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 …
Fred Mwasa
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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 …
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KIGALI — When Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) announced a $30 million commitment to a new fund targeting small and medium-sized businesses, the headline figure was modest. The underlying shift, …
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International
Kagame on Trump, Rules-based System, and Rwanda Paying ‘Huge Price’ for Iran War
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaCHANTILLY, France — At a moment of widening geopolitical strain and eroding global consensus, President Paul Kagame used a public exchange at the World Policy Conference on Friday to deliver …
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Regional
Kagame: “Don’t Expect Rwanda to Drop Its Defensive Measures While Tshisekedi Acts Freely”
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaKIGALI — President Paul Kagame has delivered one of his most forceful defenses yet of Rwanda’s security posture in relation to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo The President questioed what …
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Special Reports
How Rwanda’s Banks Are Powering Chinese Electric Vehicle Boom
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaOn the drive through Kigali — from Kimihurura to Remera, from busy roundabouts to the entrances of shopping centers — it is becoming harder to miss them. Sleek electric cars …
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National
What’s With the Muvumba Project Where President Kagame Sees ‘Criminal Negligence’?
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaKIGALI, Rwanda — In a blistering rebuke before Ministers and local government officials, President Paul Kagame put on the spot those overseeing a major water infrastructure project in Rwanda’s Eastern …
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Economy
Why Central Bank Is Quietly Worried About Explosive Growth of Mobile Payments
by Fred Mwasaby Fred MwasaKIGALI — Mobile money is booming in Rwanda. In fact, it is growing so fast that it now moves more money than the entire economy produces in a year. According …