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Production of homemade beverages such as traditional beer urwagwa will now have to be approved by village health committees. Courtesy
Health

Homemade beverages now require village approval under new rules

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Emmanuel Mugisha, aka Clapton Kibonge.
Business

The rise of influencer marketing in Rwanda’s digital economy

Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The New Times
Rwanda

ICPAR sanctions seven audit firms, eight practitioners over quality failures

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Masaka Farms, one of Rwanda’s leading dairy producers, has temporarily suspended operations after a fire tore through its production facility in Kigali's industrial zoneon Saturday, July 11. Photo by Igihe
Rwanda

Inside the Masaka Farms fire: What we know so far

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Francesco Calvo, Aston Villa's President of Business Operations, and Janet Karemera, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Convention Bureau, officially unveil the Visit Rwanda–Aston Villa partnership in England.
Tourism

Aston Villa unveils Visit Rwanda as front-of-shirt sponsor

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Didier Deschamps (C), head coach of France, attends a press conference ahead of the semi-final match between France and Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Dallas, on July 13, 2026. (Xinhua)

Deschamps says Spain are World Cup favourites

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Customers at Bank of Kigali main branch. Starting on July 14, customers can now transfer up to Rwf10 million per transaction between bank accounts and mobile wallets. File
Rwanda

eKash harmonises Rwanda's bank, mobile payments

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
PHOTO BY RBA
Education

Over 258,000 candidates to sit O-Level, A-Level national exams

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Ongoing construction works at Muvumba Multipurpose Dam Project in Nyagatare on Saturday, July 11. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure

What makes Muvumba dam project important?

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Cross-border truck en route to Kigali from Dar es Salaam. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Energy

Govt set to receive first 40,000-tonne direct fuel shipment

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Farmers work in a potato plantation in Musanze. The government is set to spend more than Rwf64 billion subsidising fertilisers in the 2026-27 financial year. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

How Rwanda's fertiliser subsidy scheme works

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
A section of a solar-powered irrigation system at work in the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in Eastern Province on Saturday, July 11. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI.

10 major projects to boost agriculture production

Monday, July 13, 2026