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Female workers picking tea leaves in tea plantation. They work under AFESO, an association established in 2007.
Agriculture

International Tea Day: Scaling inclusive value chains in Rwanda’s tea sector – the SORWATHE experience

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Members of the Lower Chamber of Parliament on Wednesday, May 20, passed a new bill governing staff members of the National Commission for Human Rights. Craish BAHIZI
Law

Human rights commission staff get immunity under new bill

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Education

PHOTOS: Kagame, First Lady attend grandparents' day at Green Hills Academy

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, and the Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Gen Mubarakh Muganga meet the Commander of the French Africa Command, Major General Pascal Ianni
Security

Rwanda, France explore enhanced military partnership

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda has reached nearly 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths.
Health

WHO: Ebola outbreak 'not a pandemic emergency'

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Workers package fresh vegetables for export at the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Rwanda. Rwanda earned close to $20 million from agricultural exports in the first half of May 2026. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Agric exports rake in Rwf29bn in first half of May

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
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Health

Rwanda steps up screening at border crossings despite no Ebola case

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
President Kagame joins the presidential panel featuring Presidentof Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President of Gabon, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema onMay 14. Photo Dan Gatsinzi
Business

Africa CEO Forum closes with over $3bn in deals, commitments

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB) and US Holtec International signed agreement in Kigali on May 19. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Energy

Rwanda, Holtec sign deal to study small modular reactor deployment

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Health minister Nsanzimana (left) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Murashko after signing the agreement.
Health

Rwanda, Russia sign deal in nuclear medicine, healthcare systems

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
President Paul Kagame, Togolese president Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu, visit an exhibition at the summit in Kigai on Tuesday, May 19. Dan Gatsinzi
Energy

Why Africa is turning to small modular reactors for its nuclear future

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rwanda Social Security Board Chief Executive Officer, Regis Rugemanshuro speaks during a press conference in December 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

RSSB recovers 30% of contribution arrears in 2025

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Participants at the second edition of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2026) in Kigali.
Finance

New financing model key to Africa’s nuclear energy ambitions

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Loretta Lee, Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), at Africa CEO Forum.
Business

Inside Hong Kong’s bid to deepen Africa business ties through tax incentives, innovation

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
President Paul Kagame meets with his Togolese counterpart Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on the sidelines of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa on Tuesday, May 19. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Energy

Kagame meets Togo’s Gnassingbé

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Rwanda Security Forces in Cabo Delgado. Rwanda and Mozambique will continue security cooperation in Cabo Delgado under a bilateral arrangement between the two governments. OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Security

Rwanda-Mozambique security cooperation to continue under bilateral arrangement

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
BPR Rwanda officials during the bank’s annual general meeting in Kigali, on May 16. Courtesy
Featured

BPR Bank expects sustained growth after 35% profit jump driven by lending expansion

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan witness the signing of the deal, while ministers Gasore (right) and Ndejembi look on in Kigali, Tuesday, May 19. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Energy

Rwanda, Tanzania sign 'strategic' energy deal

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Usta Kayitesi, and Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Department of State Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Renee Sonderman during the signing of the agreement in Kigali on Tuesday, May 19. Dan Gatsinzi Courtesy
Energy

Rwanda, US ink deal on peaceful nuclear energy

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian and Togolese counterparts Samia Suluhu Hassan and Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and senior delegates pose for a photo on Tuesday, May 19. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Energy

African leaders push for nuclear energy to spur industrial growth

Tuesday, May 19, 2026