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Kosmotive founder Blandine Umuziranenge (second right) receives the Girls Innovation Award during the YouthConnekt summit in October 2019. Courtesy.
Business

Inside Rwandan enterprises shortlisted for Africa’s Business Heroes

Thursday, June 18, 2026
A farmer sorts her maize at a drying collection centre in Gatsibo District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Africa has the right policies for Agri-Food Systems transformation – the major issue is the capacity to implement them

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Winners and officials pose for a group photo during the 2023 YouthConnekt Awards ceremony. File
Business

Top funding initiatives available to local startups

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Youths who were assisted in creating jobs seeen here showcasing their products at Mulindi agri-show. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Making entrepreneurship the norm

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Participants of International Entrepreneurship Summer School pose for a group photo with their lecturers . Courtesy
Business

Trade Ministry tips students on job-creating business ventures

Monday, June 15, 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
Shareholders pose for a photo at the launch of CHIC Finance PLC in Kigali. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

CHIC expands beyond real estate with new finance arm to unlock SME lending

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
BK Group CEO Uzziel Ndagijimana and Bank of Kigali CEO Diane Karusisi lead a press conference to share Bank of Kigali’s Q1 2026 Financial Results on Friday, June 5. Courtesy
Featured

BK Group posts Rwf27bn profit in Q1 2026, to scale up SME and agribusiness lending

Monday, June 08, 2026
Louise Mushikiwabo.

Why Louise Mushikiwabo deserves a third term as OIF Secretary-General

Saturday, June 06, 2026
Left to right: BRD Chief Executive Officer Stella Rusine Nteziryayo; the Minister of State at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Yves Iradukunda; Kayco co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Kevin G. Kayisire, and the company’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Crepin Kayisire, chat as they visit the company’s merchant at Zaria Court Hotel in Kigali, on May 28, 2026 (Dan Gatsinzi).
Featured

BRD-backed startups achieve strong growth, deliver tech-driven impact

Friday, May 29, 2026
Delegates follow the presentation of a new African Development Bank (AfDB) report in Brazzaville on May 27. Courtesy
Business

AfDB flags widening trade finance gap for African SMEs

Friday, May 29, 2026
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah speaks during the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Courtesy
Economy

Africa doesn’t lack capital for its development, says AfDB President

Wednesday, May 27, 2026