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According to the writer, customers are not just buying what they see. They are buying what they believe they will experience. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Not all that glitters is gold: When service doesn’t match the story

Thursday, April 23, 2026
In March, Capital Markets Authority (CMA), the Ministry of Sports (MINISPORTS), and Rwanda Stock Exchange launched a targeted campaign encouraging athletes to invest through the regulated market. File

Discipline beyond the game: Investing for life after success

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Some of the electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File.
Editorial

Government must lead Rwanda’s electric transition

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Field preparation and planting using minimal tillage methods. A key and the first of the principles of conservation agriculture, this practice supports healthy soils by improving water infiltration, preventing erosion, and sustaining microorganisms. (Photo Courtesy: RICA)

Stop ploughing blindly: Our soils need a new approach

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Tensions between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) started on April 15, 2023.

A nation divided: Sudan three years after the guns first fired

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Recent monetary tightening by the National Bank of Rwanda reflects a necessary response to inflationary pressures, particularly those driven by external shocks. Dan Gatsinzi

Households feel the squeeze as living costs continue to rise

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Over 4,000 Banyamulenge during a peaceful march demanding international action to stop violence and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Minembwe, eastern DR Congo, in Washington D.C. on Monday,
Editorial

The world must act for Banyamulenge now

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
French soldiers who were in operation turquoise. Internet

Kwibuka 32: France and the reorganisation of Rwanda’s interim government in exile

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Some Made-In-Rwanda brands.

Many African brands don’t have a marketing problem. They have a clarity problem

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
A genocide suspect during a Gacaca hearing in the former Byumba currently Northern Province. File

Life and memory beyond just forgiveness

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
According to Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority, petrol now costs Rwf2,938 per litre, up 48 percent in six weeks. Diesel has been held at Rwf2,205 through deliberate government intervention. FILE
Editorial

Rising oil shocks demand a culture of frugality

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The historical site of “Ku nzoga za Rubingo” is located on Mount Jali, in Jali Sector, Gasabo District

Inside the mystery of Ku nzoga za Rubingo

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
According to Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority, petrol now costs Rwf2,938 per litre, up 48 percent in six weeks. Diesel has been held at Rwf2,205 through deliberate government intervention. FILE

How Rwanda is navigating the US–Iran war fallout

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
European mercenaries who surrendered to AFC/M23 rebels cross into Rwanda, where they were facilitated for repatriation to their home countries on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The borders of other people’s wars

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Youths light candles in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during the 2018 Our Past edition at Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

Youth, memory, and responsibility: Reflecting on engagement during Kwibuka

Monday, April 20, 2026
A liquefied petroleum gas shop in Remera, Kigali. File

Why Rwanda must never let a good energy crisis go to waste

Monday, April 20, 2026
Delegates from AFCM23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during talks held in Montreux, Switzerland. Courtesy..
Editorial

Let the Swiss talks build trust, not false triumphalism

Monday, April 20, 2026
A dignified burial of 153 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial , the former Ntarama Catholic Church in Bugesera District on Wednesday, April 15.  Photo by Craish Bahizi

Kwibuka 32: Holding hope while honoring memory and humanity

Monday, April 20, 2026
Some clients have lunch at a restaurant in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana

Are you welcoming customers or waiting for them to prove they matter?

Monday, April 20, 2026
Clients at Biryogo Car Free Zone in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

A growing service economy held back by silence and weak accountability

Monday, April 20, 2026