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Passengers arrive at Kigali International Airport as SalamAir launches direct flights between Muscat, the capital of Oman, and Kigali on Tuesday, July 21. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Aviation

Oman's SalamAir launches direct flights to Kigali

Tuesday, July 21, 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
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
Some of the homes belonging to Tutsi residents that were burned by FDLR genocidal group members and FARDC soldiers during clashes with M23 rebels in Nturo Village, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. COURTESY

Can the ‘madman theory’ oust the Tutsi from their historical homelands?

Monday, June 29, 2026
‘Col (Rtd)’ Augustin Nshimiyimana, who graduated from Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in 2022, speaks during at Unity Club meeting on the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi and the struggle to stop it.
Africa

Former FDLR ‘Colonel’ on how militia funds its operations

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior commander of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal militia, FDLR, was, on March 1, 2025, handed to Rwandan officials by AFC-M23 rebels. Courtesy

Following the money: Inside FDLR's war economy and the networks that sustained it

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
RwandAir has announced a new codeshare and interline partnership with EgyptAir.
Aviation

RwandAir enters codeshare partnership with EgyptAir

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Rwanda Kent State student Patricie Mugabo sits in the cockpit of a Cessna aircraft before making her first flight. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)
Aviation

PHOTOS: Five Rwandans on pilot course in US make their first flight

Thursday, June 04, 2026
The discussions focused on aviation, logistics, and opportunities to support Rwanda’s regional connectivity and growth ambitions.
Aviation

Rwanda, Boeing explore aircraft financing amid aviation ambitions

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka addresses journalists in Goma in February 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

Kinshasa coalition blamed for killings, abductions in South Kivu

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Officials and mourners observe a moment of silence in honour of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Kigali International Airport after visiting Kamonyi Genocide Memorial on Friday, April 24. Photos by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka

RwandAir, partners honour aviation personnel killed in Genocide, uphold national unity

Monday, April 27, 2026