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Gertrude Majyambere, Strategic Partnerships Manager at I&M Bank Plc, speaks during the women entrepreneur-focused training in Huye District, on October 23, 2026. All photos by Jean d'Amour Mbonyinshuti.
Featured

Rural women eye business growth through I&M Bank’s single-digit interest loans

Monday, October 26, 2026
Officials during Village Urugwiro discussions in 1998 to discuss the better way to govern the country after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. File

The long-term rebuilding of the civil service and state institutions

Monday, October 26, 2026
National Electoral Commission volunteer counts numbers of the votes during local government elections in Muhozi Villege, Bumbogo Sector in Gasabo on Saturday, October 25.
Elections

Youth want new village leaders to prioritise jobs, fight drug abuse

Sunday, October 25, 2026
Residents queue to cast their votes in Kigali on Saturday morning during the local leader elections. Photo: City of Kigali
Elections

Pay more attention to family disputes, Kigali residents tell new leaders

Saturday, October 24, 2026
Residents of Muhozi Village, Bumbogo Sector, Gasabo District, Kigali, lining up to cast their votes in the nationwide local leaders’ elections on Saturday.
Elections

Newly elected local leaders set priorities

Saturday, October 24, 2026
Various dignitaries who graced the graduation of over 1000 health professionals at UR.
Health

Rwanda’s first kidney transplant surgeons graduate

Saturday, October 24, 2026
NEC chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa said the provisional list of approved district council candidates will be published on October 26. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Elections

Elections: Over 1,000 submit candidacies for district councils

Friday, October 23, 2026
Delegates follow a presentation during the event to announce a 10-year agreement between Rwanda and Formula 1 to host the African Grand Prix in Kigali on October 13. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

African Union backs Rwanda-Formula 1 deal

Friday, October 23, 2026
The second round of the Rwanda Volleyball National League will move to the Eastern Province, at the newly built Kirehe Gymnasium on Sunday, October 26.
Volleyball

Volleyball league heads to Eastern Province for second round

Friday, October 23, 2026
Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates, wants to become the next United Nations secretary-general. Courtesy
International

UAE diplomat enters race to be next UN secretary-general

Friday, October 23, 2026
(L-R) Prosecutor General Angelique Habyarimana, RDF CDS Gen Mubarakah Muganga, RGB Deputy CEO Felicien Usengumukiza and Minister Of Local Government Dominique Habimana follow the presentation of the findings. Courtesy
Rwanda

A look at Rwanda’s governance performance across eight areas

Friday, October 23, 2026
A view of the newly constructed residential area in Bugesera.
Economy

From hardship to hope: Bugesera’s journey towards a new economic future

Friday, October 23, 2026