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Once a champion, now a beggar: The fall and plea of Team Rwanda icon Jean Bosco Nsengimana
Jean Bosco Nsengimana once stood at the pinnacle of Rwandan cycling. Born in 1992 in Shashwara, Nyabihu District, he rose through the ranks to become one of the country’s most celebrated cyclists. His crowning achievement came in 2015 when…
PICTORIAL: How once-degraded wetlands are turning into recreational city spaces
Two artificial ponds under construction at Gikondo Wetland, the former Gikondo industrial park in Kigali. Upon completion, a total of 12 artificial ponds will be created across the five wetland sites — five in Kibumba, four in Gikondo, one in…
Rwanda’s tea industry faces scrutiny over direct sales and transparency
Rwanda’s tea often fetches premium prices, averaging 15–20 percent more than other East African producers at the Mombasa tea auction in Kenya, where regional growers gather weekly to sell their produce. From there, buyers distribute the tea worldwide. Increasingly,…
How Rwandan traders avoid issuing sales receipts to evade taxes
By Fulgence Kwizera ( The Kaminuza Star ) KIGALI – Solange Mukamana needed a new mattress when she visited the Kimironko market in Kigali. Finally settling on the one she wanted, she paid the merchant RwF70,000 ($50).However, when Mukamana…
Comment le Rwanda fut le marché du bois trafiqué au Congo
Le marché du mobilier haut de gamme au Rwanda s'appuie fortement sur le bois dur importé de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), prisé pour sa robustesse, sa qualité et sa longévité. À Kigali, le fabricant de meubles Nsengimana Jean…
RwandAir suspends West African routes amid DR Congo airspace ban
RwandAir, Rwanda’s national carrier, has announced the suspension of several of its West African routes following the closure of Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) airspace to Rwandan aircraft. The decision, rooted in ongoing political tensions, has forced the airline to…
WAR IN EASTERN DR CONGO: Devastated land, no hope for future
In Goma and Bukavu, once vibrant centers of trade and community, life has been stripped down to survival. War has made a home here — not a sudden invasion, but a grinding, persistent presence that refuses to leave. Armed groups…
