For Ethiopians, coffee is far more than a drink. It is a way more integrated to a day to day life involving conversations, peace-makings, counseling sessions, and often the heartbeat of community life. While much of the world begins its day with a hurried cup of coffee on the go, Ethiopians have long embraced a different philosophy: coffee is not something to be rushed. It is a quality time to be shared.
In communities across Rwanda’s Southern Province, women who once struggled with poverty, limited economic opportunities and family conflicts are increasingly becoming business owners, community leaders and contributors to household prosperity.
Much of that transformation has been supported by BRAC, one of the world’s largest development organizations, whose programs in Rwanda focus on women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion and family wellbeing.
Founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by the late social entrepreneur Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC has grown into a global organization operating across Asia and Africa, reaching more than 100 million people through its development and financial inclusion programs. In Rwanda, the organization combines microfinance services with development initiatives aimed at helping vulnerable women and young people gain the skills, confidence and resources needed to improve their lives.
African leaders and policymakers gathering in Kigali to mark Africa Day said the continent must now focus on economic sovereignty and regional integration more than six decades after political liberation movements swept across Africa.
The Africa Liberation Day celebrations, organized by the Pan African Movement Rwanda Chapter on Sunday, brought together senior officials, diplomats and Pan-African leaders under this year’s theme on sustainable water access and sanitation as part of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 vision.
The World Health Organization has intensified emergency operations in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo following a sharp rise in Ebola cases linked to the Bundibugyo strain, a rare variant with no approved vaccine or specific treatment.
Congolese Health Minister Samuel Roger Kamba said the outbreak has so far caused 136 deaths, while suspected infections have climbed to around 543 cases.
The epicentre of the outbreak remains in Bunia, in Ituri province near the borders with Uganda and South Sudan, where health authorities are racing to contain the spread of the virus.
The third edition of Biashara Africa opened on Monday in Lomé, bringing together African leaders, investors, manufacturers and business executives for a three-day conference focused on boosting trade and industrialisation across the continent under the African Continental Free Trade Area.
Among the leaders attending the opening ceremony were H.E. Faure Gnassingbé, H.E. Wamkele Mene and former Niger President H.E. Mahamadou Issoufou, alongside delegates from across Africa, the United States and Dubai.
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has appointed Senegalese expert Dr. Malle Fofana as its new Deputy Executive Director and Head of Green Growth Implementation, marking a major milestone for African leadership in global climate action.
Dr. Fofana becomes the first African to join the GGGI Executive Team, a move seen as a strong step toward giving developing countries a bigger voice in global climate and green growth decisions.
Based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, the appointment follows an international selection process. Dr. Fofana hails from Senegal and brings more than 20 years of experience in climate policy, sustainable development and international cooperation.
Rwanda is stepping up its role in shaping Africa’s global trade outlook following fresh engagement between the AfCFTA Secretariat and its diplomatic mission in Canada.
On May 5, Wamkele Mene met Prosper Higiro in Ottawa to review progress under the African Continental Free Trade Area and explore opportunities to strengthen Africa–Canada trade ties.
The AfCFTA, which brings together 54 African countries into a $3.4 trillion market of over 1.3 billion people, is increasingly being used as a platform to attract global investment not just boost intra-African trade.
The next chapter of Africa’s trade story will unfold from May 18 to May 20, 2026 in Lomé, as leaders, businesses, and innovators gather for Biashara Africa under the framework of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
This edition comes at a decisive moment. AfCFTA is no longer just a vision on paper. It is a system in motion, with real expectations from governments, private sector players, and millions of Africans whose livelihoods depend on trade.
The Eglise Evangélique des Amis au Rwanda (EEAR) has officially inaugurated a new commercial building in Kagarama, Kicukiro District, in Kigali on Sunday, March 29, 2026. The infrastructure, valued at approximately 2.5 billion Rwandan francs, marks a significant step in the church’s strategy to promote financial sustainability and support its mission across the country.
The inauguration ceremony gathered church leaders, believers, and government officials, including Kicukiro District Executive Administrator Monique Huss, alongside bishops from different EEAR regions.
Ghana is stepping up its campaign at the United Nations, using both diplomacy and cultural advocacy to call for formal global recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity.
During remarks in New York, president John Dramani Mahama highlighted that the impact of slavery goes far beyond history, pointing to the systematic dehumanization of Africans as a foundation for inequalities that still exist today. He spoke at a high-level forum centered on reparatory justice.