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A group of Rwandan youth and their parents from Belgium are in Rwanda for a 10-day cultural study tour, captured here in Bugesera District on Friday, February 20. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Diaspora youth reconnect with Rwandan roots through cultural tour

Friday, February 20, 2026
Rwanda's high commission in the United Kingdom has launched “Nshuti”, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot aimed at enhancing service delivery. Courtesy
Technology

Rwanda high commission in UK deploys AI to enhance service delivery

Friday, February 20, 2026
More than 120,000 hectares of state-owned land are lying idle countrywide. Courtesy
Editorial

Reallocating idle state-owned land is timely, but caution must be exercised

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Mutesi Rusagara, the Minister of State for Resource Mobilisation and Public Investment in the Ministry of Finance, delivers her remarks. Courtesy
Environment

Private capital key as Rwanda eyes $12bn for climate action

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Teddy Mpinganzima Mugabo, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Green Fund and Chief Executive Officer of I&M Bank Rwanda, Benjamin Mutimura, during the signing ceremony in Kigali on February 17. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

I&M Bank, Rwanda Green Fund partner to drive agritech SMEs’ growth

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A section of Rusororo Cemetery in Gasabo District. The Cemetery was established in 2011 was initially projected to meet Kigali’s burial needs until about 2029. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

As Rusororo cemetery fills up, what lies ahead?

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
President Paul Kagame meets with Adam Silver, Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and Mark Tatum, Deputy Commissioner of the league on Monday, February 16.Photo by Village Urugwiro
Basketball

Kagame, NBA boss hold talks

Monday, February 16, 2026
The AFCM23 movement has said it does not recognize the ceasefire proposed by Angolan President João Lourenço despite the Congolese government’s formal acceptance of the initiative.
Africa

AFC/M23 'does not recognise' Luanda-initiated ceasefire

Monday, February 16, 2026
Minister of Youth and Arts Abdallah Utumatwishima addresses participants during the graduation ceremony of the third cohort of ArtRwanda-Ubuhanzi Xperience at the Kigali Cultural Village on Friday, February 13. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

National arts policy expected in May, says minister

Friday, February 13, 2026
Actress Rosine Bazongere during her walk of 160 kilometres from Kigali to Nyagatare, for raising awareness and mobilising support for girls who cannot afford essential menstrual hygiene products. Photo
Women

VIDEO & PHOTOS: Actress Bazongere walks 160 kilometers to raise awareness about menstrual health

Friday, February 13, 2026
The New Times
Basketball

NFL star Rugamba drives push to introduce ‘flag football’ in Rwanda

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva virtually participates in the 43rd session of the Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee of the African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) on Tuesday, February 10. Courtesy
Rwanda

Africa must drive its own dev't agenda, says PM Nsengiyumva

Tuesday, February 10, 2026