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Rwanda Development Board CEO Jean Guy Afrika, speaks during a past meeting.
Rwanda

New company named to operate national lottery

Friday, April 03, 2026
From left to right: Desire Kachenje, Senior Principal, Investments - Co-Develop, Antoine Sebera, CEO, RISA, Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Officer, Africa - Gates Foundation, Lee Naik, CEO & Regional President – TransUnion Africa, and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO, AFR on a panel during the 2026 Inclusive Fintech Forum in Kigali.
Featured

Beyond fintech: Why Rwanda is building digital public infrastructure 

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Graduates of the Grow 2 Scale (G2S) programme celebrate during the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, March 31, in Musanze. The two-year growth program designed to scale small enterprises and deepen inclusion. Courtesy
Featured

BPN-backed entrepreneurs triple jobs, expand markets as inclusion drive gains ground

Thursday, April 02, 2026
 GTBank Managing Director Yusuf Ayokunle and Blaise Gasambira, the Chief Executive Officer of RSwitch during the official launch of eKash payment system in Kigali on March 30. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

GTBank goes fully interoperable with eKash, exits bilateral payment systems  

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Rwanda Security Forces in Cabo Delgado in Mozambique. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Security

Rwandan troops in Mozambique for solidarity, not money – Makolo

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Farmers harvest their chilli plantation in Nyagatare District. Michel Nkurunziza
Agriculture

New facilities to improve chilli handling, reduce waste

Friday, April 03, 2026
Edward Kallon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe, and Rwanda's High Commissioner to Zimbabwe James Musoni during a press conference ahaed of Kwibuka 32 in Harare. Photo by Kelvin Jakachi
Africa

UN envoy warns Rwanda under FDLR genocidal threat

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Ggaba Early Childhood Development School where the attack took place. Photo by Uganda Police Force.
International

Four nursery school children killed in stabbing attack in Uganda

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Senators follow Minister Ndabemeye's presentation on Wednesday, April 1. courtesy
Agriculture

Senators question move to allow Rwanda Medical Supply to import veterinary drugs

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Rwandan professional golfer Celestin Nsanzuwera poses with his trophy following his triumph at the SunDev East Africa Johnnie Walker Classic in Diani
Featured

SportsBiz Africa Golf Championship returns in Kigali

Thursday, April 02, 2026
The New Times
Editorial

Kigali’s Green City should be a symbol of inclusive, forward-looking development

Thursday, April 02, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture told the senators that the government plans to increase the number of cattle artificially inseminated more than sixfold from 120,000 to 741,274 annually by the 2027-2028 financial year. Photo Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

New plants, drones to power cattle breeding expansion

Thursday, April 02, 2026