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Rwanda and Botswana deal is expected to unlock regional market opportunities for Rwandan businesses and deepen industrial collaboration.
Business

Botswana trade deal opens agroprocessing, manufacturing opportunities

Monday, May 11, 2026
The deals included a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement; an MoU on Visa Abolition for holders of all Rwandan passports; a Bilateral Air Services Agreement; and health, economic and trade and investment.
Editorial

It is time for Africa to turn to real continental trade

Friday, May 08, 2026
President Kagame addresses journalists during a joint Press Briefing in Gaborone on Wednesday, May 6. Photo by Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame hails Rwanda-Botswana ties

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, during his one-day working visit to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday, May 3. Photos by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Kagame’s Tanzania visit underscores strategic weight of bilateral ties

Monday, May 04, 2026
President Paul Kagame speaks during a panel discussion at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali. The 2026 edition of the high-level gathering is scheduled for May 14–15 in Kigali.
Business

What's on the agenda of Africa CEO Forum?

Sunday, May 03, 2026
This photo taken on April 15, 2026 shows containers at the Nairobi station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Nelson Asienwa/Xinhua)
Economy

Zero-tariff policy boosts China-Africa modernization drive

Saturday, May 02, 2026
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Economy

China will continue to facilitate trade with Africa following zero-tariff policy: spokesperson

Thursday, April 30, 2026
L-R: Paul Macdonald, FCILT: Secretary General, CILT International,  MUGABO Patrick, FCILT, CIPC: International Vice President and Chairman of the Africa Forum, CILT International and Jan STEENBERG, FCILT: International President, CILT International. Courtesy
Featured

CILT International elects Patrick Mugabo as Vice President and Chairman of Africa Forum

Monday, April 27, 2026
Africa’s own capital base has the scale to offset declining external financing – provided it is effectively intermediated and channelled into infrastructure, the latest State of Africa's Infrastructure Report shows.
Business

Africa’s non-bank capital pools cross $2 trillion mark

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Officials from Rwanda and Uganda delegations pose for a photo at the opening session in Kampala, on Monday, April 20. Courtesy
International

Rwanda, Uganda officials meet in Kampala to deepen cooperation

Monday, April 20, 2026
Rusumo One Stop Border Post between Rwanda and Tanzania.The EAC Heads of State have set an ambitious target to raise intra-EAC trade from about 15% to 40% by 2030. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

EAC’s NTB deadline: A test of political will and shared accountability

Monday, March 23, 2026
Murenzi, Director General of the Rwanda Standards Board (RSB), and Cosmus Mukoyi, Director General of the Standards Association of Zimbabwe, sign the agreement in Kigali on Friday, March 6. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Congo-Brazzaville sign agreement to harmonize standards

Saturday, March 07, 2026