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RIB probe into substandard alcohol implicates food, standards officials
An investigation into substandard alcoholic drinks has implicated officials from Rwanda’s food and drugs regulator, standards body and local government, with 18 people arrested as authorities widen a crackdown on products that fail to meet safety requirements. The suspects, presented to journalists on Thursday, include 10...
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Rwanda’s agricultural exports surpass $1 billion for first time
Rwanda earned more than $1.1 billion from agricultural and livestock exports in the 2025/26 financial year, the first time earnings...
Top FDA chief arrested as alcohol investigation widens
Rwanda’s crackdown on dangerous alcohol has now reached the offices of the people who were supposed to keep it off...
Rwanda’s alcohol crackdown spills across the border
What began as a domestic crackdown on illicit alcohol is now turning into a regional regulatory dispute. Kenya has pushed...
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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
Tanzania Pushes Back as Rwanda Bans Foreign Alcohol Brands
Trade authorities across the region are calling for calm to prevent a diplomatic and commercial fallout following Rwanda’s decision to...
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
Congo prepares first census in four decades as population tops 110 million
The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing for its first full population census in more than four decades, seeking updated...
Sports & Leisure
The Cursed Seat of Rwandan Football
It has turned out that while the government is busy curing the country of bad alcohol, local football remains intoxicated...
Social
Sharia’s dream takes shape with a new sewing machine
Just weeks after her story touched hearts, 16-year-old Sharia Noyimukiza has received the one gift she had long dreamed of—a...
Opinions
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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