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Watu East Africa General Manager Andrii Volokha speaks to The New Times in Kigali on July 9, 2026, about the company's plans to expand asset financing for electric motorcycles and smartphones in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
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Watu sets sights on expanding flexible e-bike, smartphone financing in Rwanda

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Emile Kinuma, Head of Growth at Watu Rwanda (L); Andrii Volokha, General Manager of Watu East Africa; and Airtel Rwanda Managing Director Sujay Chakrabarti (R), alongside other participants at the event, pose with a symbolic smartphone-shaped partnership board during the launch of a new smartphone financing initiative in Kigali on July 9, 2026. PHOTO by Craish Bahizi.
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Airtel Rwanda, Watu make smartphones more accessible with new financing deal

Friday, July 10, 2026
Minister of Sports Nelly Mukazayire launches the Mountain Gorilla Rally on Friday

Top Kigali events this weekend

Friday, July 10, 2026
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Football

Al Hilal injects $300,000 into CECAFA Kagame Cup for next three years

Friday, July 10, 2026
The tournament will take place in Rwanda from July 24 to August 7. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Football

APR FC, Rayon Sports discover CECAFA Kagame Cup opponents

Friday, July 10, 2026
South African amapiano and hip-hop artiste 031 Choppa will headline the first anniversary edition of The Capital City Rave, scheduled for July 19 at Azzurri Club & Lounge in Kigali.
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South Africa's 031 Choppa brings Amapiano to Kigali stage

Friday, July 10, 2026
Delegates attend the official Market Open ceremony at the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 9. Courtesy
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Ecobank marks landmark $450m Nature Bond listing at London Stock Exchange

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Cross-border truck transporting fuel from Mombasa to Kigali. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Energy

New fuel supply deals could cut pump prices by 30% - economist

Thursday, July 09, 2026
BPR Bank Rwanda Plc, part of the KCB Group, has committed Rwf150 million towards the 2026 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally scheduled for July 10–12. For this year rally, BPR Bank will sponsor five crews, Karan Patel, Queen Kalimpinya, Oscar Ntambi, Tinashe Gatimu and Nikhil Sachania, together with their co-drivers. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
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BPR Bank powers Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally with Rwf150m boost

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Morocco is awaiting the results of a scan on leading striker Ismael Saibari (pictured) after he suffered a muscle injury that could rule him out of Thursday's World Cup quarterfinal against France. (Xinhua photo)

Morocco is carrying Africa's World Cup dream again

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Bulldogg performs with Slum Drip at the I Am Hip Hop fest in 2024. The festival returns in August with a regional edition featuring artistes from Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. Photo by Willy Mucyo for The New Times.
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Over 30 East African acts set for I Am Hip Hop Festival 2026

Thursday, July 09, 2026
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What young couples should check before saying 'I do'

Thursday, July 09, 2026