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Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
A section of informal settlement on Mont Jali, in Gasabo District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Housing
Informal settlements on Mount Kigali, Jali, Rebero set for upgrade
Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Employment. Workers on duty at the Nyabisindu rehousing site on Friday, May 29. Beyond transforming the old informally settled area, the project has been a major source of employment and income opportunities for thousands of people. PHOTO/EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA.
Housing
VIDEO: Nyabisindu rehousing project creates 2,000 jobs
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
East African Community flags. Under the East African Community (EAC)’s new funding model, Rwanda's total annual contribution will amount to $7.2 million. File
International
How Rwanda's $7.2m contribution to EAC was calculated
Monday, June 01, 2026
I&M Bank Rwanda staff during a tree planting exercise. More than 68 million trees were planted in Rwanda during the 2025-26 planting season, which began in October. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Environment
Nearly 70 million trees planted in eight months
Monday, June 01, 2026
Candy Basomingera, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Sports delivers her remarks at the meeting. Courtesy
Rwanda
Sports sector to create more jobs as youth participation rises
Monday, June 01, 2026
A vendor navigates a busy open-air market balancing a large wicker basket overhead, loaded with a mixed assortment of fresh produce including tomatoes, carrots, citrus fruits, and green mangoes. This image illustrates several critical cold chain failures at the first-mile transportation stage. Photo By: Calorine Namara
Featured
PHOTOS: Saving the harvest: How ACES is helping farmers close Rwanda’s cold-chain gap
Friday, May 29, 2026
Participants pose for a group photos as ACES), in collaboration with partners, launched the Veterinary Vaccine Cold-Chain Project (VETVACC), on May 28. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured
ACES, RAB launch Veterinary Vaccine Cold-Chain Project to improve animal health
Friday, May 29, 2026
Rwanda's envoy to Brazil, Lawrence Manzi and Faustin Munyazikwiye, Deputy Director-General, Environment Management Authority (REMA), during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on November 13. 2025. Courtesy
Environment
Why Rwanda is backing historic World Court climate decision
Friday, May 29, 2026
Students have lunch under the school feeding programme at a school in Masaka, Kicukiro District, in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Education
Schools turn to iron-rich beans to cut feeding costs
Thursday, May 28, 2026
Construction works of the Rusizi faecal sludge treatment plant and landfill valued at Rwf4.55 billion. PHOTO/COURTESY.
Environment
Funding lined up for major waste treatment projects
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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Infrastructure
Rwf3.7 billion needed for Green City land payouts
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
An artist's impression of New Kigali Interanationa Airport in Bugesera. S&P Global, a global rating agency, has affirmed Rwanda’s credit rating at ‘B+B’, maintaining a stable economic outlook
Business
S&P maintains Rwanda’s creditworthiness at B+ with stable outlook
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Kalisa also built two dam liners with a combined capacity of 960 cubic metres and installed rainwater harvesting tanks.
Agriculture
Kayonza farmer turns arid land into thriving pasture
Monday, May 25, 2026
A view of the Nyabarongo River, one of Rwanda’s longest rivers and a major tributary of the Akagera River system, which flows onward into Lake Victoria. Sam Ngendahimana
Environment
Rwanda set to benefit from Lake Victoria Basin conservation drive
Monday, May 25, 2026
Conservation officials take part in an exercise of identifying native trees that require special protection. Courtesy.
Environment
Rwanda’s native legacy trees to be protected under new rules
Saturday, May 23, 2026
Central Bank Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye addresses journalists, following the committee meeting to review recent developments on Thursday, May 21.
Economy
Private insurers report 21% increase in premiums
Friday, May 22, 2026
Bank tellers attend to customers at I&M Bank Rwanda headquarters in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Economy
Central bank raises policy rate to contain inflation
Friday, May 22, 2026
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

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