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Bank of Tanzania. INTERNET PHOTO
Africa

Tanzania central bank raises policy rate to 6%

Friday, April 05, 2024
One of the houses in Rulindo District in which police officers found underground tunnels being used by illegal miners to steal cassiterite from a nearby concession. All photos courtesy of RNP
Crime

Rulindo: Police officers uncover underground tunnels used by mineral thieves

Tuesday, April 02, 2024
Some of the suspected minerals thieves arrested during the operations against illegal mineral dealers. Courtesy
Crime

0ver 40 arrested as Police intensifies operations against illegal mineral trade and theft

Saturday, March 30, 2024
East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) troops previously deployed in eastern DR Congo with M23 rebels' representatives during the latter's 2023 handover of swathes of territory captured from the Congolese army. The rebels handed over previously captured territory and followed through with a ceasefire process before the Congolese government latter forced EACRF out of the country. Courtesy

Demystifying the deceptive narrative about Rwanda's role in conflicts in DR Congo and Mozambique

Saturday, March 30, 2024
Panelists during a discussion at the third edition of the Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum which started in Kigali on Monday, March 18. All photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Business

Can Rwanda-Zim business community drive AfCFTA realization?

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr Vincent Biruta addresses delegates during the third edition of the Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum which started in Kigali on Monday March 18. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Business

Rwanda-Zimbabwe trade increases by 50 per cent

Monday, March 18, 2024
The event was organised by Solid Minds, a counselling clinic and independent outpatient centre for mental healthcare, research, and training, based in Kigali.
Featured

FEATURED: Solid Minds, Mastercard Foundation partner to revolutionise mental health support for students in Africa

Friday, March 15, 2024
Inside Inyange Industries with glass bottles that are mainly used in conferences in Kigali. According to the Ministry of Trade and Industry, demand for glass bottles increased from 19,530 tonnes in 2022, to 21,816 tonnes in 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Business

Rwanda’s glass bottle demand ramps up amid plastic phase-out

Thursday, March 07, 2024
Some of the mercenaries fighting alongside FARDC against M23. In 2023, DR Congo’s authorities sought to hire 2,500 military contractors from Latin America to fight in North Kivu province.
Africa

Inside Kinshasa’s plan to hire American mercenaries to fight M23

Sunday, March 03, 2024
Francis Kamanzi was appointed by a cabinet meeting as the new CEO of Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) on Tuesday, February 27.
Politics

Who is Francis Kamanzi, the new Rwanda mines board CEO?

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Huye Intermediate Court handed a seven-year jail sentence to two individuals in connection with an illegal mine that collapsed in Huye District in 2023. File
Crime

Two sentenced to 7 years in jail over Huye mine incident

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Some of the over 6,000 homes that were wrecked by disasters on May 3, 2023, in Nyundo Sector, Rubavu District. The government is identifying ‘disaster hotspots’ prone to floods and landslides nationwide to move more families from danger zones before March.
Environment

Govt to identify ‘disaster hotspots’ ahead of three-month heavy rains

Friday, February 23, 2024