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Miners during their activities at a mimning site in Rurindo District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED - The silent ecological tragedy: Artisanal mining and ecosystem degradation

Friday, September 15, 2023
Rwanda Development Board CEO Clare Akamanzi during a guided tour of LuNa Smelter, the sole producer and exporter of tin in both Eastern and Central Africa. Photos by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Rwanda poised to meet $1.5bn mineral export target – regulator

Thursday, July 27, 2023
A worker weighs gold for export at Gold Refinery in Rwanda on June 18, 2019. According to the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board, Gold exports raked in more than $302 million. File
Economy

Gold tops Rwanda mineral exports

Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Clare Akamanzi, Rwanda Development Board CEO, addresses delegates during the EU-Rwanda forum in Kigali on June 26. Courtesy
Economy

RDB unveils mineral reserves seeking investors for value addition

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
A mining site manager briefing workers at a mining site in Rulindo District. Due to the recent incidents of some collapsed mining sites that killed over six miners, Rwanda Extractive Industry Workers Union has revealed that there will be a study to examine the health and occupational safety of miners in the country. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

New study to examine occupational safety, health of Rwandan miners

Monday, May 15, 2023
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Economy

Rwanda’s mineral exports fetch over $240m in first quarter of 2023

Wednesday, May 03, 2023
President Kagame addressing a press conference on Wednesday, that was attended by local and foreign journalists, at Village Urugwiro
Security

DR Congo’s problems cannot just be wished away – Kagame

Wednesday, March 01, 2023
Delegates at the 9th Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development in Niamey in Niger. Courtesy
Africa

African countries urged to prioritize green mineral value chains

Monday, February 27, 2023
A smartphone shaped-like gold ingot on display at Aldango Gold Refinery at the Kigali Special Economic Free Zone in June 2019. / File

Rwanda is resource poor? Says who?

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Workers at LuNa Smelter, the sole producer and exporter of tin in both Eastern and Central Africa, in Kigali on September 26, 2020. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Rwanda’s mineral export revenues rise by 52%

Friday, February 10, 2023
A view of City of Kigali's Business District. Rwanda's economy bounced back in 2021 after being wreaked by Covid-19 pandemic with a rebound to 10.9 % economic growth from a contraction of 3.4% in 2020. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

2022: A year of spiralling inflation and efforts to tame it

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Workers on duty at Kitabi Tea Factory in Nyamagabe District on Thursday, December 15. Rwanda’s economy grew 10 per cent in the third quarter of 2022. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Services shine as economy registers double-digit growth

Tuesday, December 20, 2022