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Passengers arrive at Kigali International Airport following the launch of SalamAir's direct flights between Muscat, the capital of Oman, and Kigali on Tuesday, July 21. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

SalamAir’s low-cost Kigali–Muscat flights open new travel, business links

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Kenya Airways plane at Kigali International Airport. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

A passenger cannot board a press release: The unfinished promise of Africa's open skies

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Waheed Al Bulushi, SalamAir’s Regional Sales Manager and Jitesh Sobhani Deputy Regional Manager - Mitravi GSA during the launch in Kigai on June 19. Photos by Kellya Keza..
Featured

SalamAir opens Rwanda office ahead of Muscat-Kigali flight launch, eyes expansion

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
An artist's impression of the new Kigali International Airport in Bugesera. File
Business

Bugesera: Unpacking investment opportunities around new airport

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The two RDF officers pose for a photo during the graduation ceremony. Photo credit, Rwanda Ministry of Defence.
Security

Senior RDF officers graduate from Qatari defence college

Monday, June 29, 2026
Passengers board Spirit Airlines plane. Low-cost airlines, often referred to as budget carriers, are airlines that reduce operating costs by simplifying their services. Internet
Aviation

What will it take for low-cost airlines to succeed in Africa?

Monday, June 29, 2026
Passengers board a RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport. File (2)
Editorial

Open skies must become Africa’s next economic reform

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Passengers board a RwandAir plane at Kigali International Airport.
Aviation

What will it take for Africa to achieve open skies?

Monday, June 22, 2026
Trinity Metals, Rwanda’s largest mining company, said exports from its Nyakabingo Tungsten Mine now account for up to 20 per cent of the United States’ monthly consumption of primary tungsten concentrate. Bahizi
Economy

What makes tungsten a highly sought-after mineral?

Sunday, June 21, 2026
RwandAir officials and their counterparts from Nigeria's ministry of trade, pose for a photo after the announcement of the partnership. Courtesy.
Aviation

RwandAir, Nigeria to expand Africa cargo corridor

Saturday, June 20, 2026
The Carbon Markets Africa Summit 2026 will take place in Kigali in October. Courtesy
Featured

Zimbabwe case sparks calls for fairer carbon markets ahead of Africa summit in Kigali

Thursday, June 18, 2026
President Kagame, Togo’s President of the Council of Ministers Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and former Nigerian President Oluṣẹgun Ọbasanjọ, at the African Air Transport Convention and Expo in Lomé, Togo, on Monday, June 15.
Economy

Kagame urges greater air connectivity to unlock Africa’s economic potential

Monday, June 15, 2026