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Some of the 250 coffee delegates from Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America and beyond have taken part in hands-on field visits to coffee-growing communities in Rwanda. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

‘Build Together’: Rwandan women coffee farmers connect with global delegates

Friday, September 25, 2026
David Mwashumbe, Head of Tea Tasting at Silverback Tea and Sorwathe Ltd (centre), holds the Best CTC Tea award presented to Gisovu Tea Company Ltd for outstanding quality at the 7th African Tea Convention & Exhibition in Nairobi. He is flanked by Mombasa auction brokers for Gisovu teas, Michael Chemweno of Atlas Tea Brokers Ltd (left) and Boniface Njoroge of Combrok Ltd (right). ALL PHOTOS/COURTESY.
Agriculture

Rwanda’s Gisovu Tea Company wins top tea award for outstanding quality

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Workers on duty at Kigali Silk Factory in 2019. Photo courtesy
Economy

New investor could take over Kigali Silk Factory in July - NAEB official

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
15 November 2022: Kabuga listens intently to the prosecution case, The Hague. Source: UNIRMCT
Crime

Félicien Kabuga: A life of greed, genocide and impunity

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Female workers picking tea leaves in tea plantation. They work under AFESO, an association established in 2007.
Agriculture

International Tea Day: Scaling inclusive value chains in Rwanda’s tea sector – the SORWATHE experience

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Burundi's information minister Gabby Bugaga was found dead in the morning of Thursday, April 16. Courtesy
International

Mystery shrouds death of Burundi information minister

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Genocide survivor Beatha Muteteri's while sharing her testimony during the commemoration at Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on April 11. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
People

ETO Kicukiro survivor recalls betrayal, humiliation and the walk to death

Sunday, April 12, 2026
At least 5,396 tea farmers in the district are expected to benefit from the initiative designed to transform farming practices, raise incomes, and strengthen Rwanda’s position in the premium tea market. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Farmer training lifts tea quality prospects under Rugabano Outgrowers Services Company

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A farmers works in his maize plantation in Karenge Sector Rwamagana District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Soil is Africa’s hidden growth asset

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A landslide swept away their house, banana plantation and all the crops in the valley in Bushekeri Sector, Nyamasheke District in 2024. File
Environment

How high-risk districts are bracing for heavy March–May rains

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Visitors during a guided tour of Kigali Silk Factory. File
Agriculture

Concerns grow over underused Kigali Silk Factory

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Ongoing construction of radical terraces in Nyabihu District as part of the Volcanoes Community Resilience Project. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Rwanda

300,000 hectares need restoration in volcanic region

Thursday, January 15, 2026