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Residents plant a tree at Nyandungu Eco-Park in Kigali. As Rwanda seeks to plant 65 million trees, restoring urban forests is among the priorities. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.
Environment

Inside govt efforts to restore urban forests

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Former Team Rwanda icon Joseph Areruya rides during African road race championship in Kigali in 2018. Sam Ngendahimana
Cycling

Areruya turns focus on grooming next cycling generation

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
The 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), held in Samoa.

Africa's role in shaping a sustainable Commonwealth

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Prime Energy's engineer gives a tour of Mukungwa II to investors during the company's Investor Day in Musanze District. Prime Energy raises Rwf9.58 billion in inaugural green bond. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi.
Business

Prime Energy raises Rwf9.58 billion in inaugural green bond

Monday, October 28, 2024
Rwandan international midfielder Bonheur Mugisha celebrates his goal against Gabes on Saturday. Courtesy
Football

Players Abroad: Mugisha, Kwizera on target as Bizimana shines in Kryvbas win

Monday, October 28, 2024
Amb Claver Gatete, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).
Africa

Africa’s sustainable development hinged on effective financial markets, says ECA’s Gatete

Monday, October 28, 2024
Workers at Pink Mango C&D – a Hong Kong-based textile manufacturer that acquired former C&H Garment Factory at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Craish Bahizi
Business

Experts outline bottlenecks in AfCFTA implementation

Monday, October 28, 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has upgraded Rwanda’s economic outlook for 2024 to 7%, 0.1 percentage points higher from its April economic outlook. BAHIZI
Editorial

IMF upgrades Rwanda’s economic projection, but work is not done

Monday, October 28, 2024
Workers process tea at Pfunda Tea Company in Rubavu District. Rwanda’s economy is projected to grow by 7 percent in 2024 but decline to 6.5 percent in 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

IMF projects Rwanda’s economy to grow by 7% in 2024

Monday, October 28, 2024
A Volkswagen GenFarm electric tractor. Such tractors are expected to support agricultural mechanisation in Rwanda (Volkswagen).
Agriculture

Rwanda pilots e-tractors seeking to boost modern farming

Sunday, October 27, 2024
FIBA revealed that the second edition of the FIBA Africa Women’s Basketball League (AWBL) will take place in Dakar, Senegal.
Basketball

Dakar to host 2024 Africa Women’s Basketball League

Sunday, October 27, 2024
Graduates of UR's EAC Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunization, and Health Supply Chain Management at UR Huye campus stadium on Friday, October 25. Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

EAC vaccines centre celebrates 4th cohort of graduates in health supply chain management

Sunday, October 27, 2024