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Africa

Goma’s streets, markets, and people one year under AFC/M23

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Emma Uwera, founder and Managing Director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds to farmers across Rwanda, works in her farm in Rwamagana District. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

From research plots to rural fields: How one seed entrepreneur is strengthening Rwanda’s food system

Monday, January 26, 2026
Jean-Claude Shirimpumu, a Gicumbi District-based farmer and chairperson of the Rwanda Pig Farmers’ Association touring his farm. Photo by Michel Nkurunziza
Agriculture

Feed shortages, imports drive up costs for livestock farmers

Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, speaks to journalists after addressing senators on January 19, 2026 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Agriculture

Government prioritises efficient land use to meet food demand

Monday, January 19, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo at the launch of the partnership on Thursday.

Rwanda’s seed sector set for growth with partnerships and BK financing

Friday, January 16, 2026
Residents take pictures of fireworks during the celebration of the New Year 2024. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Festive season: Do we have to reschedule our joy for the white saviour?

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Prof. Didas Kayihura Muganga, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rwanda speaks during an engagement meeting on December 13. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Featured

UR, NCST in drive to attract private sector in funding commercialisation of homegrown innovations

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Cross-border trucks parked at the Rusumo One Stop Border Post en route to Kigali from Dar es Salaam. File
Economy

Experts weigh in on bid to boost Rwanda's food sovereignty

Monday, December 15, 2025
Trainers posing for a group photo at the launch of Bank of Kigali’s Integrated Agribusiness Programme on December 5, where they will provide training in financial literacy and improved agricultural practices. All photos: Courtesy.
Featured

How Bank of Kigali is transforming farmers’ potential into prosperity

Sunday, December 07, 2025
Canisius Kanangire, the Executive Director of African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF).
Agriculture

AATF boss on Rwanda’s GM banana drive, Africa’s agri-biotech future

Saturday, November 29, 2025
(Top row) Farmers sort coffee beans in Ngoma District in March 2023. (Bottom row) A miner works at the Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District on March 6. Rwanda’s exports continued to rise in the third quarter of 2025, even as the country recorded a slight increase in its trade deficit, according to the National Bank of Rwanda. File
Economy

Coffee, minerals boost exports in Q3 2025

Thursday, November 27, 2025
Central Bank Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye speaks during a media briefing as the bank presented findings from its third-quarter 2025 Financial Stability and Monetary Policy Committee meetings on November 20. Photo: File.
Economy

Stronger exports, reserves help shore up Rwanda Franc in Q3

Tuesday, November 25, 2025