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Sheikh Dr Muhammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organisation of Muslim Scholars, is in Kigali for a three-day official visit.
Religion

Top global Muslim leader in Rwanda for three-day visit

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Musinga joins a group of entertainers in drumming. The king is said to have enjoyed traditional music and dance. EP.0.0.6150, collection RMCA Tervuren; unidentified photographer, s.d. All rights reserved.
Art

Rwanda’s philosophy of heroism and the resurgence of praise poetry

Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Economy

VIDEO: Amid shrinking aid, refugees in Rwanda are finding new sources of livelihoods

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A landslide swept away their house, banana plantation and all the crops in the valley in Bushekeri Sector, Nyamasheke District in 2024. File
Environment

How high-risk districts are bracing for heavy March–May rains

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Workers filling milk at collection centre in Nyagatare District. Milk collection centres (MCCs) in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, have raised concerns over high electricity costs. File
Business

Dairy cooperatives seek relief from rising electricity bills

Thursday, February 19, 2026
The Senate has approved the revised national budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. File
Economy

Senate backs proposed 2025/26 national budget revision

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Students carry out a laboratory experiment at the University of Rwanda (courtesy).
Featured

Featured: Why international accreditation of UR’s 12 postgraduate programmes matters

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
(L-R) Andrea Bagnoli, WFP’s Representative and Country Director in Rwanda, Japan's Ambassador to Rwanda, Kazuya Nakajo; Ngoga Aristarque, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management during the hand over ceremony in Kigali. Courtesy
Health

Japan provides Rwf 1bn to WFP for refugee food aid

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Muslims around the world are beginning observances of Ramadan on February 18.
Religion

Ramadan, Lent begin together in rare overlap

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A tea plantation in Nyamasheke District. The state owns about 120,000 hectares of land, equivalent to roughly 500,000 plots, most of which are allocated to agriculture and forestry. Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure

Over 120,000 hectares of state-owned land idle, govt looks to put it to use

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A view of Rusumo model village that accommodates households affected by Rusumo power project in Kirehe District. File
Environment

3,000 sites set aside for settlement

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Delegates attending the Great Lakes Region Peace Forum visit Mutobo Demobilisation and Reintegration Centre on Tuesday, February 17. Courtesy
Africa

Great Lakes peace advocates pledge to fight genocide ideology

Wednesday, February 18, 2026