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Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
Workers operate mineral testing equipment at a mining facility, preparing samples and monitoring analysis results on December 4. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured
How academia-industry ties are making Rwanda "next mining investment destination"
Friday, December 05, 2025
Alice Uwase, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board, speaks during Rwanda Mining Week at the Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) on December 2. Photos by Kellia Keza
Economy
A breakdown of the 10 mineral blocks now available to investors
Thursday, December 04, 2025
The event brought together participants from around the world, focusing on the 2025 theme, “Minerals for a smarter and greener future,” in Kigali on December 2. Photos by Kellia Keza.
Featured
Critical minerals take centre stage at Rwanda Mining Week 2025
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
New bus parked at Kabuga bus park in Kigali in March 2023. The government has signed performance-based agreements with private operators to provide public transport services using buses owned by Ecofleet Solutions, the newly established state-owned company. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Infrastructure
What does the new bus contracting model entail?
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
L-R: Moderator Jackie Lumbasi, Zora Robotics CEO Benjamin Karenzi, PRI CEO Ray Power, and MineTech CEO Kelvin Rwihimba during a panel discussion on ‘Mines of Tomorrow: Robotics for Smart Mining.’ Photo: Keza Kellya Raissa.
Technology
How robotics and AI are reshaping safety in underground mining
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Workers on duty at DUMAC Mining Site in Rwamagana District on March 5. Rwanda’s mining sector currently employs 92,000 people, reflecting strong collaboration between the government, sector professionals, investors, and development partners, according to Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva. File
Economy
Mining sector records over 90,000 jobs
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Delegates pose for a group photo at the launch of the framework to track entrepreneurship in universities, held in Kigali on November 28. Photo by Keza Kellya Raissa
Featured
UR, NCST launch framework to track entrepreneurship in universities
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Miners work inside a tunnel at the Nyakabingo mining site in Rulindo District on March 3. Rwanda is set to launch its Mining Investment Pitch Book during the 8th edition of Rwanda Mining Week, which kicked off today and runs until December 5 at the Kigali Convention Centre. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy
Govt to pitch new investment opportunities as mining week kicks off
Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Gitare Mill wheat processing factory is in talks with a potential new investor. Courtesy
Agriculture
OCP Africa in talks to revive Nyamagabe’s stalled wheat factory
Monday, December 01, 2025
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Infrastructure
How Kigali's new public transport model will work
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Canisius Kanangire, the Executive Director of African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF).
Agriculture
AATF boss on Rwanda’s GM banana drive, Africa’s agri-biotech future
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Glass water bottles in a filling production line at Inyange Industries, Kigali.
Business
Rwanda home to 73m tonnes of silica sand, enough for large-scale glass production: study
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
According to RBC, more than 2,000 people are treated for animal bites each year across the country, and at least one person dies annually. File
Health
Missing dog data stalls rabies elimination efforts
Friday, November 21, 2025
Rwanda's envoy to Brazil, Lawrence Manzi, and REMA Deputy CEO, Faustin Munyazikwiye, during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on November 13. Courtesy
Environment
COP30 negotiators warn of slow progress on critical agenda items
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Participants pose for a group photo at Zipline Centre in Muhanga District. Courtesy
Featured
A dive into Rwanda’s drone-powered vaccine distribution system
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
People use a public washroom at Nyirangarama. Rwanda will join the world to marks World Toilet Day on November 19.
Rwanda
What will it take to have communal toilets in Kigali's public buildings? 
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
An artist's impression of the National Veterinary Reference Laboratory, a high-security biosafety level three (BSL-3) facility, that is under construction in Rubirizi, Kicukiro Distict. Courtesy
Health
Rwanda to set up $24m lab to detect, respond to zoonotic diseases
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
The centre is a controlled testing unit that simulates real environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity.
Featured
Impact of Kigali-based ACES’ testing chamber on cooling technology in Africa
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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