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The Banyarwanda are people who live in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, speak Kinyarwanda, and share cultural ties with Rwanda. Internet

Colonial legacy should not impede Banyarwanda’s rights

Wednesday, August 06, 2025
A resident using Biogas to cook his food in Gisagara District. Courtesy

Africa must not sell itself short: Let carbon markets fund development, not just emissions

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Bank of Kigali CEO Dianne Karusisi, Arnab Bose, Managing Director of BSEZ, Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga, CEO of the Development Bank of Rwanda sign the agreement on Monday, August 4. Courtesy
Economy

Bugesera industrial zone gets Rwf75bn finance boost

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana during Arusha Agreement.

How Habyarimana mismanaged political crisis, galvanising opposition

Monday, August 04, 2025
Rwanda imported 70,000 tonnes of frozen fish in 2024, spending over $92 million. File
Economy

How Rwanda plans to cut Rwf130bn fish import bill

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Water users with existing permits on five Rwandan lakes will be required to relocate, following the release of a new master plan that reassigns their current locations for different purposes.
Environment

How new water use plan for Rwandan lakes affects businesses

Sunday, July 27, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI
Politics

Justin Nsengiyumva sworn in as Prime Minister, vows to prioritize citizen welfare

Friday, July 25, 2025
Inside the Gisozi Genocide Memorial. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, one of the most horrific in modern history, lasted about 100 days.

A Belgian Catholic priest and the theology of genocide

Thursday, July 24, 2025
President Paul Kagame has appointed Justin Nsengiyumva as Rwanda’s new Prime Minister, succeeding Édouard Ngirente, who had served in the role since 2017.
Politics

Justin Nsengiyumva, economist-turned-Prime Minister of Rwanda

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
UN peacekeepers on a MONUSCO armored vehicle in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Why fix DR Congo? Chaos pays the bills for UN experts

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Gabiro Agro Processing Industry (Gabiro API), established by RDF through Agro Processing Trust Corporation (APTC), focuses on producing maize, bean, and soybean seeds locally to strengthen Rwanda’s agricultural self-reliance.
Agriculture

Did you know one RDF company produces a third of Rwanda’s seeds?

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Biotech cassava is being tested in Huye District to fight a disease that once caused a major drop in production
Agriculture

How three biotech crops could help Rwandan farmers curb losses

Tuesday, July 22, 2025