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President Paul Kagame meets with Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo at Village Urugwiro on Wednesday, May 13. PHOTO BY VILLAGE
Politics

Kagame, Gnassingbe discuss bilateral relations

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives at Kigali International Airport on Wednesday, May 13
Business

PHOTOS: Presidents arrive in Kigali ahead of Africa CEO Forum

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Rwanda Development Board CEO Jean-Guy Afrika poses for a photo with United Capital officials in Kigali on April 2. The company will operate in Rwanda as United Capital Financial Services Rwanda Ltd.
Business

United Capital secures license to operate in Rwanda

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Officials and staff of Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) and former rebels during a guided tour of the memorial. Courtesy
Rwanda

Former FDLR fighters reflect on lessons learnt at Kigali Genocide Memorial

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Patients admitted at Butaro Hospital. MPs have urged the Ministry of Local Government to address mounting unpaid hospital bills under the proposed 2026-27 budget. Photo by Kellya Keza
Health

MPs ask govt to pay patients’ outstanding hospital bills

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
A draft artistic impression of the Bugesera Special Economic Zone, where the tannery park was initially planned before the project was relocated to Gicumbi.
Business

Leather tannery park to be moved from Bugesera to Gicumbi

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Eric Duval, founder and president of Duval Group, Peter Geleta, Trinity Metals CEO, Ahmed Elsewedy, President and CEO of Elsewedy Group, Caitlin Burton, CEO of Zipline
Business

What top CEOs have said ahead of Kigali forum

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Visitors at Nyandungu Eco-Park, the urban wetland that is home to hundreds of bird, plant and aquatic species. Courtesy
Tourism

Africa CEO Forum: Top tourist destinations delegates can explore

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Inkomoko supports entrepreneurs with refugee status and host communities in displacement-affected markets across East and Central Africa. Courtesy
Featured

Inkomoko ranked Africa’s 5th fastest-growing company, only Rwandan firm on FT list

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Mamadi Doumbouya, President of the Republic of Guinea, is Rwanda to participate in the Africa CEO Forum, taking place in Kigali from 14–15 May.
International

Guinea president, Ivorian PM jet in for Africa CEO Forum

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
RRA Commissioner General Ronald Niwenshuti.

Govt introduces VAT on digital goods, services

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
(L-R) Jean Marie Kananura, Chief Investment Officer at KIFC; Victor Lagesse, Manager of Partnerships and Market Development at DTOS; and Nick Barigye, then Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Finance Limited, the current Deputy Central Bank Governor during a past event in Kigali. Courtesy
Featured

KIFC–DTOS partnership strengthening Africa’s fund administration ecosystem

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Ongoing construction works on the Base–Butaro road in Burera District. The 63-kilometre road is among the planned projects for which the government has allocated Rwf305.3 billion to the transport sector.
Economy

Where Rwanda’s Rwf7.8tn budget will go in 2026/27

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa. PHOTO/TNT-CRAISH BAHIZI
Finance

Rwanda finance minister joins EADB council

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The draft legislation, approved by the Lower Chamber of Parliament seeks to regulate virtual asset activities, license operators, strengthen consumer protection. AI image
Technology

Virtual assets law expected to boost digital finance

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Michelle Umurungi, the Chief Investment Officer at the Rwanda Development Board, speaks during a meeting in Kigali on June 20, 2025. Courtesy
Business

What will Rwanda showcase to investors at Africa CEO Forum?

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
President Paul Kagame meets with Álvaro Lario, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on May 12. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Agriculture

Kagame, IFAD chief discuss expanding agric partnership

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Rwanda Defence Force hosted a delegation of 15 officers from the Nigerian National Defence College at RDF Headquarters in Kimihurura on Tuesday, May 12. Courtesy
Security

PHOTOS: RDF hosts Nigerian defence college delegation on study tour

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The agreement signed by RDB chief executive Jean Guy Afrika and Moja Group Managing Director Georges Boukazi on Tuesday, May 12. Courtesy
Business

New operator for National Lottery signs 10-year deal

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The Governor of Western Province Jean Bosco Ntibitura lays a wreaths during Kwibuka event held at Nyabihu Genocide Memorial in Mukamira Sector, on Tuesday, May 12,
Rwanda

Western Province private sector commit to fight genocide ideology 

Tuesday, May 12, 2026