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Yusuf Murangwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, said the transaction is part of efforts to diversify the country's financing sources. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Rwanda secures Rwf139bn in first-ever yen financing

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Participants attend the Africa Mindset Reset Forum on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro

What's holding African integration back? Experts speak out

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

NEC Chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa addresses journalists. The final list was released on Tuesday, August 25, by National Electoral Commission (NEC). Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana

54 candidates cleared for youth MP by-election

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The Congolese government has suspended all academic and para-academic activities in public universities. Courtesy

Kinshasa suspends universities in AFC/M23-controlled areas

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Ange Imanishimwe embarked on a lifelong journey in biodiversity conservation.

Meet Ange Imanishimwe, tackling the pressure on Nyungwe’s buffer zone

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

(L-R) Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, President Paul Kagame , Ghana’s Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, at a presidential panel.

Africa must break cycle of failed governance, leaders say

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Couples participate in a mass civil marriage event in Gicumbi. Under Article 168 of the current family law, couples can agree before marriage on how their property and financial interests will be managed.

Prenups offer couples clarity on property, but remain uncommon

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Officials and graduates boosting a morale att the closing ceremony of a week-long civic training at the National Ubutore Development Centre in Nkumba, Burera District. Photos by Kellya Keza

PHOTOS: Over 240 youth complete Imbuto-backed civic training at Nkumba

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

World Health Organisation has declared that five African countries are now polio-free. Courtesy

WHO declares five African countries polio-free

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Prosper Higiro, High Commissioner of the Republic of Rwanda to Canada and Dr. Tim Loreman, President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) during the signing ceremony. Courtesy

Rwanda, Canadian university sign deal to expand study, research opportunities

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Guy Hedderwick, Managing Director of QA Venue Solutions Rwanda

QA Venue Solutions boss elected chair of international stadiums committee

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Six people were killed after an excavation pit collapsed while they were digging for soil used in brickmaking in Musanze District..

Six killed after soil mining pit collapses in Musanze

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

President Paul Kagame speaks during a presidential panel at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Choose purpose over fear, Kagame tells African youth

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

President Paul Kagame and other panelists during during a presidential panel at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali on Tuesday, August 25. Courtesy

Kagame: Africa must hold leaders accountable for failing to deliver

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye speaks during the opening of a two-day Eastern Africa Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Kigali on Monday, August 24. Photos by Kellya Keza

Eastern Africa taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to drive agrifood investment

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

President Paul Kagame, Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Former South African President Thabo Mbeki arrive at Kigali Convention Centre for the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Leaders gather in Kigali for Africa Mindset Reset Forum

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The African School of Governance President, Francis Gatare delivers his remarks during the inauguration of Africa Minset Reset Forum in Kigali on Tuesday, August 25. Courtesy

Gatare calls for ‘Meta-Africanism’ to drive Africa’s next step

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Rwanda is considering investing in a proposed oil refinery backed by Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote and planned for East Africa.

What to know about Dangote’s refinery Rwanda wants to invest in

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

The Central Bank of Rwanda headquarters in Kigali. File

BNR suspends licensing of new non-deposit-taking lenders

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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RwandAir acquires first of 5 planned Airbus A330 planes

Tuesday, August 25, 2026