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 Jean d’Armour Mbonyinshuti
Jean d’Armour Mbonyinshuti
Workers sorting gabbages at Nduba Landfill. The transformation of Nduba landfill is among GGGI's flagship interventions. Courtesy
Featured
From green cities to carbon markets: GGGI’s decade of supporting Rwanda’s transition to a green economy
A teacher helps a pupil during a reading session at GS Kimisange.  File
Education
Govt bets on day schools to ease boarding school rush
A view of the ongoing construction works of a headrace tunnel at Nyabugogo II hydropower plant project in Gakenke. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured
Nyabarongo II reaches 75% completion, set to become Rwanda’s largest hydropower plant
A worker goes through coffee beans on a drier at a collection centre in Kirehe District. Reliance on the Arabica variety limits Rwanda's coffee competitiveness on the global market.File
Agriculture
Coffee sector seeks new varieties to raise yields
A total of 7,188 primary school learners will retake the 202526 Primary Leaving Examinations after investigations confirmed mass cheating. Courtesy
Education
Over 7,000 to retake national exams after mass cheating
REB Director General Nelson Mbarushimana speaks at National Abacus Mental Math Competition at Lycée de Kigali on Tuesday, August 25. Courtesy 
Education
Education experts on how abacus could change the way children learn maths
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Rwanda
The fight against illicit alcohol is not over – Minister Habimana
Winners of the Best of Rwanda Specialty Coffee Competition 2026 pose with officials after receiving their awards in Kigali, on August 27.
Business
NAEB crowns top coffees at Best of Rwanda 2026, setting sights on higher export revenues
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye speaks during the opening of a two-day Eastern Africa Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Kigali on Monday, August 24. Photos by Kellya Keza
Rwanda
Eastern Africa taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to drive agrifood investment
Gao Wenqi, Ambassador of China to Rwanda and Bank of Kigali CEO Diane Karusisi during the event on Friday, August 21. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda
BK eyes stronger ties with Chinese business community through new banking services
Officials pose for a group photo with the top performers of the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE)  during the release of the results.
Education
Only 7% of PLE candidates secure boarding school places
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Rwanda
"We are sorry" WASAC apologizes as water crisis drags on
Raoul Rugamba, is among the speakers at the upcoming  2026 Africa Creative Economy and Investment Forum (ACEIF),
Featured
Rwanda to host Pan-African forum on creative economy
Kate Ojungo, the Country Representative for Kenya Seed Company Rwanda during a field day that offered farmers an opportunity to see how improved maize and wheat varieties perform under highland conditions in Musanze District.
Featured
How Kenya Seed Company Rwanda is boosting quality seed adoption for farm productivity
Officials and other participants pose for a group photo after unveiling Murika Development Partners, on August 14, 2026 in Kigali. Courtesy photo
Featured
World Relief Rwanda marks 32 years of impact, transitions to Murika Development Partners
Hope Mumararungu, a beneficiary of Numida's loan, in her business in Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured
How Numida's fast digital loans are helping Rwanda's SMEs grow
Some owners and managers of companies involved in alleged illegal production and supply of alcoholic beverages, that have been arrested. Courtesy
Rwanda
Illicit alcohol: Inside charges against company owners, managers in custody
The New Times
Crime
80 including public servants, arrested in illicit alcohol crackdown

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