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Agric workers sorting a new Irish potato variety that is grown in a greenhouse in Kinigi Sector in Musanze District. Rwanda, on February 21, promulgated a law governing biosafety, which seeks to ensure that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled, transferred and used safely in the country. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Health

Inside Rwanda's biosafety law set to regulate GMOs

Monday, March 04, 2024
The regulations of February 26, 2024, governing leveraged foreign exchange trading in Rwanda were published in the Official Gazette of February 27, and issued by the Capital Market Authority of Rwanda. File
Economy

Rwanda moves to regulate online forex trading

Sunday, March 03, 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
APR women Volleyball Club booked their place in the semifinals of Kayumba Memorial Tournament. Courtesy
Football

APR women through to semis of Kayumba Memorial tourney

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Juvenal Habyarimana former president of Rwanda meets Rwandan Armed Forces (ex-FAR) before the genocide. File
Crime

The former Rwandan Armed Forces' central role in preparation of 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Jean Bosco Iyacu, the CEO of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR), speaking during the groundbreaking convening event, on Thursday, February 29. He underscored the importance of knowledge dissemination in enabling Rwanda's financial sector to harness the transformative power of data and steadfastly uphold its competitive edge amidst the whirlwind dynamics of the global marketplace. All photos by Dan Gatsinzi.
Finance

Access to Finance Rwanda emphasizes role of data analytics in financial sector

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Rwanda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Pascal Bizimana Ruganintwali addresses journalists as Minister of Finance Uzziel Ndagijimana takes notes, on Wenesday, February 28. Photo by Chelsea Nkubito
Economy

Voluntary disclosure: What tax incentives does Rwanda offer?

Friday, March 01, 2024
Juvénal Habyarimana was the second president of Rwanda, from 1973 until 1994. His responsibility in the preparation of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi lies in the fact that he planned its conception and supported it in all sectors of civil, political, and military life, between 1990 and 1994. File
Crime

Facts about Habyarimana's role in planning, implementing 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Thursday, February 29, 2024
Actors in the cooperative development sector in Eastern Province gathered to discuss about solutions that hinder cooperative development including misuse of resources, ghost cooperatives among others
Law

Cooperatives Agency pushes for specialised lawyers to bolster justice in cooperative offenses

Thursday, February 29, 2024
A client buys some products at Nyarugenge Market. Craish Bahizi
Economy

Consumers entitled to 10% VAT reward for their purchases

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Rwanda Correctional Service (RCS) female personnel during a meeting on Wednesday, February 28. RCS has acknowledged the need for more female prison warders to address specific needs of incarcerated women. COURTESY
Women

RCS seeks more female officers to enhance services for women inmates

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Paddy rice production in 2023 amounted to 133,628 tonnes, 1,446 tonnes less than the 135,074 tonnes recorded in the previous year, in Rwanda. On February 21, 2024, the country enacted legislation governing biosafety, aimed at ensuring the safe handling, transfer, and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) food in the country.
Agriculture

Six things to know as Rwanda promulgates GMO law

Wednesday, February 28, 2024