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Category: News
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Africa’s first continental credit rating agency set to be launched in October
Africa will launch its first continental credit rating agency on October 6 in Mauritius as the continent strengthens its financial architecture and provides credit assessments that better reflect African market realities. The African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) will operate as an independent, private-sector-led institution offering sovereign and corporate credit ratings. The agency is expected to…
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Nduhungirehe outlines Rwanda’s diplomatic push, regional priorities
Rwanda’s diplomatic engagements in 2026 have focused on rebuilding strategic partnerships, strengthening regional economic integration and advancing what the government describes as an interest-driven foreign policy, according to foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe. Speaking on The New Times’ The Context podcast, Nduhungirehe said Rwanda’s recent engagements with countries including South Africa, Tanzania and Botswana were aimed…
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Mount Kenya University Rwanda graduates final 1,480 as it transitions to Mount Kigali University
Mount Kenya University Rwanda on Friday graduated 1,480 students with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Kigali, marking the institution’s final graduation under that name as it completes its transition to Mount Kigali University. Of the 1,480 graduates, 1,248 earned bachelor’s degrees, 225 completed master’s programmes and seven received postgraduate qualifications. The 29th graduation ceremony, held…
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Products worth Rwf2.6bn seized as crackdown on illicit alcohol widens
Authorities seized products worth more than Rwf2.6 billion and imposed fines of nearly Rwf360 million a part of a crackdown on illicit alcohol production and distribution, officials said. In the past two weeks, law enforcement agencies inspected 246 production sites, shut down nearly 110 factories, arrested 56 suspects, according to Peter Karake, the Director General in charge…
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REMA warns of wildfires in Rugezi Marshland as dry spell persists
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has urged communities living around Rugezi Marshland to remain vigilant against wildfires as prolonged dry conditions increase the risk of damage to the protected wetland. Dry weather is expected to continue throughout August, with rainfall forecast to remain below the long-term average, according to Meteo Rwanda. The weather agency…
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