Inside Rwanda’s 2030 Plan to Rewire Its Financial System

Rwanda has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform its financial landscape by 2030, with three notable elements at the center of the reform – establishing the Rwanda Academy of Finance (RAF) to professionalize the sector, digitizing the Rwanda...

Rwandan businesses upbeat as Africa trade gateway goes live

The launch of the Africa Trade Gateway (ATG) in Rwanda heralds a transformative moment for intra-African trade, setting the stage for increased economic integration across the continent. Designed as a comprehensive digital trade ecosystem, ATG...

McFeely: South’s soccer melting pot looks a lot like Fargo and America

FARGO – The Forum’s Ryan Spitza had a story this week on the Fargo South boys soccer team that was worthy of a double-take and a low whistle signifying amazement, even for somebody whose daughter went to the ultra-diverse Moorhead High School. The...

Paradigm Tower Ventures Finalizes Acquisition of IHS Towers in Rwanda

Paradigm Tower Ventures (“Paradigm”), a new sub-Saharan African towers platform, has officially launched its operations by completing the acquisition of IHS Rwanda Limited from IHS Holding Limited. The deal, originally announced in May 2025,...

GSMA MWC25 Kigali: Africa’s flagship event returns to spotlight AI, fintech and connectivity

The GSMA’s flagship African connectivity event, MWC25 Kigali, returns to the Kigali Convention Centre, Rwanda, from 21-23 October 2025. MWC Kigali has quickly evolved into one of the continent’s leading platform for convening innovators,...

Government Moves to Break Up Rwanda’s Exploitative Banks

4 The banks are making so much money, but at the expense of Rwandans Rwanda’s banking industry, long seen as a pillar of the economy, is coming under sharp government scrutiny for what is clearly an unbalanced and exploitative system that benefits...

Rwanda Turns to DNA Mapping to Detect and Prevent Future Diseases

5 KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda has received support from leading global science organisations to develop its genomics ecosystem — an ambitious step towards understanding and tackling the country’s growing disease burden amid rising incomes and...

Africa’s top 10 gold refineries shaping the continent’s economic future

From established giants like South Africa’s Rand Refinery to new state-backed projects in Ghana, Uganda, and Mali, the continent is building a network of refineries aimed at processing its own gold rather than exporting raw ore. As global demand...

Rwanda coach releases statement after South Africa beat Nigeria to World Cup automatic ticket

Rwanda coach Adel Amrouche has sent a powerful statement to South Africa and Nigeria football national teams The Amavubi lost to Bafana Bafana 0-3 in their last 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the Mbombela Stadium on October 14 South...

Hugo Broos' culture shift finally pays dividends for South Africa

Leonard Solms CloseJack of all sporting trades. Author of my 11-year-old self's fantasy story about his road to FIFA World Cup glory. Perfecting the art of writing about people who do what I said I was going to do. Oct 16, 2025, 09:54 AM South...

President Kagame backs operational launch of Africa Medicines Agency as Rwanda hosts headquarters

Accra, Oct. 16, GNA – Dr. Delese Mimi Darko, the Director-General of the African Medicines Agency (AMA), has held a high-level discussion with the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, to finalise plans for the full operationalisation of the agency in...

IMF chief: Peace in Gaza creates chance to support Middle East economies

International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the end of the Gaza war could bring economic stability to the region. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Turkey's President...

Nigerian government must learn to put the needs of the masses in front of its budget

There is a growing perception among most Nigerians that those who wield the authority of governance in the country have lost touch with the fundamental essence of leadership, which is service to the people. The government, it would seem, has...

Rwanda Turns Counterterrorism Into a Weapon Against Its Exiled Opposition

On 14 October 2025, Rwanda’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) released a list of 25 individuals accused of terrorism and terrorist financing. Officially, it was presented as a national security measure. In reality, it reads like a blacklist of...

His Excellency Paul Kagame To Join MWC25 Kigali Opening Ceremony Once Again, For The Third Consecutive Edition Of MWC

The GSMA is pleased to share that His Excellency Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda, will formally open MWC25 Kigali on 21 October at the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda for the third consecutive edition of the event. “We are...

African Medicines Agency begins full operations as Director-General meets Rwanda’s Minister of Health

Accra, Oct. 16, GNA – The African Medicines Agency (AMA) has officially commenced full operations at its Headquarters in Kigali, Rwanda. AMA’s operational launch is a step forward in strengthening Africa’s regulatory capacity, improving access to...

35 Years after Rwanda's civil war, a digital revolution is underway

5 min read2 hr Ufashweneza Speratha was nine years old when her world fell apart after losing her entire family in the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Orphaned and displaced, Ufashweneza found herself alone in a nation trying to heal...

Shenmo Ghana to Represent Ghana at 2nd African Shenmo Cup in Rwanda

By Rebecca Ampah Shenmo Ghana will proudly represent Ghana at the 2nd African Shenmo Cup – International Abacus Mental Math Olympiad, scheduled for October 18, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda. The prestigious Pan-African competition brings together young...

Rwandan Community in Kenya hosts inaugural cultural gala celebrating unity and Heritage

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 14 -The Rwandan Community in Kenya, in partnership with the Rwanda High Commission in Nairobi held the first-ever Rwanda Cultural Gala & Exhibition 2025, a vibrant celebration of Rwanda’s heritage under the theme “Our Culture,...

Rwanda Sanctions 25 Individuals on Domestic Terrorism and Terror Financing List

1 KIGALI — Rwanda’s National Counter Terrorism Committee (NCTC) has officially published the country’s Domestic List of Terrorists and Terrorism Financiers, naming twenty-five individuals accused of involvement in acts of terrorism or in...