KIGALI — The number of people using public transport in Rwanda has increased by 15 percent since March 2026, as government measures aimed at cushioning citizens from soaring fuel prices …
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Economy
As Africa Faces a Food Security Challenge, Rwanda Is Training a New Generation of Farmers
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaGASHORA, Rwanda — On a sprawling 1,300-hectare campus in eastern Rwanda, students are being taught a lesson that could shape the future of African agriculture: sometimes the best way to …
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International
Kagame Says Inaugurated Paris Genocide Memorial Matters More Than an Apology
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaPARIS — President Paul Kagame on Tuesday delivered one of his most politically significant speeches on Rwanda-France relations yet, declaring that truth about the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was …
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International
President Macron: France No Longer Safe Haven for Fugitives of Genocide in Rwanda
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaPARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday declared that France would never serve as a safe haven for fugitives linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, as he …
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Special Reports
From Playgrounds to Profit: Masai Ujiri’s Vision to Make African Sport a Serious Business
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaKIGALI — For decades, African sport has been treated largely as entertainment — a source of national pride, youth recreation and international spectacle, but rarely as a serious economic engine. …
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International
Gabon President Wants French Mining Giant to Process Its Manganese Locally — or Leave
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaAt a high-profile presidential panel during the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema delivered a warning to one of the biggest foreign mining operators in …
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The question at the Africa CEO Forum 2026 was light at first, almost playful. Did Paul Kagame ever wake up, scroll through social media, and feel shocked by what some …
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At the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, the conversation turned sharply from economics to power politics when the moderator asked President Paul Kagame about sanctions imposed on Rwanda over …
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International
At Africa CEO Forum, Kagame Says Africa Must Stop Waiting for Permission
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaAt the opening of the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, President Paul Kagame sat before an audience of presidents, financiers, investors and chief executives and delivered a blunt diagnosis …
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KIGALI, Rwanda — Far from home and displaced by a civil war that halted football in Sudan, Al Hilal SC completed one of the most unusual title-winning campaigns in African …
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The money the government keeps readily available to pay for key day-to-day expenses such as civil service benefits, debt obligations, supplier payments, and unexpected emergencies has risen to more than …
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Economy
For First Time Ever, Rwanda Govt Now Knows Exact Value of All Its Assets — Rwf 22 Trillion
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaKigali, Rwanda — For years, the Rwandan government could say how much it spent and how much it collected. It could not say, with any precision, what it owned. That …