First lady Jeannette Kagame has urged Rwanda’s young leaders to look beyond professional achievement and focus on building strong families, saying leadership requires more than […]
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Rwanda sees decline in youth among people prosecuted
Young people aged 18 to 30 accounted for 40% of those prosecuted in Rwanda during the 2025-26 judicial year, down from 51% the previous year, […]
Rwanda puts community benefits at heart of annual gorilla naming ceremony
Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony took on a broader significance on Friday as the country showcased its model of linking wildlife conservation with tourism and […]
$200 million fund seeks to expand climate finance for East Africa’s farmers
A $200 million financing facility launched in Kigali on Friday will seek to make climate adaptation lending more accessible to smallholder farmers and rural businesses […]
Africa’s bean sector looks beyond higher yields to nutrition and markets
Beans are becoming more than a staple food in Africa as researchers, governments and businesses develop varieties aimed at improving nutrition, coping with climate change, […]
Trump threatens further Iran strikes as civilian deaths raise fears of wider war
President Donald Trump said the United States was prepared to launch further strikes on Iran “any time we want”, raising the prospect of a wider […]
Kigali to host Africa’s homegrown basketball championship in 2027
Rwanda will host the 2027 FIBA AfroCan, giving the country its first opportunity to stage Africa’s continental basketball championship reserved for players competing in domestic […]
Rwanda envoy joins Tooro Kingdom in mourning King Oyo
Rwanda’s ambassador to Uganda, Joseph Rutabana, has joined the Tooro Kingdom and its people in mourning King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died […]
PM Nsengiyumva urges Africa to turn agriculture into jobs, investment
Africa must overhaul the way it views agriculture and turn the sector into a major source of investment, jobs and economic growth, Rwanda’s Prime Minister […]
Kagame urges Rwanda development agency to ease path for investors
President Paul Kagame on Wednesday called for stronger efforts to attract private investment, increase exports and improve tourism as Rwanda seeks to build an economy […]