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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
A group of Rwandan youth and their parents from Belgium are in Rwanda for a 10-day cultural study tour, captured here in Bugesera District on Friday, February 20. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Diaspora youth reconnect with Rwandan roots through cultural tour

Friday, February 20, 2026
A section of Remera residential area near Amahoro Stadium, which the City of Kigali has earmarked for redevelopment. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Editorial

City authorities must get balance between public interest and private land ownership right

Friday, February 20, 2026
Al-Hilal Omdurman will take on Gorilla FC at Kigali Pele Stadium on Saturday, February 22. Courtesy
Football

Al Hilal face Gorilla in bid to stay top

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
Panelists at the Multi-Sectoral High-Level Dialogue, held under the theme “From commitment to action scaling up regional competitiveness to unlock trade and prosperity in EAC,”
Economy

EAC pushes five-point plan to ease cross-border trade

Friday, February 20, 2026
Prof. Dr. Richard Gurgel from the University of Utah led the team that performed the sugery at King Faisal Hospital.

One refugee child’s impact on hearing care in Rwanda

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
Kalimpinya and Ngabo have been competing as a crew since 2023. Photo courtesy

Kalimpinya hails her co-driver as crew debuts continental rally

Thursday, February 19, 2026