Accountants urged to champion value creation and trust at Africa congress in Kigali
The 8th Africa Congress of Accountants (ACOA) officially opened in Kigali on Tuesday, May 7, bringing together over 2,000 professional accountants, financial experts, and policymakers from across Africa. The four-day summit, held under the theme “Creating Value for Africa,” is organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) in partnership with the […]
Brave and bold: Women shattering stereotypes in mining
In many traditional societies, women were largely confined to domestic roles, their potential in education and professional life stifled by deeply rooted gender norms. But today, that narrative is changing. Women are not only pursuing higher education and professional careers, but they are also breaking barriers in fields long dominated by men. One such area […]
Kilimobenecyo Alphonse, the creative force behind Rwanda’s national symbols, dies at 66
Kilimobenecyo Alphonse, a brilliant visual artist whose designs became central to Rwanda’s national identity, has passed away at the age of 66. Widely recognised for crafting the country’s flag, coat of arms, and key elements of its currency, Kilimobenecyo died in the early hours of Saturday, April 19, 2025. His death was confirmed by IGIHE, […]
Rwanda’s poverty rates decline, but disparities persist between richest and poorest districts
According to the latest findings from the 7th Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV7), Rwanda has made significant strides in reducing poverty. The national poverty rate dropped from 39.8% in 2017 to 27.4% in 2024, while extreme poverty fell sharply from 11.3% to 5.4% over the same period. However, the data reveals stark contrasts between […]
Kenya potentially loses milk war to Uganda
On March 6, Monday 2023, the Kenya Diary Board announced an indefinite suspension of milk powder imports. It said the long absent rains were expected to come along at last, and therefore Kenyan milk production that had fallen considerably because of drought and the unusual prolonged dry weather spell. Without the ban, it argued, there […]
My father is my business partner
When it comes to business, we are always advised to not involve family if we would like to succeed: ‘Don’t mix family with business’. Many bear witnesses of how their family members made their businesses go bankrupt, others were employed by relatives and never paid, so and so forth. Such cases can make one feel […]
Our families discouraged us but we didn’t listen to them
Irene and Maria are two best friends who had a passion to start up a business together. When they shared the idea with their family’s, they were disouraged but they decided to pay a deaf ear to them. Both friends came up with 150,000frw, paid rent for the shop and also bought a few pairs […]
I serve two masters at ago-Seraphin Mugisha
Seraphin Mugisha is a 24 year old trader and a student at the same time. Barely a year into business, Seraphin deals in clothes, accessories, electronics, food products and cosmetics. “I first worked part-time but the income was insufficient to cater for my needs”. From watching business related videos, reading books and talking to other […]
The ‘rise and fall’ of Gisimenti
You don’t know how to ‘party’ if you were in Kigali post COVID-19 lockdown and you never went to ‘Gisimenti’ car-free zone area. Located at KG 18 Avenue in Kigali, Gisimenti was the ‘go to’ hangout for ‘party animals’ in Kigali every weekend from Friday to Sunday. Streets around the area were closed to all […]
Never fear to begin-Sina Gerard
Born 1963 in the Northern province of Rwanda-Rulindo district, Tare sector, Nyiragarama cell: Sina Gerard is a sounding name in the Rwanda Entrepreneurship sector. He is the founder and Director of ‘Urwibutso entreprises’ commonly known as ‘Nyiragarama’ a prominent food and beverages manufacturing company in Rwanda that provides full and part time jobs to thousands […]
