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The BPR Bank Rwanda's newly inaugurated Centre of Excellence designed to enhance staff skills, support customers, especially women and youth. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

BPR’s new Centre of Excellence to drive skills, innovation

Sunday, February 22, 2026
Students competing during the fourth edition of the national robotics competition, held alongside the third AI ideathon,on Saturday, February 21. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Technology

PHOTOS: How 4th robotics, AI championship unfolded

Sunday, February 22, 2026
Emmanuel Ndayisaba, Executive Director of the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) addresses participants during a High-Level Policy Dialogue to confront barriers keeping persons with disabilities on the margins of Rwanda’s financial system in Kigali on February 19. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Key players urge action to close financial inclusion gaps for persons with disabilities

Saturday, February 21, 2026
The New Times

Trade, state, and society – Part I: The historical fault line

Saturday, February 21, 2026
The three-day meeting brought together senior officers from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 2nd and 5th Divisions and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 2nd Infantry Division, deployed along the shared border.
Security

Musanze: UPDF, RDF officers conclude proximity commander’s meeting

Friday, February 20, 2026
Farmers observe hybrid maize varieties during a field demonstration aimed at promoting improved seed use and cultivation practices. COURTESY.
Agriculture

Rwanda bets on hybrid seed to close its maize yield gap

Friday, February 20, 2026
European Commissioner Hadja Lahbib speaks at a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Africa

EU official says it's hard to tell who committed abuses in Uvira

Friday, February 20, 2026
Foreign Minister Nduhungirehe speaks at a press conference in Kigali on Thursday, February 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Africa

Nduhungirehe: Burundi should not get involved in AU mediation of DR Congo crisis

Friday, February 20, 2026
Rwanda's high commission in the United Kingdom has launched “Nshuti”, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot aimed at enhancing service delivery. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda high commission in UK deploys AI to enhance service delivery

Friday, February 20, 2026
President Kagame, EU officials and Foreign Minister Nduhungirehe pose for a photo at Village Urugwiro on Thursday, February 19. Photo courtesy of Village Urugwiro
Africa

Kagame, EU officials discuss DR Congo security crisis

Thursday, February 19, 2026
The Defence and Military Adviser to Rwanda Mission to the UN in New York, Col Deo Mutabazi, delivers Rwanda’s statement at the opening of the 2026 session of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) on Wednesday, February 18. Courtesy
Crime

Silence on hate speech risks complicity in mass violations, Rwandan envoy tells UN

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Dozens of soldiers from eastern DR Congo fled to Rwanda on Monday, January 27, after M23 rebels captured the border city of Goma. Courtesy

Balancing security and stability in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, February 19, 2026