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Graduates attend University of Rwanda's 2025 graduation ceremony. A new study found that university graduates earn 5.27 times more than young people with no formal education, even as more than 92 per cent of employed youth continue to work in the informal economy. Photo by Kellya Keza.

New study highlights stubborn youth informality despite employment gains

Saturday, June 27, 2026

A worker at Enviroserve Rwanda’s e-waste recycling facility in Kigali handles electronic waste. The circular economy model is being validated to improve production efficiency and promote waste-to-value investment. Photo courtesy.

Waste-to-value model tested to power circular economy shift

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Munyamulenge woman displaced from Minembwe to Kamanyola, South Kivu. Photo by Teddy Mazina.

315 killed in Kinshasa attacks on Minembwe in five months - report

Friday, June 26, 2026

Access Bank Rwanda officials and AVEGA Agahozo leaders pose at AVEGA Head office. All photos by Craish BAHIZI

Access Bank Rwanda Plc supports AVEGA mobile clinic to deliver care to Genocide widows

Friday, June 26, 2026

Some of the electric cars displayed at BK Arena during the launch of BK Go EV on Thursday, June 25. The new initiative is part of the bank’s efforts to support Rwanda’s green transport agenda by making electric mobility more accessible for individuals and transport operators. Photos by Craish Bahizi

BK removes cost barrier to EV ownership with full financing plan

Friday, June 26, 2026

From left: Martin Kimemia, Vice-Chancellor of Mount Kigali University; Dr Innocent Mugisha, Coucil Chairman of the Mount Kigali University, Dr. Vincent Gaitho, Coucil Chairman and pro chancellor of the Mount Kenya University; and Mr. Thomas Nganga, Council Member of Mount Kigali University, during the Leadership and Governance Conference in the United Kingdom. The conference brought together higher education leaders to discuss governance, leadership, and international collaboration in higher education

Mount Kigali University taps governance conference in UK to strengthen leadership

Friday, June 26, 2026

Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana speaks during the event at Kigali Convention Centre. Photos by Kellya Keza

Keeping girls in school key to curbing teenage pregnancy, says health minister

Friday, June 26, 2026

Archbishop Laurent Mbanda (right) receives the pastoral staff from his predecessor, Archbishop Onesphore Rwaje, in 2018. The church is expected to get a new archbishop soon, as Mbanda is set to finish his tenure.

As Anglican Church prepares for new archbishop, here's what to know about the selection process

Friday, June 26, 2026

Edmond Tubanambazi, First Counsellor at Rwanda's Permanent Mission at the UN Office in Geneva, speaks at a past event.

DR Congo’s weaponisation of ethnicity a warning sign, says Rwandan diplomat

Friday, June 26, 2026

Participants at the event pose for a group photo (Criash Bahizi)

SKOL, Rayon Sports keep bond alive with new sponsorship deal

Friday, June 26, 2026

A team of Rwandan secondary school students won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad on August 20, 2024, in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Over 30 Rwandan students to participate in international science competitions

Friday, June 26, 2026

Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026

The bridge was delivered through a partnership involving Dar, alongside other global alliance partners TYLin and Introba under the Sidara Company, in collaboration with FIKA Rwanda -- formerly known as Bridges to Prosperity.

Suspension bridge transforms life in Gasabo as Dar, FIKA Rwanda connect communities

Friday, June 26, 2026

Some of freshly harvested fish in Lake Kivu in Karongi District, western Rwanda. File

Investors expand fish farms as demand rises

Friday, June 26, 2026

Fibroids, non-cancerous tumors that grow in or on the uterus, affect an estimated 20 to 30 per cent of women of reproductive age globally.

Why many women live with uterine tumors without knowing it

Friday, June 26, 2026

A section of Bugesera Special Economic Zone. Courtesy

Bugesera industrial zone targets 70 factories

Friday, June 26, 2026

Mining lab technicians work at Nyakabingo Mines in Rulindo. The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board plans to launch commercial operations at its Geoscience Laboratory in September. Craish Bahizi

Geoscience laboratory set for commercial launch in September

Friday, June 26, 2026

A pig farmer carries package delivered by Zipline. The firm has helped improve pig farming through drone-facilitated artificial insemination.

Visible from space: New studies show Zipline’s expanding impact beyond healthcare

Friday, June 26, 2026

Workers on duty while renovating Huye Stadium. The delayed installation of artificial turf and drainage upgrades at Huye Stadium in the Southern Province will be completed in early August. FILE

Huye Stadium renovation set for completion in August

Friday, June 26, 2026

They discussed the Foundation’s partnership with Rwanda and ways to further expand opportunities for young people through skills development, entrepreneurship, job creation, and innovation.

Kagame meets with Mastercard Foundation delegation

Thursday, June 25, 2026