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Workers on duty at a construction site in Kanombe. The City of Kigali is working to reduce building permit processing from 21 days to between 7 and 14 days. Courtesy
Housing

Kigali: Issuance of building permits to be reduced to 14 days

Thursday, October 08, 2026
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Usta Kaitesi and Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi during the signing ceremony on October 6. Courtesy
Energy

Trade to energy: What is driving stronger Rwanda-Kenya ties?

Thursday, October 08, 2026
Rwanda Development Board Deputy chief executive Juliana Muganza and Moustapha Cissé, Deputy Director General of Senegal’s APIX, pose for a photo. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Rwanda, Senegal agree to link businesses, unlock investment

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
The instruments were signed at the conclusion of the 10th Session of the Kenya-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC), held in Nairobi from October 5 to 6. Courtesy
Business

Rwanda, Kenya sign 11 agreements to deepen bilateral cooperation

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Students take part in a practical exercise during a workshop at RP Kigali on May 14, 2019. File
Education

TVET enrolment rises to 40% as govt targets 60%

Tuesday, October 06, 2026
(L-R) Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Ernest Rwamucyo, Teta Gisa Rwigema, the Director General responsible for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,  Josphat Maikara, Director-General for Political and Diplomatic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Kenya’s High Commissioner to Rwanda, Janet Mwawasi Oben, pose for a photo at the 10th Kenya-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission for Cooperation (JPCC) in Nairobi, on Monday, October 5. Courtesy
Business

Rwanda, Kenya eye greater two-way trade, investment

Monday, October 05, 2026
Residents living near Volcanoes National Park watch as a mountain gorilla moves through a potato farm in Musanze District. In August, the government launched construction of a $49 million green village to relocate families whose properties and livelihoods have been affected by wildlife from the park. The village is being developed on a 50-hectare site in Rurembo Village, Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, with the first phase expected to accommodate 547 households affected by the park’s expansion. Courtesy
Rwanda

Inside the $49m village where families around expanded VNP will be resettled

Monday, October 05, 2026
The University of Rwanda Vice Chancellor Prof Didas Kayihura Muganga said the proposed development would offer different levels of accommodation, ranging from three- to five-star services. Courtesy
Business

Why University of Rwanda is planning a five-star hotel in Huye

Monday, October 05, 2026
The headquarters of the National Bank of Rwanda in Kigali. According to data shared by the Prime Minister this week, assets of different financial companies in the country currently stand at over Rwf16 trillion.
Economy

Financial sector assets surge to Rwf16 trillion

Saturday, October 03, 2026
Kigali Industrial Zone, Special Economic Zones, Eastern Province mining areas and Kigali Innovation City are among areas that will potentially benefit from reliable nuclear electricity. File
Economy

Nuclear energy plans open new opportunities for local businesses

Friday, October 02, 2026
Nyabisindu housing estate development covers more than 38 hectares and comprises 58 housing blocks
Housing

PHOTOS: Nyabisindu rehousing project works reach 41%

Thursday, October 01, 2026
Jean-Philbert Nsengimana, Chairman and Chief Curator, speaks about AI in healthcare, financing digital health, scaling African innovation and continental collaboration. Hotos by Elvis Ndateba
Technology

Nsengimana: Africa must build AI, unlock financing and scale health innovation

Wednesday, September 30, 2026