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World Trade Organization (WTO) Young Trade Leaders 2025-2026 pose for a photo with WTO Director General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Source: WTO

The future of trade will be written by the young

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Customers at Bank of Kigali main branch. Starting on July 14, customers can now transfer up to Rwf10 million per transaction between bank accounts and mobile wallets. File
Rwanda

eKash harmonises Rwanda's bank, mobile payments

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Kabisa's fully electric heavy-duty truck that transports goods from Dar es Salaam to Rwanda. Courtesy
Infrastructure

What it’s like driving electric trucks across East Africa

Monday, July 13, 2026
Kenyan rally star Karan Patel and his co-driver Tauseef Khan delivered a commanding performance to clinch their fourth Mountain Gorilla Rally title. The three-day FIA African Rally Championship event concluded on Sunday. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Patel triumphs again in dramatic 2026 Mountain Gorilla Rally

Sunday, July 12, 2026
Bulldogg performs with Slum Drip at the I Am Hip Hop fest in 2024. The festival returns in August with a regional edition featuring artistes from Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi. Photo by Willy Mucyo for The New Times.
Music

Over 30 East African acts set for I Am Hip Hop Festival 2026

Thursday, July 09, 2026
A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre) with AfricaNenda Foundation CEO Dr. Robert Ochola and Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Manager, Africa (Inclusive Financial Systems and Digital Public Infrastructure), Gates Foundation, display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations to accelerate the development and implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. Courtesy
Featured

Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Stock Exchange, Pierre-Célestin Rwabukumba, speaks at the 13th Building African Financial Markets (BAFM) Forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Courtesy
Finance

Integrated capital markets key to financing African development – RSE boss

Thursday, July 02, 2026
Africa Hugh Masekela

The Africa Hugh Masekela sang about

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Trucks transport good under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). File

If Africa came shopping tomorrow, would you deliver?

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Minister of Trade and Industry Antoine Marie Kajangwe (R) and Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi during the signing cereomy on Monday, June 29. Courtesy.
Business

Rwanda, Kenya sign deal for petroleum importation through Northern Corridor

Monday, June 29, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo at the conference held under the theme “The Pursuit of an Integrated Financial System Harnessing Payments to Drive Sector-Wide Impact and Inclusion.”
Featured

Rwanda Bankers’ Association spotlights payments as a driver of financial integration

Monday, June 29, 2026