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UN report ranks Rwanda among Eastern Africa’s fastest-growing economies

Saturday, August 01, 2026
Emma Uwera, founder and managing director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Women

Women-owned businesses rise as focus shifts to scaling up

Friday, July 31, 2026
Parliament has postponed all activities that had been scheduled for Thursday, July 30, following the death of Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament postpones all activities after Senator Mukabalisa's death

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Office of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning in Nyarugenge District. Rwanda becomes first Sub-Saharan African country to join EU business network. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy

Rwanda becomes first Sub-Saharan African country to join EU business network

Friday, July 24, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo during the 3rd Rwanda National Seed Congress 2026, which opened in Kigali on Monday, July 20. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

BK scales up seed financing as Rwanda builds a stronger agricultural sector

Tuesday, July 21, 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
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
Rwanda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Ronald Niwenshuti addresses journalists on Wednesday, July 8. Courtesy
Economy

Inside RRA's plan to raise Rwf4.6tn

Thursday, July 09, 2026
The committee chairperson Fulgence Nsengiyumva speaks during a presentation of a report by the Committee on Economy and Finance assessing the implementation of 2020 Senate resolution, on Tuesday, July 7. courtesy
Economy

Private sector urged to support industrial park development

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Ecobank Rwanda headquarters. Ecobank has launched its first dedicated agricultural lending facility, aimed at addressing the persistent financing gap in one of the country’s most critical sectors. Courtesy
Featured

Ecobank Rwanda launches first dedicated agriculture lending facility, offering up to Rwf2bn

Wednesday, July 08, 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
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Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026