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A landscape view of Kigali's Central Business District in Nyarugenge. Rwanda's economy grew 9.4% in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). File

Vision 2050: Reality or Wishful Thinking?

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Residents meet with officials during a civil registration exercise. Over the past 25 years, Rwanda’s decentralisation journey has brought decision-making closer to citizens.

Rwanda’s next decade of decentralisation requires urgent focus on delivery

Thursday, August 27, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi addresses a meeting on May 1, 2024.

Mapping ties between Kinshasa, Western powers, and the FDLR

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine Marie Kajangwe, addresses participants at the closing of of the two-day African Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali on August 26. Courtesy
Aviation

Trade minister calls for lower air travel costs across Africa

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Yusuf Murangwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, said the transaction is part of efforts to diversify the country's financing sources. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Rwanda secures Rwf139bn in first-ever yen financing

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Participants attend the Africa Mindset Reset Forum on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

What's holding African integration back? Experts speak out

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
President Paul Kagame and High ranking delegates. The discussions explore how Africa can build on the dignity and solidarity of Pan-Africanism to establish Meta-Africanism as its next chapter.

60 years after colonialism, Africa eyes for a mindset reset

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Ange Imanishimwe embarked on a lifelong journey in biodiversity conservation.
Environment

Meet Ange Imanishimwe, tackling the pressure on Nyungwe’s buffer zone

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Workers on duty at former Pink and Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Craish BAHIZI
Business

Textile, leather firms eye bigger AfCFTA market

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
I&M Bank Rwanda CEO Benjamin Mutimura said the bank had recorded growth across key areas of its business while maintaining a strong capital and liquidity position. Craish Bahizi
Featured

I&M Bank Rwanda profit jumps 62% in first half of 2026

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
AI specialists work at the Health Intelligence Centre in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza.

Rwanda’s next AI frontier: Empowering youth to strengthen home-grown democracy

Monday, August 24, 2026
Cattles in Nyagatare based farm. Officials told participants of a consultative meeting that the district wants to raise its average milk yield from about 2.3 litres per cow per day to 6.3 litres next year and 15 litres within three years. File
Agriculture

Nyagatare rallies Kigali-based farmers in bid to modernise livestock farming

Sunday, August 23, 2026