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Lahiru Silva, Chief Business Officer at LOLC Unguka Finance, and Amit Chawla, Managing Director of Spiro Rwanda at the signing of the new agreement on Friday, August 14. Courtesy
Featured

Bridging EV gap: LOLC Unguka Finance makes electric vehicle ownership easier

Friday, August 28, 2026
Inflation averaged 9.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 and 13.2 per cent in the second, before reaching 14.5 per cent year-on-year in July. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Rate hike is necessary, but it comes with a cost

Friday, August 28, 2026
AFCM23 political coordinator Corneille Nangaa has condemned the Congolese government’s suspension of public universities.
Africa

Nangaa says universities in Goma, Bukavu to remain open despite Kinshasa’s suspension

Friday, August 28, 2026
Winners of the Best of Rwanda Specialty Coffee Competition 2026 pose with officials after receiving their awards in Kigali, on August 27.
Business

NAEB crowns top coffees at Best of Rwanda 2026, setting sights on higher export revenues

Thursday, August 27, 2026
King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, the Omukama of Tooro Kingdom in Uganda, has died at the age of 34.
International

King Oyo of Uganda’s Tooro dies aged 34

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Nooliet Kabanyana, Executive Director of Rwanda NGOs Forum on HIVAIDS and Health Promotion, speaks at a workshop for member organisations in Kigali earlier this year. Courtesy photo
Featured

Rethinking health financing as aid declines

Friday, August 28, 2026
King Oyo of Uganda's Tooro is reported to be in critical condition.

King Oyo of Uganda's Tooro in critical condition, officials say

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Bank tellers attend to customers at Bank of Kigali main branch in Nyarugenge. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Finance

How 8.75% central bank interest rate will influence household, business decisions

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) contingent of 20 medical personnel participated in the 6th EAC Armed Forces Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Week. Courtesy
Health

PHOTOS: RDF medical contingent takes part in EAC armed forces CIMIC week

Thursday, August 27, 2026
One of electric buses in Kigali. The government has opened a tender for the supply of 34 fully electric city buses for public transport. Kellya Keza
Rwanda

Govt opens tender for 34 more electric buses for Kigali

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Officials during the official ceremony to launch the construction of a Smart Green Village in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rwf5.5bn earmarked for tourism revenue sharing

Thursday, August 27, 2026
A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following devastating floods at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
International

270 dead after flash floods hit Nepal, China

Thursday, August 27, 2026