Fashion runway promoted peace, economic empowerment across Africa at Kigali summit, say organisers

The organisers of the 100 most notable peace icons Africa (MNPIA) summit, held recently in Kigali, Rwanda, say the event featured a fashion runway to promote cultural diplomacy and economic empowerment across the continent. Kingsley Amafibe, the...

Jesuits in Africa Welcome Elevation of Rwanda-Burundi Region to Province

Fr. Gasigwa, who has been serving the Rwanda-Burundi region since January 2021 as Regional Superior until his recent appointment, previously held several roles, including assistant to the Regional Superior, Treasurer, and Superior of the Centre...

IFC issues Rwf 24 bn 'Umuganda' bond to boost Rwanda’s capital markets

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has taken a bold step to bolster Rwanda's burgeoning capital markets by issuing its first onshore Rwandan franc bond in over a decade. This Rwf24 billion bond, equivalent to approximately $17 million...

Report: Rwanda's religious regulation laws that closed thousands of churches 'do not meet international human rights standards'

Zion Temple Celebration Centre is one of the churches that has been closed in the ongoing nationwide crackdown on non-compliant places of worship in Rwanda New Times Rwanda The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has determined that Rwanda's current...

From 'animal eyes' to VR: How Rwanda is modernising eye surgery training

Rwanda Tri-Nation T20I Series 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details

The Rwanda Cricket Association is set to host Malawi and Bahrain for a tri-nation series from July 18 to 27. The Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali will be hosting all 13 games of the competition. The teams will be contesting in a...

Rwanda secures over Rwf430 billion to scale up energy access

Rwanda nears completion of Rwf7bn mineral testing laboratory

An RMB staff demonstrates how to use Zetium XRF, equipment meant for determining elemental compositions of materials in various forms at the geoscience laboratory in Kicukiro District, Kigali. The lab capacity is to analyse bout 20,000 samples...

Did you know one RDF company produces a third of Rwanda’s seeds?

Gabiro Agro Processing Industry (Gabiro API), established by RDF through Agro Processing Trust Corporation (APTC), focuses on producing maize, bean, and soybean seeds locally to strengthen Rwanda’s agricultural self-reliance.

IFC raises $17mln in Rwanda’s second ‘Umuganda’ bond

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has raised Rwf24 billion ($17 million) through an Umuganda Bond to support the development of Rwanda’s capital markets, the second such instrument in more than a decade. The eight-year amortising bond is...

Rwanda, Antigua and Barbuda sign visa waiver, health, tourism agreements

Opinion: India’s strategic shift in Africa and the Global South

By engaging with key African nations, India can lead the Global South and also counter China’s debt-driven influence in the region By Sanjay Turi In the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 23, India launched Operation Sindoor and gave a...

BAH vs MAW Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update- Rwanda T20I Tri-Series 2025, Match 9

Bahrain will lock horns with Malawi in the eighth match of the Rwanda T20I Tri-Series 2025, set to be played at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali, on 23rd July at 5:15 PM IST. Get the best BAH vs MAW Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket...

Are schools ready for Rwanda’s new learning pathways?

High school teachers invigilate exams at GS Remera Protestant in Kigali. Secondary school head teachers are preparing to recruit new staff and assess current workforce needs ahead of the new learning pathways starting this September. Photo: file

OPINION: The Looming Ethnic Conflict in Nigeria

August 04, (THEWILL) — Nigeria is gradually tottering on the slippery slope of ethnic conflict reminiscent of the carnage that culminated in the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Sadly, ethnic rhetoric has defined Nigeria’s socio-political commentaries in...

Rwanda’s new line of defence on the battlefield is economic influence

Justin Nsengiyumva, economist-turned-Prime Minister of Rwanda

The Fraudulent Peace Accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda signed in Washington DC, June 2025

Campbell interrogates the recent DRC-Rwanda peace accord brokered in the US which he terms fraudulent; and poses the question: can the US and Qatar support peace in Africa amidst the militarization of the continent? Originally published in...

Rwanda: Cabinet Approves Mineral Exploration Licenses

The Cabinet on July 16 approved applications for mineral, quarry and exploration licenses, in line with continued efforts to boost mining in the country, according to a statement from the Office of Prime Minister. However, the statement did not...

What did Charlamagne Tha God say about Donald Trump? Radio host claps back after President calls him a 'low IQ sleazebag' 

On August 2, 2025, Charlamagne Tha God appeared on the Fox News program My View with Lara Trump, where he criticized Donald Trump’s second term in the Oval Office. In response, Donald Trump fired back at Tha God and called him a “racist sleazebag”...