Trump cites China, Pakistan to justify revival of US nuclear tests

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Pakistan and China are among countries testing nuclear weapons, as he justified plans to resume US nuclear testing after more than three decades. | Photo Credit: ELIZABETH FRANTZ/Reuters Pakistan and...

PREMIUM TIMES’ Business Editor selected for US govt’s programme on Trade, Development Finance

PREMIUM TIMES’ Business Editor, Oladeinde Olawoyin, has been selected for the 2025 International Visitors’ Leadership Program (IVLP) for professional leaders in Trade, Finance and Development. Mr Olawoyin was named alongside 21 other participants...

From Gabon to Tanzania: What election numbers say about Africa

This video grab from the Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) shows President Samia Suluhu Hassan taking the oath of office during her inauguration ceremony in Dar es Salaam, on November 3, 2025. [AFP] Do numbers tell us stories? In one place,...

From Rwanda to Kato Patissia: A New Student Life in Athens

“Greece is a historic and beautiful country, with many advantages for international students. Getting around is easy, there’s a 50% discount for students on public transport, the islands like Santorini, Zakynthos, and Crete are stunning, and the...

Why is the UAE involved in Sudan’s bloody civil war?

Thousands are feared dead after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a Sudanese paramilitary group, seized control of the city of el-Fasher last week. Video shows RSF fighters conducting mass executions and killings, while satellite images have...

Licence fees review timely

Mthuli Ncube FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a raft of reforms for the wholesale and retail sectors which has culminated in the slashing of fees. The reforms come barely two months after...

DHL sees rising trade potential in Tanzania

JOHANNESBURG: TANZANIA is steadily establishing itself as a key trade and investment destination in Africa. Long regarded as a logistical bridge between the eastern and southern regions of the continent, the country is now gaining recognition for...

MTN Showcases Digital Platform Vision at Kigali Summit

MTN Group is positioning itself at the center of Africa’s digital transformation conversation as Mobile World Congress Kigali 2025 unfolds from October 21 to 23 at the Kigali Convention Centre. The telecommunications giant’s presence at the...

Southport attacker's brother feared he would kill their father

Axel Rudakubana's brother feared he would kill a family member two years before the Southport attack, an inquiry has heard. Dion Rudakubana, who is two years older than his brother, said Axel has a "short temper" and was prone to "violent...

African entrepreneurs extol Turkish-Africa Economic, Business Forum

Jointly organised by the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye and the African Union Commission Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, and organized by DEİK, the Türkiye-Africa Business and Economy Forum...

Rwanda, Ghanaian company forge new mining partnership

(L-R) Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) CEO Alice Uwase, and Oheneba Yaw Otchrere, Chairman of the Ashanti Investment Trust and Rwanda Development Board (RDB) CEO Jean-Guy Afrika during the signing ceremony on Thursday, October 9. Courtesy

Southport inquiry: Axel Rudakubana’s brother feared he would kill their father before attack

Axel Rudakubana’s brother feared he would kill a family member two years before the Southport attack, an inquiry has heard. Dion Rudakubana, who is two years older than his brother, said Axel has a "short temper" and was prone to "violent...

After Sanctioning 25 Rwandans, Interpol Red Notices Will Follow

2 Rwanda’s decision to place 25 individuals on a domestic terror sanctions list marks a major step in tightening the country’s fight against terrorism and its financing. This move does not only carry consequences within Rwanda but will also reach...

Restitution Day 2025: Remembrance And Reckoning

‘A people who free themselves from foreign domination will be free culturally only if, without complexes and without underestimating the importance of positive accretions from the oppressor and other cultures, they return to the upward paths of...

Rwanda’s economy resilient amid fiscal buffer strain – IMF

Rwanda Strongly Rejects Accusations by “Empty Drum” President Tshisekedi

1 DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi Kigali — Rwanda has issued a forceful response to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi’s accusations at the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, calling his remarks false, inflammatory,...

Sub-Saharan Africa holds steady at 4. 1% despite trade tensions, tight borrowing, aid cuts: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth to hold steady at 4.1% in 2025, with a modest pickup anticipated in 2026, according to its October Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa released on...

Bank of Africa - Rwanda 'walks the talk' during Customer Service Week

Inside Rwanda’s 2030 Plan to Rewire Its Financial System

Rwanda has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform its financial landscape by 2030, with three notable elements at the center of the reform – establishing the Rwanda Academy of Finance (RAF) to professionalize the sector, digitizing the Rwanda...

Firm acquires IHS Rwanda towers

RWANDA: PARADIGM Tower Ventures, a sub-Saharan African towers platform, has completed its maiden investment with the acquisition of IHS Rwanda Limited from IHS Holding Limited marking a strategic entry into the region’s growing digital...