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Aston Villa legend James Chester named a baby mountain gorilla Ndongozi, meaning “Leader,”
Tourism

PHOTOS: 22 names for baby gorillas and what they mean

Friday, September 04, 2026
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Volleyball

Cameroon deny Rwanda bronze at women’s volleyball champs

Friday, September 04, 2026
The New Times
Handball

Handball: U20 national team hungry for success at African champs

Friday, September 04, 2026
Former Rwanda Ambassador to Senegal Jean Pierre Karabaranga has called for greater mental and psychological preparedness among Rwanda’s women’s volleyball national team when facing top opponents on the continent
Other Sports

Volleyball: Karabaranga calls for better mental preparations after Rwanda falls to Egypt

Friday, September 04, 2026
Gérardine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice President, and Equity Bank Kenya Managing Director, Moses Nyabanda during the signing ceremony in Kigali on the sidelines of Africa Food Systems Forum 2026, on September 4. Courtesy
Rwanda

IFAD, Equity Group’s new $200m climate resilience fund to benefit 260,000 farmers

Friday, September 04, 2026
Officials visit Muvumba Multipurpose Dam project that is under construction in Nyagatare. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

New AfDB report urges Rwanda to harness domestic resources

Friday, September 04, 2026
A photo shows the comparison of the 16th century Mercator projection (left) with the Equal Area projection which African leaders say shows a more accurate size of the African continent. Courtesy
International

UN to vote on resolution to replace world map that shrinks Africa's size

Friday, September 04, 2026
Rwanda Development Board has announced a list of 23 distinguished personalities who will take part in the 21st Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony.
Tourism

Who will name baby gorillas at Kwita Izina? 

Friday, September 04, 2026
Anup Jagwani, Global Director for Farming and Agribusiness at the World Bank Group, and Sara Mbago-Bhunu is the Director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) East and Southern Africa Division during a side event dubbed “AgriConnect: The Road to 300 Million.” Courtesy
Agriculture

Global drive to finance 300 million farmers could expand to Rwanda

Friday, September 04, 2026
A section of a tomato farm at Murindi agri-show in Kigali. Rwanda’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan identifies $335.4 million in private investment opportunities by 2030. Courtesy
Editorial

Rwanda must make agriculture bankable

Friday, September 04, 2026
Kagame speaks during a “Conversation with the President” session with young people, on Thursday, September 3. Kellya Keza
Rwanda

Do self-reflection before setting out to fix society's problems, Kagame tells youth

Friday, September 04, 2026
Telesphore Ndabamenya, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza
Agriculture

Inside Rwanda’s major agric initiatives seeking Rwf20tn in financing

Thursday, September 03, 2026