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Claver Gatete addresses the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, held in Durban, South Africa. Courtesy
Rwanda

Gatete: Africa holds potential to process 30% world's critical minerals

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Officials and miners pose for a photo at the launch of the company's first sonic drilling programme at Nyakabingo Mine, Africa's largest tungsten producer. Courtesy 2
Rwanda

Trinity Metals launches new drilling programme at Nyakabingo to expand tungsten resources

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Miners on duty at Nyakabingo Mines in Rulindo District. Rwanda’s mining and quarrying sector posted a strong recovery in the first quarter of 2026.Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda's mining activity rebounds as output jumps 20%

Monday, June 22, 2026
Trinity Metals, Rwanda’s largest mining company, said exports from its Nyakabingo Tungsten Mine now account for up to 20 per cent of the United States’ monthly consumption of primary tungsten concentrate. Bahizi
Economy

What makes tungsten a highly sought-after mineral?

Sunday, June 21, 2026
L-R: In Towanda, Pennsylvania, Traxys Head of Tin and Specialty Metals Ioannis Kallinikos, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Rwandan Embassy in Washington, Arthur Asiimwe, Trinity Metals Chairman Shawn McCormick, Justin Uwiringiyimana of Trinity Metals, and Plansee Group Director of Global Raw Materials Eric Rowe, along with their delegation, witnessed the arrival of tungsten concentrate (WO₃) produced by Trinity’s Nyakabingo Mine in September 2025. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda now supplies 20% of US tungsten demand

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior commander of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal militia, FDLR, was, on March 1, 2025, handed to Rwandan officials by AFC-M23 rebels. Courtesy

Following the money: Inside FDLR's war economy and the networks that sustained it

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Jean-Malic Kalima speaks to The New Times during the interview in Kigali on June 11. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Business

VIDEO: How Jean-Malic Kalima built a career around service and investment

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe shares a toast with John Armiger, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy, during an event in Kigali on June 4. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Technology

PHOTOS: Rwanda seeks deeper cooperation with US in space exploration - Nduhungirehe

Thursday, June 04, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, and Burundi's Evariste Ndayishimiye meet in Bujumbura on December 22, 2024. Courtesy.

The alliance driving instability in the Great Lakes region

Thursday, June 04, 2026
Miners at Nyakabingo mines where machines pull 120 tonnes of tungsten ore from the ground every month. Photo by Craish Bahizi

The mine and the factory

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Trinity Metals has launched an advanced drilling programme at the Nyakabingo mine in Rulindo District.
Economy

Trinity Metals launches deep drilling at Nyakabingo mine

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Panellists engage in a discussion at the second edition of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2026) in Kigali.
Energy

Govt banks on industrial demand to advance nuclear power plans

Thursday, May 21, 2026