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Economy

Kagame, Kazakh wealth fund boss discuss critical minerals investment

Friday, March 06, 2026
Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

Never again or never mind: Does sanctioning RDF free Congo?

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
A jaw crusher is primarily used as the first-stage machine to break large rocks into smaller pieces for further crushing in mining, aggregates, and recycling operations. Photo by MMI
Economy

Mining tailings: Turning waste into wealth

Saturday, February 21, 2026
The government has received at least 73 applications to invest in 10 mining blocks unveiled in mid-2025. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

Investor appetite grows as Rwanda opens new mining blocks

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Mining activities at Trinity Nyakabingo Mine in Rulindo District. Exports of Rwanda’s 3Ts minerals, Tin, Tungsten , and Tantalum, rose by 46.2 per cent between January and December 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

How Rwanda’s 3T mineral exports grew by 46%

Monday, February 16, 2026
M23 rebels arrive at Rusizi border after capturing Bukavu City in eastern DR Congo on February 16, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Can AFC/M23 save DR Congo from a Haiti-style collapse?

Friday, January 23, 2026
A view of Rubaya mining site in eastern DR Congo. Intenet

‘Blood minerals’ in DR Congo: Myth or reality?

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Rwanda’s mining and quarrying output rose 4.1 per cent year-on-year in November 2025. Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Mining output up 4.1% year-on-year in November 2025

Monday, January 12, 2026
A miner in protective gear works deep underground, manually breaking and sorting ore inside a narrow tunnel at the Nyakabingo Mining site on December 4. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Kagame talks Rwanda's mineral wealth, questions baseless narratives

Monday, December 08, 2025
Trinity Metals is positioning itself for a potential $30–50 million equity investment from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Economy

US development finance arm weighs $30–50m equity stake in Trinity Metals

Saturday, December 06, 2025
Expected by 2027, the plant will be able to process 60 tonnes of tungsten ore per hour. Nyakabingo covers a 1,600-hectare mining concession. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Trinity Metals plans $100m investment in Rwanda mineral operations

Friday, December 05, 2025
Geologists working inside a mineral exploration tunnel in the Southern Province. Rwanda has high-grade lithium deposits, identified primarily through a joint venture between Aterian Plc and Rio Tinto. Courtesy
Economy

Experts weigh in on how Rwanda can tap into lithium reserves

Thursday, December 04, 2025