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Medics conduct screening at Legacy clinic in Kigali. Courtesy
Health

How doctor pay is straining private healthcare finances

Monday, December 22, 2025
According to the Labour Force Survey Q3 2025 by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), 15.5 percent of youth aged 16 to 30 were unemployed in August, compared to 11.7 percent of adults.
Education

Universities step up to bridge skills gap, boost graduate employability

Monday, December 22, 2025
Imanzi Kayitare, the Founder of Rwandapreneur, addresses members of diaspora during a meeting in Rwanda
Featured

Rwandapreneur business forum rallies diaspora & partners to unlock investment opportunities

Sunday, December 21, 2025
Agriterra’s Acting Country Representative, Marine Umukunzi, addresses farmers at the event. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Ngoma farmers welcome new Agriterra-backed post-harvest facility

Sunday, December 21, 2025
Rwanda Trading Company workers sort coffee beans for export at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

How export crop output rose by 35% in Q3 of 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Rwanda

Rubavu mayor assures visitors of security amid festive season

Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Environment

Rains, strong winds expected in festive season

Sunday, December 21, 2025
Rwanda Development Board Chief Executive Jean-Guy Afrika speaks during a panel discussion at the 17th Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) Congress in Kigali on December 19.
Economy

What must change to unlock double-digit economic growth

Sunday, December 21, 2025
The New Times
Business

Festive season: RDB issues nighttime guidelines for bars, entertainment businesses

Sunday, December 21, 2025
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Crime

DJ Toxxyk arrested over fatal hit-and-run accident

Sunday, December 21, 2025
The New Times
Featured

MTN Rwanda strengthens digital safety with child online protection initiative

Sunday, December 21, 2025
Since 2024, court case backlogs have declined from 63 percent to 49 percent, a reduction largely attributed to mediation mechanisms. Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Court case backlogs could be reduced to 25% by 2029 - officials

Sunday, December 21, 2025
Officials pose for a group photo during the 2025 Engineering Convention and Annual General Assembly. Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

Aligning professional practice with Vision 2050 at the Engineering Convention

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Participants at the ANSWER Project Final National Conference reaffirmed their commitment to advancing inclusive and accessible higher education for students with disabilities in Rwanda.
Featured

PRESS RELEASE: EAUR participates in the Final National Conference of the Answer Project in Kigali

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Students gather at Kigali Pele Stadium as they wait to board buses to their home districts ahead of the festive season holidays.
Education

Students head home for festive holidays with academic goals in sight

Saturday, December 20, 2025
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Security

Rwandan, Mozambican military chiefs review Cabo Delgado counterterrorism efforts

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Children and their parents enjoy a festive holiday moment as Four Points by Sheraton Kigali hosts a special holiday programme for children aged one and above, running from December 20 to 25. File
Rwanda

Festive fun awaits children in Kigali

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Zimbabwe’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Simon Masanga,
Education

Zimbabwe sends 143 more education specialists to Rwanda

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Medical professionals carry out a surgical procedure using advanced medical equipment in a hospital operating theatre in Kigali
Health

Private clinics call for review of laboratory test tariffs unchanged since 2017

Saturday, December 20, 2025
Foreign minister Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe leads Rwanda’s delegation during a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov’s team on the sidelines of the second ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, on Friday, December 19, in Cairo, Egypt.
Africa

Rwanda thanks Russia for support to eastern DR Congo peace process

Saturday, December 20, 2025