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Workers in sugar processing at Kabuye Sugar Works. Rwanda’s only major sugar producer, has increased output over the past three seasons. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Business

Govt targets 50% sugar self-sufficiency

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
CANAL+ Rwanda has launched a promotional campaign dubbed “Ririmba Urenze Imipaka”, the campaign runs from June 1 to July 19. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

CANAL+ Rwanda unveils rewards campaign, new content lineup

Monday, June 08, 2026
A new generation of East African artists is turning bedrooms into studios, using affordable technology to write, record and release music independently.
Music

The DIY blueprint: How independent artistes build careers from home

Saturday, June 06, 2026
District officials and FXB officials pose for a group photo with Community Volunteers who were recognized at the event
Featured

1,600 families rise out of extreme poverty through FXBVillage / The Light Foundation

Friday, June 05, 2026
RwandAir resumed flights on June 1 after almost three months of suspension due to security concerns linked to the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States. File
Aviation

Exporters welcome resumption of RwandAir flights to Middle East

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
African and South Korean foreign ministers on Monday, June 1, agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, technology, infrastructure, food security, health, climate action, peace and security.
Business

African, Korean ministers talk critical minerals, tech and trade

Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Miners on duty at Nyakabingo Mines in Rulindo District. According to NISR, the annual increase in the general producer price index was mainly driven by a 42.1 per cent rise in mining prices. Craish BAHIZI

Mining drives 19.3% rise in producer prices in April

Monday, June 01, 2026
Agriculture is the largest employer of labour, but at the same time agriculture is a great attractor for young people
Agriculture

AfDB bets on agriculture to absorb Africa’s 11m annual job seekers

Friday, May 29, 2026
Workers collect milk at Fromagerie Muhumyo in Gishwati in Ngororero District. File
Agriculture

Milk shortage slows cheese industry growth

Friday, May 29, 2026
Students have lunch under the school feeding programme at a school in Masaka, Kicukiro District, in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Education

Schools turn to iron-rich beans to cut feeding costs

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Agriculture remains a key sector in Rwanda. The population is about 14 million, and agriculture contributes about 20% of GDP while employing approximately 38% of the workforce.

Why farming startups fail – and how you can avoid it

Monday, May 25, 2026
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, delivers a keynote address at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda on Sunday, May 24. Courtesy
Economy

Economic freedom remains Africa’s unfinished struggle: AfCFTA boss

Sunday, May 24, 2026