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A teacher during Mathematics lesson in Kigali. Teachers have been given a five-year grace period to upgrade their qualifications, with all teachers expected to have at least an A1 qualification. File
Rwanda

Teachers with secondary education given five years to attain A1 diploma

Monday, August 24, 2026
Exhibitors display their product at Mulindi. The EIF Country Programme 2026–2031 is strategic plan for using EIF funding and technical assistance to strengthen trade competitiveness over a five-year period. File
Rwanda

Govt approves Rwf5 billion scheme for SME growth

Sunday, August 23, 2026
Jean-Emile Tousch, Director General of SteelRwa Industries Ltd, cuts the anniversary cake alongside company staff during the firm’s 15th anniversary celebration in Kigali on August 21, 2026.Photo by Kellya Keza.
Featured

15 years of Rwandan steel: How SteelRwa has contributed to construction sector growth

Sunday, August 23, 2026
State Minister for Education Claudette Irere and NESA Director General Bernard Bahati award Leontine Uwamariya of ISF Nyamasheke, the top-performing student in the Ordinary Level who scored 98.7 per cent, in Kigali on Friday, August 21. Courtesy.
Education

Key takeaways from 2025/26 PLE, O-Level national exams

Friday, August 21, 2026
Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General Olara Otunnu. Courtesy

Otunnu pitches UN leadership experience, grassroots peace-building expertise 

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Heads of delegations from AFC-M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during the past talks held in Montreux, Switzerland on Friday, April 17. Courtesy.
Africa

DR Congo: Negotiators on retreat to iron out sticking issues in peace talks

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Miners work at GAMICO mining where the operations employ more than 1,500 people, in Nyarugenge District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

How does a city create decent jobs for its people?

Thursday, August 20, 2026
FERWAFA Secretary General Bonnie Mugabe speaks about hosting the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Qualifying tournament. Courtesy
Football

Rwanda FA promises successful Women’s Champions League qualifiers

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
President Évariste Ndayishimiye currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the African Union for 2026. Courtesy

When rhetoric tests responsibility: Burundi, Rwanda and the burden of African Union leadership

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Some of the 237 young people cheer during the official launch of the third cohort of Itorero Imbuto Zitoshye at Nkumba Leadership Development Centre in Burera District on Monday, August 17, 2026.

The example Rwanda is giving its youth

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Carine Umutoni, the Managing Director of Ecobank Rwanda Plc, and Jonathan Everett Shafer, Managing Director of Fortis Green Housing, exchange copies during the signing ceremony in Kigali on Friday, August 15. Photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico
Featured

Ecobank and Fortis Green Housing partner to make homeownership easier

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Xavio Imbabazi, owner of Golden Insects, inspecting compost at his farm. File
Agriculture

Certification costs threaten organic fertiliser ambitions

Monday, August 17, 2026