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A view of the Balama graphite mine in Mozambique, one of the world’s major graphite projects. File

SADC’s critical minerals can power Africa’s structural transformation

Friday, August 14, 2026
NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora delivers his remarks during a past event. NCBA Group Plc profit after tax rises to KES 12.4 billion in first half of 2026. Courtesy
Featured

Press release: NCBA Group Plc profit after tax rises to KES 12.4 billion in first half of 2026

Thursday, August 06, 2026
Officials from different institutions inspect an electric bus and its underlying technology during Ozone Day celebrations at ACES Rubirizi Campus on September 16, 2025, offering a glimpse of Rwanda’s transition to cleaner transport solutions. COURTESY

Rwanda has decided to electrify its fleets. Now comes the hard part

Friday, July 31, 2026
A technician installs a solar panel on the roof of a home in Muhanga District. The government aims to encourage more households to adopt solar energy and allow surplus electricity generated by rooftop solar systems. File
Energy

Inside plan to buy solar power from households

Thursday, July 30, 2026
L-R Iris Irumva, founder and chief executive officer of Lead Access Ltd, poses with Nigerian entrepreneur and author Tara Fela-Durotoye during the Building Beyond You builders forum in Kigali
Women

Beyond the founder: Tara Fela-Durotoye’s Kigali lessons on building businesses that last

Friday, July 24, 2026
Electricity access had reached 84 per cent by June 2025, comprising both grid and off-grid connections. File
Editorial

The energy sector possesses huge investment opportunity

Monday, July 20, 2026
Officials and delegates pose for a group photo. Kigali is set to bring together global energy leaders, policymakers, investors and innovators for the Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth (RE4SG) 2026 Summit. File
Featured

Kigali to host 6th edition of renewable energy summit to advance Africa’s sustainable growth

Monday, July 20, 2026
A Rwanda Energy Group electrician checks on a power metre in the community. File.
Energy

Rising electricity demand putting pressure on national grid - experts

Sunday, July 19, 2026
Kabisa's fully electric heavy-duty truck that transports goods from Dar es Salaam to Rwanda. Courtesy
Infrastructure

What it’s like driving electric trucks across East Africa

Monday, July 13, 2026
A section of a solar-powered irrigation system at work in the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in Eastern Province on Saturday, July 11. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI.

10 major projects to boost agriculture production

Monday, July 13, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva visits the Nyabarongo II Hydropower Project, currently under construction along the Nyabarongo River on November 25, 2025. File
Energy

Floating solar panels on Nyabarongo dam could generate 200MW: PM

Friday, July 10, 2026
Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Chairman of Rwanda Atomic Energy Board, and Kirill Komarov, First Deputy Director General of Rosatom, co-chair the inaugural Joint Coordination Committee meeting on peaceful nuclear cooperation.
Energy

What's next after Rwanda, Russia sign nuclear energy deal?

Monday, July 06, 2026