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BEEyond Honey, officially launched in the UK in October 2025, founded by Koren-Lynch, a British entrepreneur with roots in Rwanda.

Rwandan honey producers urged to target UK’s growing premium market

In rural parts of Rwanda, beekeepers carefully position hives along forest edges, hillsides and farms, attentive to flowering cycles and weather patterns that determine the quality of honey

Monday, December 29, 2025

Officials and Rubavu residents at the official inauguration of the long-awaited Gisenyi market, bringing to an end nearly 15 years of construction setbacks on Saturday, December 27. Photos by Gemain Nsanzimana

New Gisenyi Market a game-changer for business- Min Sebahizi

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, has praised the completion of Gisenyi market, saying it “adds great value to the district’s ongoing development as a tourism and business

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Festive season: RDB issues nighttime guidelines for bars, entertainment businesses

The government has temporarily extended operating hours for hospitality and entertainment businesses during the festive season. The extended hours apply to shopping centres, hotels, restaurants,

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Herbert Asiimwe, the Head of the Financial Sector at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, delivers his remarks at the meeting. Courtesy

Rwandan investors to benefit from $150m regional financing

Rwandan investors in different sectors are set to benefit from $150 million in finance availed by the East African Development Bank (EADB) in 2026. ALSO READ: BRD, EADB sign $15 million credit line

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

A deforestation exercise in Ruli sector in Gakenke District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Pressure piles as EU deforestation regulation implementation nears

After safety concerns, Spiro adopts ‘train all’ approach

President Paul Kagame meets with Mohamed Ali Janah, Group Chairman of Hotels and Resorts Investment Maldives and Chairman of JIH Global Investments on Monday, December 15. Photos by Village Urugwiro

Kagame talks hospitality, real estate opportunities with Middle Eastern investors

Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda addresses the ZIGAMA Credit and Savings Society General Assembly on Friday, December 12, accompanied by Brig Gen Cooper Mike Mujuni, the Vice Chairperson of the cooperative’s Board of Directors, and interior minister Vincent Biruta.

ZIGAMA CSS eyes over Rwf42bn net profit in 2026

Nightlife business operators in Kigali have called on to allow all-night operations for the holidays.

Nightlife businesses urge longer operating hours during festive season

The country has introduced electric buses as part of a raft of measures to improve the efficiency of public transport. Courtesy

How Rwanda's transport policies can strengthen East African supply chain

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Rwandan honey producers urged to target UK’s growing premium market

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Hoops: Which are the top trades of the offseason so far?

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Fashion moments that stood out in 2025

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Football academies decry funding for sustainable youth tournaments

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The IP strategy entrepreneurs need to master for unbreakable market leadership

How online shoppers are safeguarded under new law

Sunday, December 07, 2025

A doctor interacts with patients at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District in July 2022. Private insurers are preparing a series of premium adjustments and stricter monitoring measures to counter the financial strain caused by the medical tariffs that took effect on July 1. File photo

Insurers consider adjustments to offset medical tariff impact

Thursday, December 04, 2025

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Rwanda, Naeem Ullah Khan, speaks during a visit by a high-level delegation of Pakistani senators and business leaders to Rwanda for a three-day working mission on Monday, December 1.All photo

Pakistani senators, business leaders explore cooperation opportunities in Rwanda

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Workers at a mining site sift through mineral-rich soil using traditional panning techniques, as machinery operates nearby to support the extraction process. Courtesy

How African mineral wealth is being siphoned off before discovery

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Apanal held discussions during the African Investment Forum (AIF) Market Days 2025 in Rabat, Morocco. Courtesy

Investors commit $15 bn at African Investment Forum

Monday, December 01, 2025

Delegates pose for a group photo during the opening of the African Investment Forum on November 26 in Rabat, Morocco. The event highlighted calls from African ministers and investors for a shift from aid dependence to private capital to drive development and bridge the continent’s infrastructure gaps. Courtesy.

Africa urged to swap aid dependence for private capital to drive development

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Etienne Niyodushima, an entrepreneur, speaks with a journalist during an interview in Kigali on November 26. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza.

WATCH: How a young entrepreneur is transforming Kigali’s shoe-care industry

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Sidi Ould Tah delivers his remarks at the Africa Investment Forum Market Days on November 26 in Rabat, Morocco. Courtesy

AfDB President urges investors to tap African youth potential

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

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