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Rwanda intensifies crackdown after tainted alcohol kills 50 this year
Rwanda is stepping up enforcement against producers and distributors of illicit alcoholic beverages after contaminated drinks killed 50 people and left more than 100 others with serious health complications, including blindness, during the first seven months of 2026. The deaths have prompted authorities to tighten inspections,...
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EU backs Rwanda’s climate-resilient farming push with €40 million package
The European Union (EU) has committed €40 million (Rwf67.8 billion) to support Rwanda’s efforts to develop climate-resilient agriculture, as the...
New industrial park levy aims to fix infrastructure gaps as factories face relocation
Companies operating in Rwanda’s industrial parks will start paying an annual maintenance levy of $1 per square metre from January...
Senators question rise in industrial zones over land-use concerns
Rwanda’s Senate has raised concerns over the growing number of industrial zones across the country, warning that poor coordination could...
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Fighting Mental Health Burden in Rwanda Through Community Healing Spaces
For years, silence held Caroline Mukandoli captive. Haunted by the genocide against the Tutsi,...
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Business
Navigating a Global Oil Web
How Rwanda depends on a complex network of oil it doesn’t control Every single drop of fuel pumped into a...
Health
Toxic alcohol linked to 50 deaths as authorities intensify crackdown
Toxic and substandard alcoholic beverages have been linked to more than 500 hospital admissions and at least 50 deaths in...
Regional
Ugandan Opposition Leader Kizza Besigye in Intensive Care After Collapsing in Court
Veteran Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye is in intensive care after collapsing during a court hearing on Wednesday, with...
Sports & Leisure
Somali Ref Omar Artan to Take Charge of CECAFA Cup Finale
Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan has been appointed to officiate the final of the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup, scheduled at...
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Former Speaker Donatille Mukabalisa Passes on at 66
Senator Donatille Mukabalisa, who was the former Speaker of Chamber of Deputies has passed away due to an illness, said...
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Cooling the Economy in a Heating World
For the past year, Rwanda's economy has been sprinting, posting an impressive 9.4 percent growth rat. But as 2026 unfolds,...
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