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A landscape view of a reforested area under the Green Gicumbi project, which has rehabilitated 1,107 hectares of degraded forest land over the past three years. Courtesy.
Environment

BRD secures UN climate fund accreditation

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Some of Cooko drivers pose for a photo at Poultry East Africa Ltd (PEAL). Under Poultry East Africa Ltd’s Cooko brand, products are distributed through outlets across Bugesera and in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Inside Bugesera-based poultry powerhouse producing quality chicken, changing lives

Friday, May 22, 2026
Participants during a tour of the centre at the University of Rwanda’s (UR) Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and e-Health (CEBE) at Kigali Innovation City. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

UR, partners in drive to remove barriers facing students with disabilities in higher education

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga has taken over as Director of Eastern African Standby Force. Courtesy of EASF
Security

Gen Rwivanga takes over as director of Eastern African Standby Force

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Delegates attend the opening of AI Everything Kenya X GITEX Kenya at the Sarit Expo Centre in Nairobi on May 19. The summit brought together tech executives, investors and government officials from across Africa. COURTESY
Technology

African nations must create AI, not just consume it, summit hears

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director, Hannington Namara (second L), and Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi (third L), along with other officials as the Group announce results for the 2026 first quarter financial performance on May 19 (courtesy).
Featured

Equity Bank Rwanda posts 36% profit surge in Q1 2026 as Group expands regional digital-led growth

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Workers package fresh vegetables for export at the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Rwanda. Rwanda earned close to $20 million from agricultural exports in the first half of May 2026. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Agric exports rake in Rwf29bn in first half of May

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rwanda's reconstruction became a global case study in resilience, state rebuilding, and disciplined governance. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Why Rwanda’s greatest era may still be ahead

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Loretta Lee, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), at Africa CEO Forum.
Business

Inside Hong Kong’s bid to deepen Africa business ties through tax incentives, innovation

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
BPR Rwanda officials during the bank’s annual general meeting in Kigali, on May 16. Courtesy
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BPR Bank expects sustained growth after 35% profit jump driven by lending expansion

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The group draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers held in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday left Rwanda pooled in Group K alongside Mali, Cape Verde and Liberia. Olivier Mugwiza
Football

AFCON 2027 Qualifiers: Rwanda drawn against Mali, Cape Verde and Liberia

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Tinswalow Baloyi.

Ideas for the future: What participants from Africa proposed at the 2nd Open Dialogue

Tuesday, May 19, 2026