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A sewage suction truck on duty in Kigali. Kigali generates approximately 3,240 cubic metres of wastewater per day, with about half discharged untreated into the environment. File
Infrastructure

Gasabo to get dedicated sewage system

Sunday, April 05, 2026
Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
International

Middle East war: AU urges social protection, flexible monetary policies

Sunday, April 05, 2026
Members of the African Women Leaders Network-Rwanda Chapter and during at a summit at the Parliamentary Buildings in Kimihurura, Kigali, on March 26, 2026. Photo/Courtesy

Sustaining the momentum of women’s empowerment for a stronger Rwanda

Saturday, April 04, 2026
PHOTO BY OSWALD MUTUYEYEZU

From pump to plate: Navigating the fuel price surge

Saturday, April 04, 2026
BPR Bank Rwanda Plc's graduates from its flagship skills and entrepreneurship programmes during the garaduation ceremony. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

BPR honours its skills programme graduates, unveils new scholarship initiative

Friday, April 03, 2026
I&M Bank Rwanda staff celebrate the two awards by Rwanda Women in Business Association (RWIBA) for institutional excellence and leadership in advancing gender equity. Courtesy
Featured

I&M Bank Rwanda recognised for advancing gender equity, inclusive growth

Friday, April 03, 2026
From left to right: Desire Kachenje, Senior Principal, Investments - Co-Develop, Antoine Sebera, CEO, RISA, Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Officer, Africa - Gates Foundation, Lee Naik, CEO & Regional President – TransUnion Africa, and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO, AFR on a panel during the 2026 Inclusive Fintech Forum in Kigali.
Featured

Beyond fintech: Why Rwanda is building digital public infrastructure 

Thursday, April 02, 2026
 GTBank Managing Director Yusuf Ayokunle and Blaise Gasambira, the Chief Executive Officer of RSwitch during the official launch of eKash payment system in Kigali on March 30. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
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GTBank goes fully interoperable with eKash, exits bilateral payment systems  

Thursday, April 02, 2026
A section of a residential house destroyed by a drone attack in Goma that killed three people on Wednesday, March 11. Courtesy.

Eastern DR Congo peace requires political will and confronting genocide ideology

Friday, April 03, 2026
(L-R) IMF team representative Albert Touna Mama, Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa and Central Bank Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye during a press conference on Thursday, April 2. Photos by Kellya Keza
Economy

IMF agrees $250m support to help Rwanda handle economic shocks

Thursday, April 02, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture told the senators that the government plans to increase the number of cattle artificially inseminated more than sixfold from 120,000 to 741,274 annually by the 2027-2028 financial year. Photo Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

New plants, drones to power cattle breeding expansion

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Workers on duty at a new temperature-controlled packhouse facility owned by Cold Solutions Rwanda at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
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Cold Solutions Rwanda’s facility launched to cut food losses, spur export gains

Wednesday, April 01, 2026