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Workers packaging fresh vegetables for export at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Rwanda's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 13.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Unemployment stood at 13.4% in May 

Friday, July 17, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) medical personnel interacting with a patient during the nationwide free medical outreach campaign under the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2026. The initiative concluded on July 4 at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District as Rwanda marked the 32nd Liberation Day (Kwibohora 32). According to the statistics, more than 30,000 people across the country received free treatment for various illnesses, including over 8,000 patients who benefited from services at Munini Hospital. Courtesy.

How Rwanda's Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme is redefining national security and development

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Graduates attend University of Rwanda's 2025 graduation ceremony. A new study found that university graduates earn 5.27 times more than young people with no formal education, even as more than 92 per cent of employed youth continue to work in the informal economy. Photo by Kellya Keza.
Economy

New study highlights stubborn youth informality despite employment gains

Saturday, June 27, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion at the workshop. Discussions focused on key human rights issues, including civic space and democratic participation, economic security and livelihood protection, access to justice, gender equality, social protection. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Never Again Rwanda forum hails human rights progress, urges action on remaining gaps

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Participants of International Entrepreneurship Summer School pose for a group photo with their lecturers . Courtesy
Business

Trade Ministry tips students on job-creating business ventures

Monday, June 15, 2026
L-R: Ministers Damien Murwanashyaka, Antoine-Marie Kajangwe, Judith Uwizeye, Armand Zingiro, and Col Claudien Bizimungu.
Politics

Kagame appoints new ministers, ambassadors

Thursday, June 11, 2026
AWF CEO Kaddu Ssebunya

East Africa must give its young people power, not promises

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
A road construction project in Remera in Kigali. Subcontractors said they depend on bank financing to execute projects, making them particularly vulnerable when payments are delayed. Photo by Craish
Infrastructure

Contractors seek faster payments, fairer terms amid industry strain

Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Chief Gender Monitor Nadine Umutoni Gatsinzi said many cases of sexual harassment in workplaces go unreported because of fear, stigma, and possible retaliation.
Women

Women still face gaps despite workplace equality gains – official

Saturday, May 02, 2026
Gen (Rtd) Fred Ibingira addresses mourners during a commemoration event at Kigali Genocide Memorial, on Thursday, April 30.
Security

'This country's life is in your hands', Gen Ibingira tells youth 

Friday, May 01, 2026
Workers process roofing sheets at Safintra Rwanda at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Craish BAHIZI
Economy

What’s shaping Rwanda’s labour trends?

Friday, May 01, 2026
Workers at Pink Mango garment factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. The government targets 1.25 million decent and productive jobs over five years, or 250,000 annually. PHOTO BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Economy

Inside Rwanda's changing labour market

Friday, May 01, 2026