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Residents undergo e-Indangamuntu registration process at a digital national ID registration site at ADEPR Church Remera in Nyabisindu in Kigali. Photos by Kellya Keza
Technology

Digital IDs: How registration is progressing so far

Monday, March 16, 2026
A Vuba Vuba staff member delivers the items that were shopped online to a client in Kigali. Courtesy

A new consumer protection law for a modern marketplace

Monday, March 16, 2026
Rwanda National Bank Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye and Gerald Nyaoma, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, sign the agreement on Wednesday, March 11. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

What Rwanda-Kenya fintech deal means for companies

Friday, March 13, 2026
The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) Headquarters in Kigali.The Development Bank of Rwanda has announced the third issuance of its Sustainability-Linked Bond. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
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PRESS RELEASE: BRD launches third sustainability-linked bond

Thursday, March 12, 2026
Agrifood entrepreneurs in Rwanda - applications are open for the IGNITE Challenge 4.0. Implemented by @impacthubkigali in partnership with the @worldfoodprogramme, #IgniteChallenge4 is seeking scalable, growth-stage startups, SMEs, and cooperatives working across Rwanda’s agrifood value chain.
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PRESS RELEASE: WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch IGNITE Challenge 4.0 to support agrifood ventures, drive job creation particularly for young women

Thursday, March 12, 2026
State Minister for Eduaction Claudette Irere speaks at the launch of the stakeholders’ sensitisation forum on the EAC Common Higher Education Area in Kigali on Monday, March 9. Courtesy
Education

Meaningful EAC integration requires strong higher education, says minister

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Delegates follow a presentation at the 2nd Rwanda Nordic and Baltic Business Forum in Kigali on Monday, March 9.
Business

Nordic, Baltic investors eye Rwanda’s green finance ecosystem 

Monday, March 09, 2026
The first edition of the expo took place in Kigali from March 7 to 8. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
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Ecobank empowers women entrepreneurs at HerAfrik Business Expo

Monday, March 09, 2026
Over 30 Rwandan industries and small and medium enterprises received certification allowing them to trade their products across African markets under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA
Rwanda

What harmonized standard certification means for industries

Sunday, March 08, 2026
I&M Bank Rwanda CEO poses for a photo with customers during the launch of new Berwa loan product on March 5. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
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I&M Bank to empower womenpreneurs through Berwa’s business advisory, Rwf400m loans

Sunday, March 08, 2026
Murenzi, Director General of the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB), and Cosmus Mukoyi, Director General of the Standards Association of Zimbabwe, sign the agreement in Kigali on Friday, March 6. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Congo-Brazzaville sign agreement to harmonize standards

Saturday, March 07, 2026
Group Vivendi Africa (GVA Rwanda), launched a new campaign dubbed “Igihe Cyawe Ni Iki” aimed at bringing more households onto its high-speed fiber network in Kigali on Wednesday, March 5.
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CanalBox rolls out ‘Igihe Cyawe Ni Iki’ campaign, offers free fiber installation

Thursday, March 05, 2026