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Bank tellers attend to customers at I&M Bank Rwanda headquarters in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI.

Higher capital bar: What new rules mean for non-deposit lenders

Friday, August 14, 2026

Pregnant women participate in Car Free Day mass sports in Kigali on May 24. Courtesy

When vomiting in pregnancy needs medical attention

Friday, August 14, 2026

Cows pass through an automated spraying facility in Nyagatare District as part of efforts to control ticks and other livestock parasites. File photo.

How Rwanda is containing Rift Valley Fever outbreak

Friday, August 14, 2026

Emile Bienvenu, the Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, has been arrested alongside 17 officials. File.

Who are the public servants arrested in illicit alcohol crackdown?

Thursday, August 13, 2026

President Museveni meets with Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga, Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF), at State House in Entebbe on August 13. Courtesy

Rwivanga briefs Museveni on regional security efforts

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) president Fabrice Shema. Courtesy

RIB: Shema arrest linked to personal business, not FERWAFA

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Graduates celebrate during the AIMS graduation ceremony in Kigali on June 27, 2025. According to a new Prime Minister’s Order published in the Official Gazette on August 10, the Higher Education Council (HEC) will strengthen its technical capacity through a new organisational structure featuring specialised teams responsible for accreditation, quality enhancement, academic recognition, internationalisation, digitalisation and research. File

What to know about structural changes at higher education council

Thursday, August 13, 2026

The milestone celebrates Simba’s 18-year journey of growth, quality, affordability and convenience.

Simba Supermarket marks 18 years of growth, quality and customer trust

Thursday, August 13, 2026

The government is planning to spend Rwf783.5 billion on climate action, equivalent to 10 percent of the Rwf7,796.3 billion total budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. File

10% of 2026/27 budget to go to climate resilience projects

Thursday, August 13, 2026

The Director General of Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority, Emile Bienvenu, has been arrested alongside 17 officials. File

Rwanda FDA boss among 18 officials arrested amid crackdown on illicit alcohol

Thursday, August 13, 2026

A woman and her two children were found dead at their home in Muhura Sector of Gatsibo Sector. Courtesy

Gatsibo: Investigation underway after death of woman, her two children

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Rwandan entrepreneur and medical doctor David Kamugundu, founder of digital health company eFiche Ltd.

Rwandan entrepreneur reaches Africa's Business Heroes Top 20

Thursday, August 13, 2026

NAEB's Coffee cuppers assess Rwanda coffee quality in its accredited laboratory in Kigali before export to international markets. Courtesy photo.

Rwanda’s annual agricultural exports surpass $1bn for first time

Thursday, August 13, 2026

(L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe, Amb Lt Gen (Rtd) Frank Mushyo Kamanzi, Executive Director of ISCA, Defence Minister Juvenal Marizamunda at the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) High-Level Discussion opened in Kigali on Wednesday, August 12.

Is Africa ready for autonomous warfare?

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana interacts with doctors at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare (CHUB).

CHUB: How new cancer centre is bringing care closer to patients

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Minister of State for Youth and Arts Sandrine Umutoni speaks at at the celebration of International Youth Day on Wednesday August 12. Courtesy

Avoid drugs, build useful skills, minister tells youth

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Some owners and managers of companies involved in alleged illegal production and supply of alcoholic beverages, that have been arrested. Courtesy

78 suspects in illicit alcohol crimes head to prosecution

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Eugene Mutangana, Executive Secretary of the Rwanda Nature Foundation (RNF) speaks at a press conference on Tuesday, August 11. Photo by Mico Elvis Ndateba

Inside plan to resettle 500 households near Volcanoes National Park

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

The newly signed agreement aims to expand access to electric motorcycles and support Rwanda’s transition to clean and sustainable transport.

BRD, Jali Finance’s Rwf4.5bn deal to expand e-mobility

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Officers arrive to attend the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) High-Level Discussion opened in Kigali on Wednesday, August 12. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

Nduhungirehe stresses Africa's need to develop AI systems for security

Wednesday, August 12, 2026