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KIGALI — If President Paul Kagame were starting out as a 25-year-old entrepreneur today, he says he would look no further than Africa’s food economy. Not necessarily farming itself. He …

KIGALI — If you wanted to understand why the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 was such a big deal, you had to look beyond the plenary speeches and follow the …

KIGALI — President Paul Kagame has told Rwanda’s investment agency to sharpen its focus on results as the government seeks to attract more private capital, expand exports and tourism, and …

BUJUMBURA — Burundi has presented a man it says is a Rwandan national who joined the RED-Tabara armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, using his alleged involvement to …

KIGALI — Rwanda’s national social security fund has taken full control of three major companies in food processing, construction materials and insurance in a five-day buying spree that signals a …

KIGALI – Africa’s food crisis presents a stubborn paradox in which the continent has the land, farmers, crops and agricultural knowledge to produce far more food, yet millions remain food …

LUANDA – Africa’s struggle to end its conflicts is not only a question of diplomacy or political will. It is also a question of who pays for the continent’s peace …

RUBAVU – For years, Agustin Habimana was known by a nickname that carried an unusual history. People called him CEPGL, after the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries, whose …

KIGALI — As Rwanda prepares to open the 2026-2027 academic year starting next week September, thousands of parents are preparing for more than the return of their children to school. …

Over to you with love, and call us whenever you have need of us. That seemed the sentiment as China’s ambassador to Rwanda, Gao Wenqi, handed over the symbolic key …

KIGALI – Rwanda’s financial system has grown into a Rwf17.5 trillion (US$12.1 bn) pool of assets with banks, insurers, pension funds and other financial institutions putting more resources behind an …

KIGALI – Rwanda’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 8.75%, tightening monetary policy further as inflation accelerated to 14.5% in July, well above …