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A fire gutted GOICO Plaza, the main market in the city, causing extensive damage on Saturday, October 10. Courtesy.
Business

Musanze fire exposes insurance gap among small businesses

Thursday, October 15, 2026
Graduates celebrate during a graduation ceremony at ULK in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

What happens when education ends but opportunity lags?

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Umukunzi works in her mushroom farm. She started mushroom project in 2018
Agriculture

Rural women cash in on mushroom farming, organic fertiliser

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
A fire gutted GOICO Plaza, the main market in the city, causing extensive damage on Saturday, October 10. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda

Insurers pledge faster compensation after Musanze market fire

Monday, October 12, 2026
Amen Divine Ikamba holds the dummy cheque for her $10,000 prize won at the AI Ventures Accelerator in Gurugram, India.
Technology

Rwandan startup wins $10,000 at India accelerator

Friday, October 09, 2026
Officials during a retail investors’ webinar held as part of World Investor Week 2026, which also featured a “Ring the Bell” ceremony on Wednesday, October 8. Courtesy
Business

RSE seeks more active retail investors as 24,000 CSD accounts are opened

Thursday, October 08, 2026
The event marks the conclusion of Ecobank’s 40th anniversary celebrations and the three-year “Transforming Africa Through Education” campaign
Featured

Ecobank donates digital devices to 40 SMEs in partnership with Vanguard Economics

Monday, October 05, 2026
Residents living near Volcanoes National Park watch as a mountain gorilla moves through a potato farm in Musanze District. In August, the government launched construction of a $49 million green village to relocate families whose properties and livelihoods have been affected by wildlife from the park. The village is being developed on a 50-hectare site in Rurembo Village, Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, with the first phase expected to accommodate 547 households affected by the park’s expansion. Courtesy
Rwanda

Inside the $49m village where families around expanded VNP will be resettled

Monday, October 05, 2026
Kigali Industrial Zone, Special Economic Zones, Eastern Province mining areas and Kigali Innovation City are among areas that will potentially benefit from reliable nuclear electricity. File
Economy

Nuclear energy plans open new opportunities for local businesses

Friday, October 02, 2026
Afri-Global Cooperation Programme (AGCP) and Property Power Room (PPR), signed a memorandum of understanding on September 30. Courtesy
Economy

Rwandan, UK firms partner to connect businesses to investment, markets

Thursday, October 01, 2026
Minister of Trade Antoine Kajangwe addresses participanats during the national celebration of the International Day of Cooperatives in Kayonza District on Friday, September 25.
Rwanda

Cooperatives urged to reduce reliance on government

Sunday, September 27, 2026
Books are kept inside a library at the University of Rwanda Huye campus. File

Africa must take books seriously as an industry

Wednesday, September 23, 2026