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A pupil reads a book at Groupe Scolaire Kimironko II in Gasabo District. File
Education

How to develop children’s reading habit in the age of digital technology 

Monday, July 20, 2026
Watu East Africa General Manager Andrii Volokha speaks to The New Times in Kigali on July 9, 2026, about the company's plans to expand asset financing for electric motorcycles and smartphones in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Watu sets sights on expanding flexible e-bike, smartphone financing in Rwanda

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Emile Kinuma, Head of Growth at Watu Rwanda (L); Andrii Volokha, General Manager of Watu East Africa; and Airtel Rwanda Managing Director Sujay Chakrabarti (R), alongside other participants at the event, pose with a symbolic smartphone-shaped partnership board during the launch of a new smartphone financing initiative in Kigali on July 9, 2026. PHOTO by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Airtel Rwanda, Watu make smartphones more accessible with new financing deal

Friday, July 10, 2026
A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire speaks during a panel discussion at the inaugural Convention on South-South and Triangular Cooperation held in Kigali on Monday, June 22.
Technology

Why technology alone won't drive Africa's digital transformation

Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Participants, including senior executives from Airtel Rwanda and ZTE Rwanda, launch the smartphone package in Kigali on June 11. (Craish Bahizi)
Featured

Airtel, ZTE unveil smartphone package to expand digital access

Monday, June 15, 2026
Capital Market Authority of Rwanda defines a virtual asset as a digital representation of value that can be traded, transferred, or used for investment purposes through electronic networks. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI
Economy

Understanding digital money in the age of virtual assets

Thursday, June 04, 2026
The New Times
Featured

SKOL Malt launches “Fly to the Home of Champions” football promo

Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Left to right: BRD Chief Executive Officer Stella Rusine Nteziryayo; the Minister of State at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation, Yves Iradukunda; Kayco co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Kevin G. Kayisire, and the company’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Crepin Kayisire, chat as they visit the company’s merchant at Zaria Court Hotel in Kigali, on May 28, 2026 (Dan Gatsinzi).
Featured

BRD-backed startups achieve strong growth, deliver tech-driven impact

Friday, May 29, 2026
A young boy eats a sugary pastry outside a local kiosk stocked with sodas and processed snacks in a neighborhood on the outskirts. According to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, six percent of children under five in Rwanda are overweight. AI image.
Health

Processed foods, screen time driving rise in child obesity

Thursday, May 28, 2026
A midwife cares for a premature baby in a neonatal care unit at Kirehe Hospital. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda’s midwifery workforce grows to 2,400 amid high targets

Tuesday, May 05, 2026
A bank teller serves a client at Kacyiru Umurenge Sacco branch in Gasabo. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Technology

Internet banking for Umurenge SACCOs set for December 2026

Monday, April 27, 2026