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The National Bank of Rwanda’s five-month proof of concept (PoC) for the proposed e-Franc Rwandais suggests that a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) is technically feasible. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

A digital franc holds promise, but users will determine success 

Friday, February 27, 2026
Workers search for victims after a retaining wall collapsed during construction of a commercial building in Kimironko on January 8, 2024. File photo.
Infrastructure

How bad design, drainage make retaining walls a hidden risk

Friday, February 27, 2026
Amelberge Nyagatare, the author of The Roads That Found Me, a book that traces a life shaped by resilience, displacement, discrimination, and extraordinary courage. Courtesy
Education

New memoir confronts Rwanda’s history through one woman’s life

Friday, February 27, 2026
Patients at Butaro Health Centre in Burera District. File

Why we must all back the new reforms in Mutuelle de Sante

Thursday, February 26, 2026
Al Hilal head coach Laurentiu is growing frustrated by Rwanda Premier League daytime kickoffs during Ramadan. Photo Net
Football

Reghecampf slams daytime kickoffs during Ramadan

Thursday, February 26, 2026
Jeanine Umutesi, a female excavator operator, speaks with New Times during a visit to the Nyabisindu site on February 18. Photo by Kelly Keza.
Women

Breaking barriers: Truck driver’s daughter becomes excavator operator

Thursday, February 26, 2026
A view of Gisenyi airstrip that is under rehabilitation in Rubavu town. According the officials the revamping works are in their final stages. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Infrastructure

Gisenyi airstrip re-opening expected to boost tourism, trade

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Delegates pose for a group photo during an awareness-raising workshop on industrial participation in the country’s nuclear power project, on Tuesday, February 24. Courtesy
Energy

Rwandan industries could benefit from nuclear power projects

Tuesday, February 24, 2026
A view of the retaining wall that collapsed onto CSP Richard Kamanzi's house in Kibagabaga Cell,  Kimironko Sector of Gasabo District. Courtesy
Rwanda

Gasabo: Neighbours of deceased ex-police officer Kamanzi speak out

Monday, February 23, 2026
University students interact during a teamwork exercise in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Leadership begins before the workplace

Monday, February 23, 2026
Tour du Rwanda riders during Stage 2, from Nyamata to Huye. FERWACY has pledged to tighten safety regulations for the Tour du Rwanda caravan following a fatal accident that claimed two lives in Gatsibo.
Cycling

Tour du Rwanda organisers tighten safety measures after fatal caravan crash

Monday, February 23, 2026
Minister of Environment, Bernadette Arakwiye, addresses Members of Parliament on Tuesday, February 17. Courtesy 
Rwanda

MPs back tougher action on abandoned mining pits

Monday, February 23, 2026