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Infrastructure

Why lands office is racing to hire 3,000 agents

Saturday, February 21, 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
Crime

Exclusive: Why the Agathe Kanziga genocide dossier matters

Saturday, February 21, 2026
A view of Musanze City business centre during Tour du Rwanda 2025. The 18th edition of Tour du Rwanda is scheduled for February 22 to March 1, 2026. File
Business

Businesses eye Tour du Rwanda 2026 boom

Saturday, February 21, 2026
A jaw crusher is primarily used as the first-stage machine to break large rocks into smaller pieces for further crushing in mining, aggregates, and recycling operations. Photo by MMI
Economy

Mining tailings: Turning waste into wealth

Saturday, February 21, 2026
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Science

NASA sets March launch for first moon flyby in 50+ years

Saturday, February 21, 2026
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Kwibuka

US Senator Daines pays tribute to Genocide victims

Saturday, February 21, 2026
They now grow maize and soya beans.
Agriculture

Gatsibo: One cooperative of refugees, host community builds inclusion through agriculture

Friday, February 20, 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
President Paul Kagame meets with Veronica Nduva, the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) at Village Urugwiro on Friday, February 20. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Kagame, EAC boss discuss regional trade, integration

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
Delegates follow a panel discussion during the annual Development Partners Retreat, held in Rubavu District from February 18-20. Courtesy
Economy

Govt considers new devt cooperation policy

Friday, February 20, 2026
A group of Rwandan youth and their parents from Belgium are in Rwanda for a 10-day cultural study tour, captured here in Bugesera District on Friday, February 20. Courtesy
Culture

PHOTOS: Diaspora youth reconnect with Rwandan roots through cultural tour

Friday, February 20, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, presents a draft law on animal husbandry, animal health and fisheries to MPs on Thursday, February 19.
Rwanda

Parliament to scrutinise new bill on animal health

Friday, February 20, 2026
Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy
Security

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026
United States President Donald Trump.
Science

Trump orders US govt to release files on alien life

Friday, February 20, 2026
Gasabo Intermediate Court has upheld a lower court decision to grant bail for Hassan Bahame, Director of Gitagata Rehabilitation Centre. Courtesy
Law

Why court upheld Hassan Bahame's bail

Friday, February 20, 2026
Officials pose for a photo during the celebration of the company’s fifteenth anniversary in Kigali on February 19. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda bourse has facilitated Rwf3 trillion in capital raising since launch

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
AFCM23’s deputy coordinator Bertrand Bisiimwa.
Africa

Bisimwa condemns ‘indifference’ of mediators amid Kinshasa’s attacks

Friday, February 20, 2026