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President Paul Kagame speaks during a high-level panel discussion at the 9th Future Investment Initiative (FII9), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, October 28. Photos by Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame: To earn public trust, leaders must deliver measurable results

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Ambassador Vincent Karega presents his credentials to President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Tuesday October 28. Courtesy
International

Amb. Karega presents credentials to Algeria president

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Some experts pose for a photo after their presentations on a theme 'AI Enabled Telco Charting the Course from Telco to Techco” at Mobile World Congress in Kigali on October 23. From fast to smart — and now, to self-thinking. The telco-to-techco shift is rewriting what machines can be,” experts said at MWC Kigali 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

How manufacturers are shaping the next phase of telecom

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A view of Kigali Central Business District in Nyarugenge. Rwanda has emerged as one of the standout performers in the 2025 edition of the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index (AFMI). Dan Gatsinzi
Finance

Rwanda climbs in latest Absa Financial Markets Index

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
NIDA staff takes pictures of residents during the launch of the nationwide identity verification and photo registration exercise for Single Digital ID on Tuesday, October 28. Courtesy
Technology

Registration for Digital ID begins with Southern Province

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The AFC-M23 movement has vowed to respond to the renewed attacks by the Congolese government and its allied militias. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

AFC/M23 vows self-defence as Kinshasa launches offensive 'on all fronts'

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
GasMeth Energy Limited has injected an additional Rwf230 billion into its ongoing methane gas extraction. Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

GasMeth invests additional Rwf230bn in Lake Kivu methane project

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Bad weather may have caused the crash, an official says. REUTERS
International

Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A view of an artist's impression of the upcoming agricultural TVET Centre of Excellence that will be at Gitwe in Ngoma District.
Agriculture

How Rwf47bn TVET centres of excellence could change Rwanda's agric sector

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The government is conducting a national study on lead contamination and exposure as part of efforts to eliminate the use of harmful chemicals. Courtesy
Environment

Govt intensifies drive to eliminate toxic chemicals from paints

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Idrissa Diop, Director of Compliance at the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). Courtesy
Business

Banking compliance no longer about control, but advisory – Afreximbank’s Idrissa Diop

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A worker conducts a spraying exercise a house in Bugesera. RBC has started spraying homes in 28 sectors most affected by the disease, including areas in Gisagara, Bugesera, Nyagatare, Rwamagana, and
Health

How Rwanda is managing malaria surge amid rainy season

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Winnaz officials cut a cake to celebrate the 10th anniversary of transforming lives and adding value to local agriculture. The celebration took place on Friday, October 24. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Winnaz celebrates 10 years of boosting potato farmers' livelihoods

Monday, October 27, 2025
The ongoing works including site preparation, excavation for Nyabisindu rehousing project in Remera Sector, on Monday, October 27. Photos by Kellya Keza
Housing

PHOTOS: Site preparation, excavation works underway for Nyabisindu rehousing project

Monday, October 27, 2025
President Paul Kagame meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ahead of the 9th edition of the Future Investment Initiative, on Monday, October 27. Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame in Saudi Arabia for major investment forum

Monday, October 27, 2025
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and his Somali counterpart, Abdisalam Abdi Ali during the signing ceremony in Kigali on Monday, October 27. Courtesy
International

Rwanda, Somalia sign deal in move to deepen bilateral ties

Monday, October 27, 2025
Visitors during a tour of library at the National Archives at MINUBUMWE. Courtesy
Culture

Over 90% of Rwanda’s historical artifacts still held in Europe

Monday, October 27, 2025
Rwanda Investigation Bureau's Antoine Ngarambe, Head of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau Kigali and International Cooperation Department, hands over the stolen cars to the South African Police Service representative Lt. Col. Brian Butana Mashingo, Group Commander for International Vehicle Crime Investigations, in Kigali on Saturday, October 25. Courtesy
Security

Inside Rwanda’s quiet war on cross-border vehicle theft

Monday, October 27, 2025
Fortis Green Housing, a Kigali-based American developer, has launched a $25 million eco-estate in Kigali’s Masaka Sector. Courtesy
Featured

Fortis Green launches its first eco-housing estate in Rwanda

Monday, October 27, 2025
Erick Shirimpumu, Vice Rector in charge of Finance and Administration at ILPD (c) poses for a picture with Josiane Uwihirwe and Frederick Kwihangana, the top performers from University of Rwanda school of law who received scholarships to study at ILPD. cOURTESY
Education

UR's top law graduates get scholarships at ILPD

Monday, October 27, 2025