tour on Saturday, August 9. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture

Foreign firms bet on Gabiro hub as agriculture booms

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Telesphore Ndabamenye, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Animal Resources, speaks to journalists about the preparation for the forthcoming farming season, on Monday, August 11, 2025, in Kigali (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)
Agriculture

Govt prioritises food basket sites to boost farm yields

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
National carrier RwandAir cargo volume increased by 33 per cent from 4,595 tonnes in 2023 to 6,113 tonnes in 2024. File
Agriculture

Govt eyes bigger air cargo fleet to meet rising horticulture export demand

Monday, August 11, 2025
PM Nsengiyumva (centre) tours Gabiro Agri Hub accompanied by other officials and staff of the facility.
Economy

PM Nsengiyumva pushes for accommodation, transport for Gabiro Agribusiness Hub workers

Saturday, August 09, 2025
A view of a switchyard of the 80MW Regional Rusumo Hydroelectric Project, one of the largest in the region, serving Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. File photo

Infrastructure is Africa’s most urgent priority and its greatest opportunity

Saturday, August 09, 2025
Some of the cows at Gabiro Agri Hub, a multi-billion-franc project that the new Prime Minister is visiting today. Courtesy.
Agriculture

PM Nsengiyumva tours Rwanda’s multibillion franc agric project

Saturday, August 09, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva (R) engages with cheerful farmers at Nasho solar-powered irrigation scheme in Kirehe District, Eastern Province, as he tours the initiative building farmers’ resilience to drought, on August 8, 2025 (courtesy)
Agriculture

How irrigation farming is changing livelihoods in once-drought-prone Nasho

Friday, August 08, 2025
A resident using Biogas to cook his food in Gisagara District. Courtesy

Africa must not sell itself short: Let carbon markets fund development, not just emissions

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Construction workers at a building site in Kinyinya, Kigali. File photo.
Housing

Why Rwanda has put on hold conditional building permits

Friday, August 01, 2025
Girls who graduated from the third cohort of the African Girls Can Code Initiative pose for a photo with officials on Thursday, July 31. The program equips young women with digital and tech skills.
Technology

120 teenage girls complete coding training

Thursday, July 31, 2025
Tea farmers harvest crops in Gicumbi District, where they say agricultural planning has improved thanks to accurate, locally tailored weather forecasts from a community-managed meteorological station.
Agriculture

How tea farmers are using local weather data to boost productivity

Thursday, July 31, 2025