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Authorities in Western Province during a dissemination workshop of the seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7) on Wednesday, May 21, in Rubavu District. Courtesy
Rwanda

Western Province: Disaster resilience to curb region’s poverty – officials

Thursday, May 22, 2025
A veterinarian inspects a vaccination dose of swine erysipelas in Kivumu Sector, Rutsiro District. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana.
Rwanda

Rutsiro intensifies efforts to fight swine disease, boost pig farming

Thursday, May 22, 2025
Aerial view of Kigali City.
Economy

Rwanda credit rating maintained at B with stable outlook, driven by strong, resilient growth

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Central Bank Governor, Soraya Hakuziyaremye addresses journalists during the presentation of the quarterly monetary policy committee (MPC) update, as her deputy Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva looks on in Kigali on Thursday,
Culture

Central Bank explains decision to hold interest rate steady

Friday, May 16, 2025
A farmer tends to her cow in Kayonza. While Agriculture anchors the district's economy, 38 percent of household farmers still lack livestock in Kayonza, according to EICV7
Rwanda

Kayonza cuts poverty rate by 15% in seven years

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Rwanda’s consumer price index (CPI), the main gauge of inflation, increased by 6.3 per cent on annual basis — in April 2025 compared to the same month in 2024. Willy Mucyo
Economy

Hotel, restaurants drove consumer price increase in April

Sunday, May 11, 2025
The formal sector’s industrial output rose by 5 per cent in March 2025 compared to the same month last year. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Industrial production grew 5% in March

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
Data from the Ministry of Health shows approximately 9.5 suicide deaths per 100,000 people annually, with men three times more likely to die by suicide than women. Courtesy
Health

How mental health contributes to male mortality rates

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
Women work at a coffee drying station in Ngoma District. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

Top 10 sectors that contributed to 2024 job creation in Rwanda

Sunday, May 04, 2025
The survey findings, published on April 28, show that 43.7 percent of the employed population worked in the agriculture sector. Sam Ngenda
Editorial

As agriculture fades, Rwanda must power up its new workforce

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Workers pack fresh avocados for export at NAEB warehouse in Kicukiro. According to the latest Labour Force Survey by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)  published on April 28, findings show that 43.7 percent of the employed population worked in the agriculture sector in the first quarter of 2025. File
Agriculture

Agriculture dominated Rwanda’s job market in quarter one of 2025

Monday, April 28, 2025
The seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7), shows significant improvement in citizens’ well-being—including the lifting of over 1.5 million people out of poverty over the last seven year
Rwanda

Why Rwanda revised its method for measuring poverty

Monday, April 21, 2025