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Vehicles and pedestrians wade through a flooded street in Gisozi, Kigali, on January 28, 2020. The government is rehabilitating the wetland to mitigate flooding in the area. File
Environment

Govt moves to shield economy from climate shocks

Tuesday, October 07, 2025
 Yusuf Murangwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, and Heike Uta Dettmann, the German Ambassador to Rwanda exchange documents during the signing ceremony in Kigali on Monday, October 6. Courtesy
Finance

Rwanda, Germany sign Rwf30bn agreement to boost inclusive social protection

Monday, October 06, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion during the inaugural Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Growth Symposium. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

Access to Finance Rwanda launches first MSME Growth Symposium, addresses financing, sustainability challenges

Sunday, October 05, 2025
Electric buses that transport commuters in Kigali City. Courtesy
Energy

What Rwanda needs to electrify 20% of its bus fleet by 2030

Friday, October 03, 2025
The forum aimed to explore South Korea’s policies and best practices that could help Rwanda’s private sector achieve sustainable growth.
Featured

Rwanda, Republic of Korea collaborate on shaping the future of Rwandan startups

Thursday, October 02, 2025
Gamblers playing in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Why Rwanda is raising the stakes on gambling regulation

Thursday, October 02, 2025
A woman receives her money during a transaction activity at Umurenge SACCO Kacyiru. File

Umurenge SACCOs in the age of mobile finance: Is mobile money adoption signalling a turning point?

Thursday, October 02, 2025
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, delivers remarks at the EAFF Congress in Kigali on September 30. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Africa’s $70bn food import bill sparks urgent call for investment in local farming

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
L-R: UN Women Rwanda Country Representative Jennet Kem and Equity Bank Rwanda Managing Director Hannington Namara sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating women’s economic empowerment and bridging gender gaps in finance and technology. Photos by Keza Kellya Raissa
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Equity Bank, UN partner to accelerate women empowerment

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
L-R: In Towanda, Pennsylvania, Traxys Head of Tin and Specialty Metals Ioannis Kallinikos, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the Rwandan Embassy in Washington, Arthur Asiimwe, Trinity Metals Chairman Shawn McCormick, Justin Uwiringiyimana of Trinity Metals, and Plansee Group Director of Global Raw Materials Eric Rowe, along with their delegation, witnessed the arrival of tungsten concentrate (WO₃) produced by Trinity’s Nyakabingo Mine. Courtesy
Business

In a first, Rwandan mining company supplies tungsten to US

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
AU Commission Deputy Chairperson, Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi, delivers remarks at the Joint Meeting of Health Ministers from Africa and the Caribbean. Courtesy
International

AU warns ‘fragmented policies’ stalling Africa’s digital future

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Prof. Toby Peters, Founding Director of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-Chain (ACES), addressing participants during the ACES Forum Open Day at the Rubirizi Campus
Featured

How cooling could redefine Africa’s food, health, economic future

Monday, September 29, 2025