By Our reporterMOMBASA – The first bulk fuel cargo under a Rwanda Oman government to government deal is set to arrive at Mombasa’s Kipevu Oil Terminal 2, opening a new supply route for the landlocked countryRwanda’s first bulk fuel cargo under a government-to-government (G-to-G) supply deal with the Sultanate of Oman is due at the […]
CAPTION: Belgium’s Maxime (L) with his Rwandan counterpart, Nduhungirehe in New York on Tuesday By AgencyNEW YORK – Belgium and Rwanda have agreed to restore diplomatic relations, 18 months after a dispute over the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo led them to expel each other’s diplomats and close their embassies.In a joint statement dated […]
By Phabian MoukNAIROBI – Disclosed private investment deals in East Africa rose 10 percent to 66 in the seven months to July 2026, from 60 a year earlier. Kenya accounted for 43 of them. Uganda had 12.The count comes from I&M Burbidge Capital’s East Africa Financial Review for July 2026, as reported by the […]
By Sam NkurunzizaKIGALI – Rwanda has taken a bigger position in the supply chain of one of the world’s most strategically sensitive minerals, with the government acquiring a 25% stake in a new tungsten venture with US-listed Almonty Industries.Under the agreement signed on September 14, Rwanda will contribute the Shyorongi tungsten exploration concession in Rulindo […]
KINIGI, Rwanda — The mist had settled over the mountains when the names began. One by one, 22 baby mountain gorillas born over the past year were given names Friday at Rwanda’s annual celebration of one of the world’s most remarkable conservation recoveries. They were named Ishakwe, Umukondo, Shikama, Inkera, Rugamba, Umucyo, Ngabonzima, Ndongozi, Ndahiro, Ngoga, […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – General Muhoozi Kainerugaba challenged Rwanda’s government spokesperson after Kigali publicly condemned his use of ethnic references during a public feud with businessman Odrek Rwabwogo.Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, directly challenged the Rwandan government after Kigali publicly condemned his online remarks on ethnicity. Writing on X, Gen Muhoozi asked whether […]
CAPTION: Kenya President William Ruto enjoys yogurt recently. (File Photo). By Our reporter By AgencyNAIROBI – Severe milk shortage has in Kenya and Rwanda prompted policy markers to blame adverse weather and declining returns from diary farming, even as Uganda and Tanzania enjoy plenty of supply.The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK), a lobby, warned that without urgent […]
CAPTION: Police arresting the woman in Rubavu district recently. (Courtesy photo). KIGALI — Rwanda National Police has detained several of its officers after a video showing them forcibly apprehending a young woman wearing a mini skirt at a bus park in the western district of Rubavu circulated widely online and drew public criticism.Police said the woman […]
CAPTION: Rwanda diversifies sovereign borrowing with debut yen facility, raising $190mn© IntelliNews By Agency KIGALI – Rwanda has raised about $190mn through a World Bank Group-backed commercial sovereign loan comprising euro and Japanese yen tranches, broadening its funding sources as the government manages elevated debt and external financing requirements. The facility comprises €82mn ($95.6mn) […]