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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
Technicians at OfficeHomeTechX pose with a trainee en route to a field assignment. The academy trains students in practical ICT skills through real-world projects. COURTESY.
Education

How one Rwandan engineer is helping IT graduates become job-ready

Thursday, July 16, 2026
The Radisson Blu and Kigali Convention Centre launched a week-long programme focused on sustainability, community partnerships and its next phase of growth during the 10th anniversary on Monday, July 13. Kellya Keza
Featured

Radisson Blu, KCC mark decade of driving hospitality growth, community impact

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
INTAYOBERANA Troupe's child dancers perform during a showcase in 2019. The cultural troupe is among Rwanda's long-standing groups dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional dance. Photo: Kigali Today.
Others

New dance contest seeks to professionalise industry, preserve culture

Monday, July 13, 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
Members of Parliament follow the presentation of a report by the Committee on Unity, Human Rights and the Fight against Genocide on its analysis of the policy adoped in 2020. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament urges review of unity, reconciliation policy

Thursday, July 09, 2026
The Paris Agreement sets the framework.

Africa can beat its Paris targets. The key is building NDCs with its youth

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Minister in charge of Emergency Management, Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Albert Murasira touring the exhibition by refugee youth doing agribusiness in Mugombwa camp
Rwanda

How 15,000 refugee households will become self-reliant by 2030

Monday, July 06, 2026
Senate President Kalinda speaks during the 32nd anniversary of the liberation of Rwanda. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Security

Liberation gains must translate into citizens' wellbeing — Senate President

Saturday, July 04, 2026
Louise Mushikiwabo, who is seeking reelection as the Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).
International

Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed'

Thursday, July 02, 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
A participant interacts with some exhibitors at the SheTrades Rwanda Trade Mission, held in Kigali from June 10 to 12. Courtesy
Featured

SheTrades Rwanda Trade Mission secures $4.5m horticulture export deals and leads

Wednesday, June 24, 2026