President Paul Kagame has announced a new round of senior government appointments, reconstituting leadership positions in agriculture, foreign affairs, national security, and the Senate. The changes were issued in a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister on December 1, 2025. The latest appointments introduce new figures into cabinet while repositioning others who have […]
Rwanda intensifies drive to end HIV by 2030
Rwanda marked World AIDS Day 2025 by launching a focused six-month campaign designed to close the remaining gaps that stand between the country and its goal of ending HIV as a public-health threat by 2030. The commemoration reinforced Rwanda’s achieved extraordinary gains, but fresh dangers, notably rising infections among adolescents and young people, now demand […]
Smarter regulation in shaping Africa’s capital market transformation
The 2025 ASEA annual summit in Kigali unfolded at a time when African capital markets are being reshaped by new pressures, new technologies and an accelerating push toward sustainable finance. It was in this dynamic environment that Sunil Benimadhu, Chief Executive of the Stock Exchange of Mauritius (SEM), offered one of the summit’s clearest roadmaps […]
How the JSE built a world-class market from nothing
The rise of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is one of the most compelling stories in global finance, a transformation built not on vast resources or a powerful economy, but on strategy, resilience, and a bold belief in the power of equity. Today, the JSE is recognized as one of the world’s top-performing stock markets, […]
University students join 16 days of activism against GBV
Every year, the world turns its attention to the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, a global movement that begins on November 25, the International day for the elimination of violence against women and concludes on December 10, human rights day. In Kigali, this year’s commemoration took on a powerful and symbolic tone as […]
Kaberuka warns Africa to prepare for a new economic era
Former African Development Bank President Dr. Donald Kaberuka has urged African markets, policymakers, and investors to prepare for a rapidly changing world defined by demographic upheavals, geopolitical fragmentation, and the decline of traditional development aid. Speaking at the ASEA Conference in Kigali, Kaberuka delivered a sweeping analysis of global disruptions that he believes will shape […]
European, DRC ties to FDLR revival exposed
President Paul Kagame has sounded a renewed alarm over what he described as a deliberate effort to revive the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), pointing to links between the Habyarimana family, Rwandan fugitives abroad, and senior officials of the DRC. Addressing journalists on 27 November 2025, he said the resurgence of the […]
Kagame says Washington talks offer real hope but peace hinges on regional responsibility
The diplomatic track aimed at easing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has entered one of its most consequential moments in years, according to President Paul Kagame. He says that the Washington-led process is moving in the right direction despite persistent setbacks. In a detailed briefing on November 27, Kagame described […]
Leaders push for global governance reform, new financing model for Africa
The 7th African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda closed with what many observers are calling the most ambitious joint commitment between the two blocs in a quarter century, as leaders agreed to push for a fundamental reset of global governance, international finance, and peace and security cooperation. The declaration issued at the end of the […]
ASEA 2025: How Rwanda is spearheading Africa’s capital market transformation
Rwanda is set to host the 2025 ASEA Annual Conference in Kigali on November 27, 2025, a major gathering that will convene stock exchanges, regulators, institutional investors, policymakers, and global financial-market leaders to examine Africa’s future within an evolving investment landscape. The event comes at a defining moment for the continent, as many markets are […]