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Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
International

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74

Sunday, July 12, 2026
A May 28, 2026 UN Security Council meeting in emergency session on Ukraine. As sanctions become a common tool of diplomacy, questions are growing over who sets the rules governing their use.

The world needs rules for sanctions, too

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Delegates attend the official Market Open ceremony at the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 9. Courtesy
Featured

Ecobank marks landmark $450m Nature Bond listing at London Stock Exchange

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Some of the new generation HOWO trucks that were unveiled by Asia Machinery Investments Ltd, the official distributor and future assembler of Sinotruk (HOWO) vehicles in Rwanda. Courtesy
Featured

Rwanda set for HOWO truck assembly as Sinotruk unveils electric vehicle plans

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Rwanda international Jeannine Mukandayisenga
Football

Mukandayisenga relishes fresh challenge at China's Wuhan Jiangda

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
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Football

Mukandayisenga joins Chinese side Wuhan Jiangda

Saturday, July 04, 2026
A group of 15 Rwandan film professionals is in South Korea for a two-week training programme. Courtesy
Cinema

Rwandan filmmakers begin two-week training programme in Korea

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Waheed Al Bulushi, SalamAir’s Regional Sales Manager and Jitesh Sobhani Deputy Regional Manager - Mitravi GSA during the launch in Kigai on June 19. Photos by Kellya Keza..
Featured

SalamAir opens Rwanda office ahead of Muscat-Kigali flight launch, eyes expansion

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi during the signing of Washington Accords. File

Who sanctions the sanctioners? The missing accountability in international affairs

Monday, June 29, 2026
Passengers board Spirit Airlines plane. Low-cost airlines, often referred to as budget carriers, are airlines that reduce operating costs by simplifying their services. Internet
Aviation

What will it take for low-cost airlines to succeed in Africa?

Monday, June 29, 2026
Medics inside IRCAD Africa Campus in Kigali on October 6, 2023. The $32 million state-of-the-art facility stands as the continent's premier center for training and research in minimally invasive surgery.

A sovereign bet on science could save millions of lives

Thursday, June 25, 2026
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Basketball

Key things to know about NBA Draft process

Wednesday, June 24, 2026