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Agriculture accounted for the largest share of employment, taking in 44.4 per cent of the workforce, up from 43.7 per cent in the same quarter of 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Agriculture

Farming leads Rwanda's modest job growth in Q1

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Workers collect cables at Legend Cables at Kigali Special Economic Zone on March 6. The number of employed people increased in 2025, with the employment-to-population ratio rising to 55.9% from 53.5%.
Economy

Statistics office reports slight rise in employed Rwandans

Thursday, March 26, 2026
A section of Remera residential area near Amahoro Stadium, which the City of Kigali has earmarked for redevelopment. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Editorial

City authorities must get balance between public interest and private land ownership right

Friday, February 20, 2026
A section of Remera residential area near Amahoro Stadium, which the City of Kigali has earmarked for redevelopment. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Law

Land termination policy raises questions over property rights

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
Workers on duty at Asanti Garment factory in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Unemployment falls to 11.7% in Q4 2025

Friday, January 23, 2026
Workers at Kitabi Tea Factory handle tea leaves. One million Rwandans are actively looking for government jobs. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Idle hands, Rwanda’s future

Thursday, December 04, 2025
Agripreneur Sakina Usengimana, Chairperson of Rwanda Youth in Agribusiness Forum, speaks during the Youth Forward for Agrifood Systems Transformation Forum 2025, on November 25 (courtesy).
Agriculture

New strategy targets over 800,000 youth jobs in agrifood systems

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
A child undergoes eye screening at Girubuzima Health Post in Burera District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Health

Govt expands eye, dental care at second-generation health posts

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Members of Parliament have asked the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) to distribute over 13,247 textbooks within three months. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

Education board given three‑month deadline to distribute 13,000 textbooks

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
Workers on duty at Asantii & Pink Mango Garment Factory in Kigali. Rwanda’s unemployment rate dropped to 13.4% in the second quarter of 2025, down from 16.8% during the same period in 2024, according to a Labour Force Survey released by NISR on July 29. File.
Economy

Unemployment rate drops to 13.4% in quarter two

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
A farmer tends to her cow in Kayonza. While Agriculture anchors the district's economy, 38 percent of household farmers still lack livestock in Kayonza, according to EICV7
Rwanda

Kayonza cuts poverty rate by 15% in seven years

Wednesday, May 14, 2025