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Workers packaging fresh vegetables for export at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Rwanda's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 13.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Unemployment stood at 13.4% in May 

Friday, July 17, 2026
Students during a graduation ceremony at UR last year. Young people say there should be more investment in people in order to make the most of Africa's growing population.
Education

World Population Day: Rwandan youth urge greater investment in people

Saturday, July 11, 2026
A section of Kigali City Centre in Nyarugenge District on June 25, 2026. The country marked 32 years after Liberation on July 4, the ministry said Rwanda’s economy has expanded from $1.4 billion in 1994 to $16.3 billion in 2025. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Kwibohora32: Rwanda’s growth story in key figures

Monday, July 06, 2026
Graduates attend University of Rwanda's 2025 graduation ceremony. A new study found that university graduates earn 5.27 times more than young people with no formal education, even as more than 92 per cent of employed youth continue to work in the informal economy. Photo by Kellya Keza.
Economy

New study highlights stubborn youth informality despite employment gains

Saturday, June 27, 2026
Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR
Crime

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion at the workshop. Discussions focused on key human rights issues, including civic space and democratic participation, economic security and livelihood protection, access to justice, gender equality, social protection. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Never Again Rwanda forum hails human rights progress, urges action on remaining gaps

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Chengdu Financial City Twin Towers rise above the Tianfu Greenway in Chengdu, China. The large-scale urban development project combines modern infrastructure with green spaces and water features, reflecting China’s approach to integrating environmental protection into economic and urban development under the vision of building a “Beautiful China.”
Economy

People-centred modernisation, green development: What African countries can learn from China’s governance approach

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Officials and the graduates pose for a group photo at the graduation ceremony at Rwanda Polytechnic Kigali College, on June 12. The graduation held after completing a six-month training programme in geospatial and digital skills under the Innovate4DigiJobs initiative. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

EcoMappers graduates 40 youths for geospatial, digital economy jobs

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Youths who were assisted in creating jobs seeen here showcasing their products at Mulindi agri-show. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Making entrepreneurship the norm

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Participants of International Entrepreneurship Summer School pose for a group photo with their lecturers . Courtesy
Business

Trade Ministry tips students on job-creating business ventures

Monday, June 15, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) speaks to The New Times at the Africa Development Impact Forum, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Finance

UNECA's Gatete on debt, Africa's fight for a fairer financial order

Monday, June 15, 2026
Students showcase projects involving robotics and Artificial Intelligence during a competition on Feb 21. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Education

Inside mechanism to produce more female science teachers

Monday, June 15, 2026