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According to officials no fatalities were recorded after a fire gutted GOICO Plaza, the main market in the city, causing extensive damage on Saturday, October 10. All photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda

No fatalities reported in Musanze market fire, officials say

Sunday, October 11, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva urged farmers and local authorities in Rulindo District to properly maintain agricultural infrastructure
Agriculture

Rulindo: PM urges protection of agric infrastructure as new season starts

Sunday, October 11, 2026
The launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) is a welcome step towards strengthening the continent’s voice in how its economies are assessed. Courtesy
Economy

Investor confidence key to success of Africa’s new credit rating agency, experts say

Saturday, October 10, 2026
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Usta Kaitesi and Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi during the signing ceremony on October 6. Courtesy
Energy

Trade to energy: What is driving stronger Rwanda-Kenya ties?

Thursday, October 08, 2026
A “smart city” is not merely a collection of cameras, sensors, or technological systems.

Smart cities: Innovation, smart management and knowledge sharing

Thursday, October 08, 2026
A health worker uses a medical device and an educational chart to explain the effects of cervical cancer to a woman in Kigali, on July 3, 2023. File
Health

How Rwanda is tackling barriers to screening of cervical cancer

Wednesday, October 07, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion at the meeting on Tuesday, October 2. PHOTOS BY Craish Bahizi
Featured

Rwanda ICT Chamber, EdTech innovators tackle learning gaps in schools nationwide

Tuesday, October 06, 2026
Marie Alice Kayumba Uwera, Executive Director in Charge of National Unity and Community Resilience at MINUBUMWE, addresses inmates convicted of crimes related to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi
Featured

Over 500 Genocide convicts begin reintegration training ahead of release

Tuesday, October 06, 2026
Rwanda is moving to expand its electricity capacity and accelerate the transition to clean, reliable power through Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Courtesy

How Rwanda can go nuclear without going deeper into debt

Tuesday, October 06, 2026
National Electoral Commission Chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa speaks to journalists in a press conference in 2024. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Elections

Elections: Here is the process to become a district mayor

Sunday, October 04, 2026
Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, a prominent campaigner for justice for victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, who died in France on Saturday, October 3. Courtesy
Rwanda

Tributes pour in for justice campaigner Dafroza Gauthier

Sunday, October 04, 2026
President Paul Kagame speaks during the swearing-in ceremony of Senator Wellars Gasamagera and MP Benjamin Niyonshuti as members of Parliament on Friday, October 2. Courtesy
Politics

Do everything possible to fulfil your duties, Kagame tells new lawmakers

Friday, October 02, 2026