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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
ACES’s Joseph Hakuzimana trains student Patience Niyigena in brazing during a 10-day refrigeration course. The session covers applying MAPP (Methylacetylene Propadiene Propane) Gas to joints with a filler rod, focusing on safety, precision, and joint formation. Photo by Clean Cooling Network | Benjamin Mugabo
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PHOTOS: ACES offers essential brazing techniques for refrigeration systems

Friday, February 20, 2026
The final stage of Tour du Rwanda 2025 was cancelled due to heavy rain. Courtesy photo
Cycling

Cycling: What would it take to cancel a stage?

Friday, February 20, 2026
Tour du Rwanda 2026 is scheduled from February 22 to March 1. The eight-stage race will cover 993 kilometres across Rwanda’s famed hills, with a punishing 16,608 metres of elevation gain.
Cycling

Bonus seconds, global stars and unpredictable Tour du Rwanda 2026

Friday, February 20, 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
A tea plantation in Nyamasheke District. The state owns about 120,000 hectares of land, equivalent to roughly 500,000 plots, most of which are allocated to agriculture and forestry. Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure

Over 120,000 hectares of state-owned land idle, govt looks to put it to use

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Students learning about solar refrigeration at ACES. The course covers solar energy basics, system design, installation, configuration, maintenance, and energy storage solutions like batteries and thermal systems, ensuring certified competence in solar solutions. Photo by Clean Cooling Network | Mireille Isimbi
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PHOTOS: Cooling the Future: Inside ACES’ Academy of Sustainable Innovation

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Buses operating in Kigali. Two years ago, the government introduced a framework to professionalise public transport drivers. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Security

Plan to certify bus drivers faces enforcement issues

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The New Times

DR Congo: When false narrative turns deadly

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
A fire outbreak occurred on Monday, February 16 on a commercial building in Rubavu town. Courtesy
Rwanda

Police probe fire incident in Rubavu

Monday, February 16, 2026
Aerial view of Uvira city on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in South Kivu Province. Courtesy

Long before AFC/M23: Remembering life as ‘Banyarwanda’ in Uvira

Monday, February 16, 2026
BPR Bank Rwanda customers being served at Nyabugogo brank in Kigali. File
Business

How short-term loans are giving small businesses quick relief

Monday, February 16, 2026