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Winners and officials pose for a group photo during the 2023 YouthConnekt Awards ceremony. File
Business

Top funding initiatives available to local startups

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Officials and senior delegates pose for a photo during the launch of the report on the Women in Financial Services Rwanda 2025 Study, on Monday, June 15. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

Rwanda's financial sector has female leaders, but path to the top remains uneven

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Providence Umurungi, Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR),presenting the 2024-2025 annual activity report as Deputy Speaker Sheikh Mussa Fazil Harerimana looks on. File
Law

New human rights law broadens NCHR role, strengthens staff protection

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Some wedding cars for rent in Kigali. Courtesy

Marriage readiness should begin before the wedding

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) speaks to The New Times at the Africa Development Impact Forum, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Finance

UNECA's Gatete on debt, Africa's fight for a fairer financial order

Monday, June 15, 2026
A farmer works at a maize drying station in Gatsibo District in December 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Food safety is not a cost – it is an investment

Monday, June 08, 2026
Land technicians from the National Land Authority are conducting a nationwide field inspection of 611 private land surveyors across the country as part of an assessment exercise running from May 25 to june 12 2026
Rwanda

Govt to expand land surveying capacity with two more stations

Monday, June 08, 2026
I&M Bank Rwanda staff during a tree planting exercise in Kigali on November 28, 2025. More than 68 million trees were planted in Rwanda during the 2025-26 planting season, which began in October. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Climate action starts with us

Friday, June 05, 2026
President Museveni meets with African Union mediator, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyata and co-facilitators former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Mokgweetsi Masisi (Botswana), Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic), and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia), to discuss on eastern DR Congo crisis, in Kampala on February 3, 2026. Courtesy

African Unity: The contributions of retired and active diplomats

Monday, June 01, 2026
The publication of the 2026 Law on Virtual Asset Business in the Official Gazette took place on May 28. Courtesy
Law

What to know as virtual assets law takes effect

Monday, June 01, 2026
An aerial view of the revamped Amahoro Stadium at Kigali Sports Hub in Remera. Courtesy (1)

No, there’s much economic activity at Kigali Sports City

Thursday, May 28, 2026
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks during celebration of RNP’s 25th anniversary, held at Police Training School, Gishari, on Wednesday, on May 27. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Security

Kagame hails police for 25 years of service

Wednesday, May 27, 2026