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The 2026 Tour du Rwanda opens Saturday at KCC Roundabout, drawing cyclists and spectators to what doubles as one of Kigali's biggest street festivals of the year. Photo: COURTESY.
Showbiz

Your Kigali weekend, curated: Top events & things to do

Friday, February 20, 2026
Farmers observe hybrid maize varieties during a field demonstration aimed at promoting improved seed use and cultivation practices. COURTESY.
Agriculture

Rwanda bets on hybrid seed to close its maize yield gap

Friday, February 20, 2026
Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy
Security

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026
United States President Donald Trump.
Science

Trump orders US govt to release files on alien life

Friday, February 20, 2026
ACES’s Joseph Hakuzimana trains student Patience Niyigena in brazing during a 10-day refrigeration course. The session covers applying MAPP (Methylacetylene Propadiene Propane) Gas to joints with a filler rod, focusing on safety, precision, and joint formation. Photo by Clean Cooling Network | Benjamin Mugabo
Featured

PHOTOS: ACES offers essential brazing techniques for refrigeration systems

Friday, February 20, 2026
The final stage of Tour du Rwanda 2025 was cancelled due to heavy rain. Courtesy photo
Cycling

Cycling: What would it take to cancel a stage?

Friday, February 20, 2026
The newly constructed University of Rwanda headquarters in Nyarugenge Kigali. Courtesy
Education

Can Rwanda’s universities become engines of research and innovation?

Friday, February 20, 2026
Tour du Rwanda 2026 is scheduled from February 22 to March 1. The eight-stage race will cover 993 kilometres across Rwanda’s famed hills, with a punishing 16,608 metres of elevation gain.
Cycling

Bonus seconds, global stars and unpredictable Tour du Rwanda 2026

Friday, February 20, 2026
University of Kigali Logistics and SCM Staff and LEARN Logistics Staff pose for a photo during a visit at Zipline Centre in Muhanga
Education

Featured: University of Kigali steps up to support Rwanda’s logistics, transport transformation

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Rwandan cyclist Vainqueur Masengesho will lead Benediction Cycling Team’s roster as club makes Tour du Rwanda. Courtesy
Cycling

Masengesho headlines Benediction roster ahead of Tour du Rwanda return

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Sebigori after crossing into Rwanda on Thursday, February 19.
Africa

“Rwanda has changed,” says returnee from DR Congo

Thursday, February 19, 2026
The Defence and Military Adviser to Rwanda Mission to the UN in New York, Col Deo Mutabazi, delivers Rwanda’s statement at the opening of the 2026 session of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) on Wednesday, February 18. Courtesy
Crime

Silence on hate speech risks complicity in mass violations, Rwandan envoy tells UN

Thursday, February 19, 2026