Savings held by Rwandans in banks and financial institutions reached RWF 8 trillion in June 2026, up from RWF 7 trillion in June 2025, according to the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR).
President Paul Kagame has received Senegal’s Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, Cheikh Niang, for talks on strengthening relations between Rwanda and Senegal.
President Paul Kagame has received members of the African Union Panel of Facilitators on the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with discussions focusing on steps toward achieving lasting peace and security in the region.
Talks on Rwanda potentially joining the countries that host Formula1 races have reached an advanced stage, with Rwanda possibly being added to the 2030 Formula One calendar.
Rwanda and Senegal deepen economic cooperation as their investment agencies sign an agreement to promote trade, investment and knowledge exchange.
The guidelines were signed by Supreme Court President Domitilla Mukantaganzwa and published in the Official Gazette on October 1, 2026. They will come into force on November 1, 2026.
Eight private-sector companies supported through the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship have showcased technology designed to improve teaching and learning in Rwanda, including robots that help students learn, digital learning platforms and artificial intelligence tools that assist teachers in marking examinations.
KABISA, a Rwandan company that sells and leases electric vehicles, has started testing the use of solar power at its electric vehicle charging stations as part of a plan to source 50% of the electricity used at its stations from solar energy.
The Government of Rwanda has expressed its condolences to the family of Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, as well as to her husband, Alain Gauthier, who worked alongside her in the search for evidence and efforts to bring to justice individuals who participated in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Prime Minister Dr Justin Nsengiyumva has announced that the value of Rwanda’s international trade increased by 89%, rising from $4.9 billion, equivalent to more than RWF 7.2 trillion, in 2017 to $9.4 billion, or over RWF 13.9 trillion, in 2025.
