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Students and recent graduates speak with recruiters at the EBCR career fair at Kimisagara Youth Center in Kigali during a past edition of the event. COURTESY
Education

How career fairs help Kigali’s young job seekers enter the workforce

Saturday, June 13, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) addresses delegates during the Africa Development Impact Forum, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Rwanda

Amb. Gatete on Africa's potential to create jobs for over 50m youth

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Youth entrepreneurs, who benefited from a job creation initiative, display their products at the Mulindi Agri-Show in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The book industry: An overlooked engine of job creation

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Minister of Youth and Arts Abdallah Utumatwishima and YouthConnekt Africa Executive Director Yann Gwet shake hands on Wednesday, June 10, after signing the host country agreement for the eight edition of the YouthConnekt Africa Summit due in November.
Rwanda

YouthConnekt Africa Summit returns to Kigali

Thursday, June 11, 2026
AWF CEO Kaddu Ssebunya

East Africa must give its young people power, not promises

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Workers on duty during a road construction project in Kimihurura, Gasabo District. According to City of Kigali officials, the city aims to create more than 50,000 jobs annually, building on employment gains recorded in the 2025/26 financial year. Major sources of job creation include construction and infrastructure projects such as roads, housing developments, public facilities, and urban upgrading initiatives. Photo by CRAISH BAHIZI
Economy

How City of Kigali plans to create over 50,000 jobs annually

Monday, June 08, 2026
Louise Mushikiwabo.

Why Louise Mushikiwabo deserves a third term as OIF Secretary-General

Saturday, June 06, 2026
Candy Basomingera, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Sports delivers her remarks at the meeting. Courtesy
Rwanda

Sports sector to create more jobs as youth participation rises

Monday, June 01, 2026
UNDP Rwanda team poses for a photo at its office in Kigali

Blooming where I am planted, but never alone: Reflections on two years of leadership in Rwanda

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Intore Massamba, Mariya Yohana and Abdul Makanyaga, Rwanda’s most recognisable artistes will feature at Nicyo Gihe Beat.

Nicyo Gihe: Connecting a nation in motion

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Murekatete in her poultry farm. She turned job-hunting frustration into a thriving poultry business. Courtesy photos.
Women

How one graduate turned job frustration into farming fortune

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
The New Times

Meet the top 10 philanthropists transforming Africa through business and social impact in 2026

Sunday, May 24, 2026