In a major shift for global development, the World Bank Group has recognized Rwanda as a top performer on the expanded Human Capital Index (HCI+). While the technical report tracks …
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KIGALI — The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) has recorded strong investor demand in its third Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB), which was oversubscribed at 126.2%, highlighting continued confidence in Rwanda’s growing …
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Economy
Personalised Taxis, Public Transport Fares to Remain Unchanged as Petrol Prices Jump Nearly 28%
KIGALI — The government has reassured commuters that public transport fares will remain unchanged, even as fuel prices rise sharply, citing both stable diesel prices and the growing role of …
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In the early days of April 1994, as violence spread rapidly across Rwanda, some communities in Bugesera did not immediately yield to the genocide. In villages surrounding Ntarama Catholic Church, …
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KIGALI — Senior leaders of One Acre Fund and staff from across East Africa, including Global CEO Eric Pohlman, on Thursday gathered at the Kigali Genocide Memorial (KGM) to honour …
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KIGALI — In the early months of each year, Rwanda’s banks perform a familiar ritual: they open their books. Balance sheets are published, profits tallied, and executives step forward to …
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KIGALI — President Paul Kagame is in Brazzaville to attend the inauguration of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, taking place Thursday, April 16, 2026. He is among several African heads of …
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KIGALI, April 15 — Rwanda’s Senate has launched a nationwide review of industrial parks amid concerns over whether the country’s manufacturing zones are ready for business, with investors citing high …
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Geneva — Representatives of the Democratic Republic of the Congo government and the AFC-M23 rebel movement signed an agreement on Wednesday in Switzerland to strengthen monitoring of a fragile cease-fire …
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On October 2, 1961, addressing Members of Parliament, Grégoire Kayibanda—who would soon become Rwanda’s first president after independence—framed the country’s new political order as one rooted in majority rule, urging …
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KIGALI – At a time when many emerging economies are grappling with soaring borrowing costs and tightening global credit markets, Rwanda has secured a landmark €213 million (approximately Rwf 320 …
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KIGALI — Every year in April, Rwanda commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Yet, during this solemn period—particularly the official week of mourning from April 7 to 13—cases related …