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A farmer works in her avocado plantation in Nyamagabe District on April 29, 2022. Although avocados are grown nationwide, production is concentrated in districts such as Gisagara, Huye, Nyagatare, Nyanza and Rusizi. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Why Gisagara district is pushing for an avocado processing plant

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A vendor navigates a busy open-air market balancing a large wicker basket overhead, loaded with a mixed assortment of fresh produce including tomatoes, carrots, citrus fruits, and green mangoes. This image illustrates several critical cold chain failures at the first-mile transportation stage. Photo By: Calorine Namara
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PHOTOS: Saving the harvest: How ACES is helping farmers close Rwanda’s cold-chain gap

Friday, May 29, 2026
Students have lunch under the school feeding programme at a school in Masaka, Kicukiro District, in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Education

Schools turn to iron-rich beans to cut feeding costs

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Beyond the harvest, the real work begins beneath the surface. Leaving crop residues allows the farmers to return essential nutrients to the land, mimicking the natural protection of cover crops to build organic matter, keep soil moisture and combat erosion (Photo courtesy: RICA).

Naked soil, vanishing harvests: The hidden disaster beneath uncovered fields

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Workers during a maize plantation where solar powered irrigation is installed. The district has also partnered with the Rwanda Environment Management Authority to expand solar-powered irrigation systems.
Agriculture

Technology boosts Kirehe’s food security drive

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, delivers a keynote address at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday, May 24. Courtesy
Economy

Economic freedom remains Africa’s unfinished struggle: AfCFTA boss

Sunday, May 24, 2026
Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director, Hannington Namara (second L), and Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi (third L), along with other officials as the Group announce results for the 2026 first quarter financial performance on May 19 (courtesy).
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Equity Bank Rwanda posts 36% profit surge in Q1 2026 as Group expands regional digital-led growth

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Equity Group and International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of World Bank Group sign a major partnership agreement in Kigali on Wednesday, May 13. Photos by Craish Bahizi
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New Equity Group, IFC deal to drive jobs in agriculture, creative economy

Thursday, May 14, 2026
President Paul Kagame meets with Álvaro Lario, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development on the sidelines of the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on May 12. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Agriculture

Kagame, IFAD chief discuss expanding agric partnership

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Members of Twisungane Cooperative work in the potato plantation in Muko Sector in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

What Africa can learn from Rwanda’s women farmers

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
Governor of National Bank of Rwanda Soraya Hakuziyaremye addresses at the ZEP-RE annual meetings in Kigali, on Monday, May 4. Courtesy
Economy

Low insurance penetration worries African policymakers

Tuesday, May 05, 2026
This photo taken on April 15, 2026 shows containers at the Nairobi station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Nelson Asienwa/Xinhua)
Economy

Zero-tariff policy boosts China-Africa modernization drive

Saturday, May 02, 2026