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Diamond Platnumz will perform in Kigali again on Saturday, August 29, at BK Arena Parking lot. courtesy

Kigali’s last August weekend offers music, culture, family fun

Friday, August 28, 2026
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye speaks during the opening of a two-day Eastern Africa Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Kigali on Monday, August 24. Photos by Kellya Keza
Rwanda

Eastern Africa taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to drive agrifood investment

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Rwanda is considering investing in a proposed oil refinery backed by Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote and planned for East Africa.
Rwanda

What to know about Dangote’s refinery Rwanda wants to invest in

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Workers on duty at former Pink and Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Craish BAHIZI
Business

Textile, leather firms eye bigger AfCFTA market

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Rwandan singers Nel Ngabo and Kivumbi King are set to perform at the 2026 Afrostrava Festival in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on August 15.
Music

Nel Ngabo, Kivumbi King take Rwandan sound to Czech Republic

Thursday, July 30, 2026
This six-month fellowship is aimed at final-year PhD candidates and recent PhD graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa. The placement runs from January 2027 at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C
Education

Seven scholarships, fellowships and grants open to Rwandans this August

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Rayon Sports president Abdallah Murenzi and BK Chief Digital and Retail Officer Desire Rumanyika during the sing ceremony in Kigali on Friday, July 17. Courtesy
Football

Rayon Sports seal Rwf1bn-per-year deal with Bank of Kigali

Friday, July 17, 2026
Kenya Airways plane at Kigali International Airport. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

A passenger cannot board a press release: The unfinished promise of Africa's open skies

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Waheed Al Bulushi, SalamAir’s Regional Sales Manager and Jitesh Sobhani Deputy Regional Manager - Mitravi GSA during the launch in Kigai on June 19. Photos by Kellya Keza..
Featured

SalamAir opens Rwanda office ahead of Muscat-Kigali flight launch, eyes expansion

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the conference held under the theme “The Pursuit of an Integrated Financial System Harnessing Payments to Drive Sector-Wide Impact and Inclusion.”
Featured

Rwanda Bankers’ Association spotlights payments as a driver of financial integration

Monday, June 29, 2026
A participant interacts with some exhibitors at the SheTrades Rwanda Trade Mission, held in Kigali from June 10 to 12. Courtesy
Featured

SheTrades Rwanda Trade Mission secures $4.5m horticulture export deals and leads

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Staff and management of KPMG Rwanda observe a moment of silence in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Rebero Genocide Memorial on June 18. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Kwibuka

At Rebero, KPMG Rwanda honours Genocide victims, roots for courage, unity

Tuesday, June 23, 2026