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Visitors tour inside a tunnel at GAMICO mining site in Nyarugenge District on August 14.

How mining tunnels could be turned into tourist attractions

Friday, August 21, 2026

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Experts on what it will take to tackle water shortages

Friday, August 21, 2026

Monzer Ali, Chief Executive Officer of MTN Rwanda, speaks to The New Times on Wednesday, August 19. Photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico

Mobile Money, data fuel MTN Rwanda’s 191% profit surge in first half of 2026

Friday, August 21, 2026

Traders at Inkundamahoro Market in Kigali. Rising fertiliser and food prices amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis underscore the need for resilient agriculture, a key focus of the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026. Bahizi

Africa can turn the current crisis into resilient food systems. Kigali is where it comes together

Friday, August 21, 2026

State Minister Claudette Irere delivers her remarks during an event to release of the results of the national examinations on Thursday, August 20. Photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico

Over 240 cases of malpractice reported in PLE, O-Level national exams

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Musonga Isimbi Olla, a student from Fawe Girls School in Gasabo has been recognized as the best-performing student in the 20252026 O'Level.

Meet the top performers in national exams

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Some cows drink water in Nyagatare. The government has reopened livestock markets in four Eastern Province districts following a decline in the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak. File

Govt lifts livestock market restrictions in four districts

Thursday, August 20, 2026

State Minister Claudette Irere and Rwego Mutijima, a student from Ecole Internationale La Racine in Bugesera who has been recognized as the best-performing student in the 2025-2026 Primary.

Record number of primary, O-Level candidates pass national exams

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General Olara Otunnu. Courtesy

Otunnu pitches UN leadership experience, grassroots peace-building expertise

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Officials pose for a group photo with top PLE performers during the release of the national examination results on Thursday, August 20. Photo by Elvis Ndateba Mico

National exams: Kirehe leads top-performing districts

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Some of the more than 80,000 pilgrims from around the world attend the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kibeho, Nyaruguru District, on Saturday, August 15. Courtesy

Kibeho 15th August: Faith was ready, but were the services?

Thursday, August 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump interacts with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi during the signing ceremony of the Washington Peace Accords on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Congress members ‘alarmed’ by US-DR Congo mineral deal

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Some of the 125 entrepreneurs who participated in the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) and Digitalise Your Business (DYB) training programmes implemented by KinaRwanda in partnership with ILO. Courtesy

Young entrepreneurs turn business, digital skills into growth through KinaRwanda-ILO training

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Rwanda’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jame Musoni meets with on Zimbabwe’s Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, at Parliament in Mt Hampden on Wednesday, August 19. Courtesy

Rwanda, Zimbabwe move to deepen parliamentary cooperation

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Heads of delegations from AFC-M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during the past talks held in Montreux, Switzerland on Friday, April 17. Courtesy.

DR Congo: Negotiators on retreat to iron out sticking issues in peace talks

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Pauline Okumu,National Director of World Vision Rwanda, announces that World Vision Rwanda will host Friends of World Vision Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 22. Photo by Craish Bahizi

World Vision Rwanda turns to golf to drive action on child nutrition

Thursday, August 20, 2026

According to the law, when a couple
divorces, one parent may be granted custody of the children. Internet

What to know about the law on co-parenting after divorce

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Paulin Buregeya, a waste management expert and Chief Executive Officer of COPED Ltd, said he used the AI-powered waste sorting system. Courtesy

Kigali pilots AI-powered waste sorting system

Thursday, August 20, 2026

A cabbage farmer works in her plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

Why Rwanda needs to scale up agroecology

Thursday, August 20, 2026

(L-R): KCB Group CEO, Paul Russo, Principal Secretary, State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries, Betsy Njagi and Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Investments & Asset Management, Cyrell Wagunda Odede during the launch of the KCB Group Sustainability Framework - Use of Proceeds. The milestone lays the groundwork for the planned issuance of KShs. 300 billion Medium Term Note (MTN) Programme over a period of five years. Courtesy

KCB Group unveils framework for planned KSh. 300bn sustainability bond programme

Thursday, August 20, 2026