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The fourth edition of the iKON Film and Television Awards is set to take place on December 12, 2026, in Kampala, Uganda. Courtesy
Cinema

Expanded iKON Awards 2026 moved to December

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
MONUSCO soldier in eastern DR Congo. The UN Security Council has repeatedly called for the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups, including the Kinshasa-backed FDLR genocidal militia.

30 years of UN Security Council resolutions on eastern DR Congo: Has the world mistaken process for progress?

Monday, July 20, 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
Jacqueline Dushimirimana is a heavy-duty truck driver who transports cargo across East Africa. Courtesy.
Education

How new training centre raises bar for heavy truck drivers

Friday, July 17, 2026
World Trade Organization (WTO) Young Trade Leaders 2025-2026 pose for a photo with WTO Director General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Source: WTO

The future of trade will be written by the young

Thursday, July 16, 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
Rwanda

eKash harmonises Rwanda's bank, mobile payments

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Kabisa's fully electric heavy-duty truck that transports goods from Dar es Salaam to Rwanda. Courtesy
Infrastructure

What it’s like driving electric trucks across East Africa

Monday, July 13, 2026
Kenyan rally star Karan Patel and his co-driver Tauseef Khan delivered a commanding performance to clinch their fourth Mountain Gorilla Rally title. The three-day FIA African Rally Championship event concluded on Sunday. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Patel triumphs again in dramatic 2026 Mountain Gorilla Rally

Sunday, July 12, 2026
Bulldogg performs with Slum Drip at the I Am Hip Hop fest in 2024. The festival returns in August with a regional edition featuring artistes from Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. Photo by Willy Mucyo for The New Times.
Music

Over 30 East African acts set for I Am Hip Hop Festival 2026

Thursday, July 09, 2026
A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre) with AfricaNenda Foundation CEO Dr. Robert Ochola and Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Manager, Africa (Inclusive Financial Systems and Digital Public Infrastructure), Gates Foundation, display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations to accelerate the development and implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. Courtesy
Featured

Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Stock Exchange, Pierre-Célestin Rwabukumba, speaks at the 13th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Courtesy
Finance

Integrated capital markets key to financing African development – RSE boss

Thursday, July 02, 2026