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The Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga during Car Free Day mass sports in which they raised $50,000 towards a $5 million campaign to procure Rwanda’s first Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) scanner.
Rwanda

Rotary raises $50,000 towards $5m cancer scanner

Sunday, August 09, 2026
Somdev Sen, MTN Rwanda's Chief Consumer and Digital Officer, addresses journalists as Chief Technology Officer Elijah Iragaba looks on during a media briefing in Kigali on Thursday, July 30. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

MTN Rwanda’s network upgrade with VoLTE to boost call quality, digital connectivity

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Rwanda will begin phasing out older mobile network technologies, with 3G services set to be switched off nationwide by June 30, 2027. File
Technology

Rwanda to phase out 2G, 3G networks

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
University of Rwanda is set to host Rwanda Institute of Computing (RIC), a specialised institution for advanced training in AI and cybersecurity, which is expected to launch in September.
Technology

New Institute of Computing to train next generation of tech leaders

Saturday, July 25, 2026
Customers at Bank of Kigali main branch. Starting on July 14, customers can now transfer up to Rwf10 million per transaction between bank accounts and mobile wallets. File
Editorial

eKash is a welcome step towards seamless regional payments

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo at the African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund (FAGACE) meeting in Kigali on Tuesday, July 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi and Kellya Keza
Featured

FAGACE unlocks Rwf80bn for Rwandan businesses, plans bigger investments

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Parfait Ishungure was appointed as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Arts on Wednesday, July 15.
Politics

Who is Parfait Ishungure, the new PS for Ministry of Youth and Arts?

Thursday, July 16, 2026
MONUSCO Deputy Head Vivian Van de Perre arrives in Goma with three FARDC officers.
Africa

DR Congo deploys ceasefire monitoring team to Goma as fighting continues

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Emmanuel Mugisha, aka Clapton Kibonge.
Business

The rise of influencer marketing in Rwanda’s digital economy

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Watu East Africa General Manager Andrii Volokha speaks to The New Times in Kigali on July 9, 2026, about the company's plans to expand asset financing for electric motorcycles and smartphones in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Watu sets sights on expanding flexible e-bike, smartphone financing in Rwanda

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Emile Kinuma, Head of Growth at Watu Rwanda (L); Andrii Volokha, General Manager of Watu East Africa; and Airtel Rwanda Managing Director Sujay Chakrabarti (R), alongside other participants at the event, pose with a symbolic smartphone-shaped partnership board during the launch of a new smartphone financing initiative in Kigali on July 9, 2026. PHOTO by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Airtel Rwanda, Watu make smartphones more accessible with new financing deal

Friday, July 10, 2026
Police officers on duty as fire engulfed SIGMA Industries LTD in Kigali Special Economic Zone, in Masoro, Kigali on November 26, 2021. File

Insurance should never be the last item on the budget

Friday, July 10, 2026