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A flooded city in Brazil where disasters continue to cause many losses. Social injustice, mass extinction, and climate change are just a few of the problems facing humanity today.

The myth of a perfect world and its contemporary significance

Thursday, May 09, 2024
Mugunga displacement site near Goma, eastern DR Congo. © UNHCR/Blaise Sanyila
Editorial

Kinshasa must be held accountable for shelling of Mugunga IDP camp

Thursday, May 09, 2024
A doctor conducts eye screening exercise at Rwanda Charity Eye Hospital, located in Bishenyi, Runda sector, Kamonyi district, in the Southern Province. Photo by Willy Mucyo

It’s time to start taking eye health seriously

Thursday, May 09, 2024
Doctors conduct a screening exam at Legacy Clinic in Kigali. File

AI in revolutionizing the health sector and why you should jump on board

Thursday, May 09, 2024
The New Times

Illusions of the Promised Land

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Over 7,000 young people from across the country at the 10-year celebration of Youth Volunteers at BK Arena, in Kigali on May 7. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Our youth volunteers are defying the narrative; we must support them

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Convict Victoire Ingabire at Nyarugenge Prison after receiving her release letter on September 15, 2018. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

There is no place for Victoire Ingabire in Rwandan politics

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Some youths using a free wireless at Imbuga City walk in Nyarugenge District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

How do you protect your time, energy, and mental focus daily in the social media era?

Tuesday, May 07, 2024
People pull a car submerged in flood water along Thika Road in Nairobi, capital of Kenya, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Joy Nabukewa. Xinhua)

Now that floods have come to cities, govts will be forced to act

Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Under the reign of Mibambwe II Gisanura, the Kingdom of Rwanda experienced significant changes in both justice and social welfare. Internet

Mibambwe II Gisanura: The monarch who transformed Rwanda's justice and charity systems

Tuesday, May 07, 2024
Voters queueing for casting their votes during the parliamentary elections in 2018. Sam Ngendahimana

Election season is upon us; beware of divisive rhetoric and extremist propaganda

Monday, May 06, 2024
Rwanda is studying the feasibility of adopting a Central Bank Digital currency, which is a digital form of central bank-issued money.

Rwanda’s leap into central bank digital currency

Monday, May 06, 2024
Members of the group that is translating that toolkit on sexual and reproductive health to address teen pregnancies, from English into Kinyarwanda. File

Toolkit could give more edge to arsenal against teen pregnancies

Monday, May 06, 2024
Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) announced that they will distribute laptop computers to various primary schools countrywide. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Equipping primary school teachers with laptops is key to bridging digital divide

Monday, May 06, 2024
The global population during Malthus’s time in the 1800s was around one billion people. Today it is 8 billion and doing relatively fine. Internet

Despite humanity’s challenges, population growth holds important answers

Saturday, May 04, 2024
The newly commissioned officer cadets during a parade at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako on Monday, April 15. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Breaking colonial military myths in Rwanda

Friday, May 03, 2024
The United Kingdom’s upper house of parliament, on Tuesday, April 23, approved a government bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Courtesy

Implementation of the “safety of Rwanda bill” is a shared responsibility

Friday, May 03, 2024
A single currency was to be adopted by 2024. Members resolved to extend the timeline by 10 more years to 2031.
Editorial

To achieve single currency, EAC must move from words to action

Friday, May 03, 2024
A group of healthcare professionals at King Faisal Hospital (KFH), one of the largest hospitals in Rwanda, poses for the camera at the hospital in December 2022. PHOTO BY KFH

Rwanda's ‘4x4 Reform’ signals a transformative shift in healthcare

Thursday, May 02, 2024
The New Times

Covering health issues: The role of media

Thursday, May 02, 2024