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A landscape view of Kigali's Central Business District in Nyarugenge. Rwanda's economy grew 9.4% in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). File

Vision 2050: Reality or Wishful Thinking?

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Residents meet with officials during a civil registration exercise. Over the past 25 years, Rwanda’s decentralisation journey has brought decision-making closer to citizens.

Rwanda’s next decade of decentralisation requires urgent focus on delivery

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine Marie Kajangwe, addresses participants at the closing of of the two-day African Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali on August 26. Courtesy
Aviation

Trade minister calls for lower air travel costs across Africa

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Kenya’s Principal Secretary, State Department for Foreign Affairs, Korir Sing’oei (left) and Francis Gatare, President of the African School of Governance during the news conference in Kigali on Wednesday, August 26. PHOTO/COURTESY
Rwanda

Trust deficit 'keeps Africa’s single market out of reach'

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye speaks during the opening of a two-day Eastern Africa Hand-in-Hand Investment Forum in Kigali on Monday, August 24. Photos by Kellya Keza
Rwanda

Eastern Africa taps FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative to drive agrifood investment

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
President Paul Kagame, Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and Former South African President Thabo Mbeki arrive at Kigali Convention Centre for the inaugural Africa Mindset Reset Forum on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Politics

Leaders gather in Kigali for Africa Mindset Reset Forum

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Workers on duty at former Pink and Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Craish BAHIZI
Business

Textile, leather firms eye bigger AfCFTA market

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Members of Press and Content Creators follow President Paul Kagame's remarks during the press conference on Monday, August 24. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

Employers who fail to pay workers must be held accountable - Kagame

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
The Governor of Northern Province, Maurice Mugabowagahunde and other officials during a tour at opening of Northern Province Expo, which is being held in Musanze District. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda

You cannot build wealth through gambling, alcohol use, Northern Governor tells youth

Sunday, August 23, 2026
According to Meteo Rwanda, the country will record rainfall totals ranging between 300 and 1,000 millimetres in the September-December season.
Environment

Unusually heavy rains forecast for September-December season

Friday, August 21, 2026
A view of the solar powered irrigation scheme in Gabiro Agribusiness Hub on Saturday, July 11. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

AfDB plans to invest nearly Rwf590bn in Rwanda’s agriculture

Friday, August 21, 2026
Awtseana Welday Abraham, an Eritrean investor and owner of Lakeside View Lounge and Restaurant located on the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu District. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Rwanda

Rubavu: Eritrean investor caught in land lease dispute considers lawsuit

Friday, August 21, 2026