innovation

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "innovation" (7389 articles)
Workers operate mineral testing equipment at a mining facility, preparing samples and monitoring analysis results on December 4. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

How academia-industry ties are making Rwanda "next mining investment destination"

Friday, December 05, 2025
Growing interest in green finance is driving investment into renewable energy and environmentally responsible development across the region.

Green finance and ESG-linked investments: Catalyzing East Africa’s economic transformation

Thursday, December 04, 2025
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, with 24 teams competing across six host cities. Net Photo
Football

What you should know about AFCON 2025

Thursday, December 04, 2025
The first phase of the transformative Kimironko Commercial Complex worth $100 million is expected to redefine modern shopping, integrated services, and urban living in one of Gasabo District’s major commercial hubs.
Featured

GIC unveils $100m project to construct Kimironko Commercial Complex

Thursday, December 04, 2025
Rwanda strengthens its entrepreneurship ecosystem as the SIYB programme is integrated into Rwanda Polytechnic’s digital platform, following a December 3 handover at RP Kigali Campus in collaboration with the ILO and national stakeholders.
Featured

ILO, Rwanda Polytechnic partner to strengthen Rwanda’s entrepreneurship ecosystem

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
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
Attendees pose for a group photo at the launch of “K’avance,” an innovative overdraft service that allows users to complete essential mobile money transactions even when their wallet balance is low, on December 3. Courtesy
Featured

MoMo Rwanda launches ‘K’avance’ overdraft to keep your transactions moving

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
The event brought together participants from around the world, focusing on the 2025 theme, “Minerals for a smarter and greener future,” in Kigali on December 2. Photos by Kellia Keza.
Featured

Critical minerals take centre stage at Rwanda Mining Week 2025

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
A worker at Power Resources International, a mining company in Ngororero District, takes part in the coltan production process on March 4. Coltan contains valuable elements such as niobium and tantalum. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Critical minerals: 'Rwanda should do something about global overpricing'

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Telesphore Ndabamenye (left) and Solange Uwituze (right) were appointed by President Paul Kagame to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources on December 1. Courtesy
Agriculture

What awaits two technocrats at the helm of agriculture ministry

Wednesday, December 03, 2025
Rwanda is actively advancing its national nuclear energy programme, focusing on deploying Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and establishing a Center for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST).

Why Rwanda is betting on nuclear energy for socioeconomic growth

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Officials pose for a photo with graduates during the sixth graduation ceremony of the Rwanda Academy of Finance, held in Kigali on Monday, December 1. Courtesy
Featured

RAF graduates over 500 as Rwanda accelerates drive to become regional financial hub

Tuesday, December 02, 2025