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Officials pose for a photo with graduates during the sixth graduation ceremony of the Rwanda Academy of Finance, held in Kigali on Monday, December 1. Courtesy
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RAF graduates over 500 as Rwanda accelerates drive to become regional financial hub

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Bugesera Cycling Team is championing talent pool through Power to Pedals programme. Photo courtesy (2)
Football

Bugesera Cycling Team roots for talent pool through ‘Play Day’ series

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Workers on duty at DUMAC Mining Site in Rwamagana District on March 5. Rwanda’s mining sector currently employs 92,000 people, reflecting strong collaboration between the government, sector professionals, investors, and development partners, according to Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva. File
Economy

Mining sector records over 90,000 jobs

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Solar panels and wind turbines at a renewable-energy site. Expanding such projects will require extensive reskilling as Africa moves toward a just energy transition. Net photo

A just transition is a talent transition

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Delegates pose for a group photo at the launch of the framework to track entrepreneurship in universities, held in Kigali on November 28. Photo by Keza Kellya Raissa
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UR, NCST launch framework to track entrepreneurship in universities

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
People receive services from local government authorities after community work. Rwanda began its decentralisation process in 2000 to improve governance, reduce poverty, and enhance service delivery by transferring authority and resources to local governments. Courtesy

How decentralization and visionary leadership drive progress

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Workers at a mining site sift through mineral-rich soil using traditional panning techniques, as machinery operates nearby to support the extraction process. Courtesy 
Business

How African mineral wealth is being siphoned off before discovery

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
A neighbourhood in Kibagabaga in the capital Kigali. The new district land use master plans for eleven districts, approved by the Cabinet on November 28, are expected to guide sustainable land use and accelerate major urban development projects, according to the National Land Authority. Photo: Courtesy
Infrastructure

Inside new district land use master plans

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Banque Populaire du Rwanda (BPR Bank) staff pose for a group photo during the Umuganda exercise in Gikomero, Gasabo District, and Nyamirambo, Nyarugenge District, on Saturday, November 29.
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BPR Bank, RTC join residents for Umuganda, plant trees across Nyarugenge, Gasabo districts

Monday, December 01, 2025
Martin Mbonu, Chief Executive Officer of ComzAfrica (center, wearing a khaki sweatshirt), poses with his colleagues. Founded in 2010 by three Rwandans, ComzAfrica has grown from addressing airtime distribution challenges to powering digital lending, payments, electricity access, and other essential utilities for millions of Africans. Courtesy
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ComzAfrica marks 15 years of shaping Africa’s digital financial landscape

Monday, December 01, 2025
The dialogue brought together policymakers, commercial banks, MFIs, SACCOs, fintechs, civil society, and rural women to explore practical solutions that expand access to dignified and fulfilling work. All photos: Dan Gatsinzi
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Mastercard Foundation champions inclusive finance for young rural businesswomen

Monday, December 01, 2025
RSSB Headquarters in Nyarugenge District, Kigali. Last year, RSSB revised the contribution rate for employees in the formal sector from 6 per cent to 12 per cent of their monthly gross salary. Courtesy
Economy

Public pension assets grow 34% as contributions rise

Monday, December 01, 2025