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One field, two soil stories. Conservation Agriculture (left) keeps the soil covered, moist, and rich in organic matter. Conventional tillage (right) leaves it exposed, drier, and more vulnerable to degradation. The difference is visible. Photo: RICA.

Soil moisture: Rwanda’s most valuable agricultural resource

Friday, July 31, 2026
Members of the FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo were handed to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

FDLR and the Security Council: When UN resolutions become a substitute for action

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Florence Niyonkuru will have the Rwandans willing her towards gold.

The Commonwealth's greatest prize lies beyond the games

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Members of the Kinshasa-backed FDLR genocidal militia captured by M23 rebels were handed over to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Unilateralism is not justice: Rethinking sanctions against African states

Friday, July 10, 2026
A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Ecobank Rwanda headquarters. Ecobank has launched its first dedicated agricultural lending facility, aimed at addressing the persistent financing gap in one of the country’s most critical sectors. Courtesy
Featured

Ecobank Rwanda launches first dedicated agriculture lending facility, offering up to Rwf2bn

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Chilli farmers harvesting in Rwamagana. The government will increase subsidies on selected fertilisers for the 2027A planting season to mitigate the impact of a sharp rise in global input prices. Photo by Michel Nkurunziza
Agriculture

Govt increases fertiliser subsidies amid global price shocks

Friday, July 03, 2026
Passengers board Spirit Airlines plane. Low-cost airlines, often referred to as budget carriers, are airlines that reduce operating costs by simplifying their services. Internet
Aviation

What will it take for low-cost airlines to succeed in Africa?

Monday, June 29, 2026
A worker at Enviroserve Rwanda’s e-waste recycling facility in Kigali handles electronic waste. The circular economy model is being validated to improve production efficiency and promote waste-to-value investment. Photo courtesy.
Environment

Waste-to-value model tested to power circular economy shift

Saturday, June 27, 2026
Miners on duty at Nyakabingo Mines in Rulindo District. Rwanda’s mining and quarrying sector posted a strong recovery in the first quarter of 2026.Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda's mining activity rebounds as output jumps 20%

Monday, June 22, 2026
L-R: In Towanda, Pennsylvania, Traxys Head of Tin and Specialty Metals Ioannis Kallinikos, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Rwandan Embassy in Washington, Arthur Asiimwe, Trinity Metals Chairman Shawn McCormick, Justin Uwiringiyimana of Trinity Metals, and Plansee Group Director of Global Raw Materials Eric Rowe, along with their delegation, witnessed the arrival of tungsten concentrate (WO₃) produced by Trinity’s Nyakabingo Mine in September 2025. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwanda now supplies 20% of US tungsten demand

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) speaks to The New Times at the Africa Development Impact Forum, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Finance

UNECA's Gatete on debt, Africa's fight for a fairer financial order

Monday, June 15, 2026