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Tourists during a guided tour of Nyungwe Forest National Park. File
Tourism

Nyungwe Park’s Rwf1.2bn revenue fund to finance six community projects

Monday, January 12, 2026
American YouTube and Twitch sensation Darren Jason Watkins Jr., widely known as iShowSpeed, is set to visit Rwanda in the coming days as part of his highly publicised Africa tour.
Showbiz

Who is iShowSpeed, the internet sensation expected in Rwanda?

Thursday, January 08, 2026
According to the Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025, Akagera was ranked the most visited park in Rwanda. Courtesy
Tourism

Akagera leads as visits to national parks surge 

Thursday, January 08, 2026
Passengers board a public bus during the launch of lanes for public buses in Kigali on December 2. Rwanda’s public transport sector saw steady changes in 2025.
Infrastructure

Transport: Major developments of 2025

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Imanzi Kayitare, the Founder of Rwandapreneur, addresses members of diaspora during a meeting in Rwanda
Featured

Rwandapreneur business forum rallies diaspora & partners to unlock investment opportunities

Sunday, December 21, 2025
Herbert Asiimwe, the Head of the Financial Sector at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, delivers his remarks at the meeting. Courtesy
Business

Rwandan investors to benefit from $150m regional financing

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
The author spent four days with park officials, witnessing firsthand how conservation is carried out in Rwanda’s largest national park and the country’s only home of the Big Five.
Tourism

What 4 days in Akagera National Park taught me about wildlife conservation

Saturday, December 13, 2025
Farmers from Shyira Sector in Nyabihu District celebrate after planting 4,000 indigenous tree species in the buffer zone of the Mukungwa River.
Featured

Could land restoration be Africa’s "new economy"?

Tuesday, December 09, 2025
The ongoing Kigali Urban Wetlands Project aims to rehabilitate multiple wetlands, restoring hundreds of hectares of natural landscapes and integrating green spaces, lakes, and pedestrian paths across the city

Kigali’s wetlands revamp inspires a new urban vision

Monday, December 08, 2025
Inspector General of Police CG Felix Namuhoranye speaks during the interaction with the media on December 5, 2025, in Kigali (courtesy)
Security

Police outlines measures for safe festive season

Saturday, December 06, 2025
A neighbourhood in Kibagabaga in the capital Kigali. The new district land use master plans for eleven districts, approved by the Cabinet on November 28, are expected to guide sustainable land use and accelerate major urban development projects, according to the National Land Authority. Photo: Courtesy
Infrastructure

Inside new district land use master plans

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
More than 470,000 people live in areas that interact with the park, benefitting through employment, small businesses, and daily coexistence with wildlife.
Tourism

How Akagera Park’s Rwf1.2bn community fund will be spent

Wednesday, November 26, 2025