Exactly a week since the Rwandan Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, presented the Budget Framework Paper (BFP) to both houses of the Rwandan Parliament, many are still …
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KIGALI – For years, agriculture has remained one of Africa’s biggest economic paradoxes. It employs millions of people and contributes heavily to national economies, yet banks have traditionally treated the …
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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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KIGALI – On the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, Rwanda-based East Africa MG Energy Group signed a strategic partnership with global energy technology company Schneider Electric, a deal …
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Society
IMOBIS Project to Transform Kigali’s Public Transport with Smart and Green Mobility Solutions
The Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in partnership with the Government of Rwanda has officially launched the “Improving the Green Mobility Service through ICT to …
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Companies
BRD Reopens Sustainability-Linked Bond, Draws First International Investor into Rwanda-Franc Issue
KIGALI – The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) has reopened its second Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) in Rwandan francs, attracting an international investor for the first time in a local-currency sustainability …
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KIGALI — Dr Donald Kaberuka, the Chairman of SouthBridge Holding and former President of the African Development Bank, warned Thursday that Africa can no longer rely primarily on foreign aid …
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Regional
Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Prospects of Lasting Peace in the DR Congo
by Adam Mweusiby Adam MweusiThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured decades of armed conflict that have severely undermined national stability, economic development, and human security. Despite repeated peace agreements and international interventions, …
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KIGALI— It is often said at major international gatherings that the world is living through unprecedented times. Economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and shifting alliances are frequently described as a …
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International
“Put Money Where the Mouth Is” — Nigeria’s Tinubu and Gabon’s Nguema Urge Shift from Raw Exports to Value Addition
KIGALI – Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema have called for stronger regional cooperation, greater value addition to Africa’s natural resources and coordinated investment …
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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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At a side session of the Africa CEO Forum 2026 focused on one of African business’s most persistent complaints — the high cost of borrowing — Dr Diane Karusisi argued …