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Local tourists visit the Canopy walkway in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Domestic tourism grows, but affordability remains a concern

Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Rwanda Social Security Board Chief Executive Officer Regis Rugemanshuro addresses media in Kigali on December 2, 2024. BK General Insurance Ltd has been acquired by Rwanda Social Security Board for Rwf31.7 billion. Photo by Craish Bahizi

RSSB acquires BK General Insurance for Rwf32bn

Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Teen girls follow a trainer on reproductive health at GS Mugombwa in Gisagara District on March 12, 2019. Sam Ngendahimana

Curriculum review targets gaps in sexuality education

Tuesday, September 01, 2026

King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Omukama of Tooro Kingdom in Uganda, has died at the age of 34. Courtesy

King Oyo’s body to be flown to Uganda as burial preparations continue

Monday, August 31, 2026

Episcopal Vicar Jean Marie Vianney Nsengumuremyi of the Diocese of Nyundo died on Sunday, August 30.

Nyundo Diocese mourns death of episcopal vicar

Monday, August 31, 2026

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Meteo predicts drier, warmer weather in September

Monday, August 31, 2026

UN committee presents legal case for slave trade reparations.

UN committee presents legal case for slave trade reparations

Monday, August 31, 2026

A teacher helps a pupil during a reading session at GS Kimisange. File

Govt bets on day schools to ease boarding school rush

Monday, August 31, 2026

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The Africa food festival at AFSF is putting people at the centre of food systems

Monday, August 31, 2026

Four Rwandans; Arnauld Byiringiro , Prince Cyizere , Daniel Mbanzabugabo, and Robert Mugabe graduated from the Military and Air Force Academies of the National Defense University of Turkiye. Courtesy

Four Rwandans graduate from Turkish military academies

Monday, August 31, 2026

A view of one of the factories in Rwamagana Industrial Park. Six of the 15 reclaimed plots are in Rwamagana Industrial Park; four are in Rusizi, three in Huye and two in Musanze.

Govt reclaims 15 more idle industrial plots

Monday, August 31, 2026

RwandAir has cancelled flights to and from Nairobi for a second consecutive day. File

RwandAir cancels Nairobi flights again amid air traffic control issues

Monday, August 31, 2026

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RDF-UPDF meeting in Mbarara closes with call for sustained cooperation

Monday, August 31, 2026

Police has announced the alternative routes to be used by motorists and passengers as expansion works begin on the Prince House–Cyamitsingi road section.File

Alternative routes as Prince House-Giporoso-Masaka gets disrupted

Monday, August 31, 2026

Namers of baby gorillas pose for a group photo at Kwita Izina event in Kinigi, Musanze District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Beyond the naming: Why Africa must own its biodiversity economy

Monday, August 31, 2026

A view of the ongoing construction works of a headrace tunnel at Nyabugogo II hydropower plant project in Gakenke. Photos by Craish Bahizi

Nyabarongo II reaches 75% completion, set to become Rwanda’s largest hydropower plant

Monday, August 31, 2026

Farmers salvage rice crops washed away by flooding in Nyagatare District in 2020. File photo.

Looming El Niño rains trigger call for conservation agriculture

Monday, August 31, 2026

Children attend a pre-school class at Munini model village located in Nyaruguru District. PHOTO/FILE

Back to school: The health checks parents should not skip

Monday, August 31, 2026

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

Coffee sector seeks new varieties to raise yields

Monday, August 31, 2026

PM Justin Nsengiyumva represented President Paul Kagame at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Angola on Sunday, August 30.

Address root causes before conflicts escalate, PM tells AU summit

Sunday, August 30, 2026