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Philippa C K Decuir is a breast cancer survivor and the founder and CEO of Breast Cancer Initiative East Africa.

Continuing the conversation: Empowering women leaders for ongoing change

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Some of the 91 asylum seekers from Libya on their arrival at Kigali International Airport on Thursday, March 21. Courtesy

Rwanda receives more refugees from Libya as UK politicians play ping pong with asylum plan

Tuesday, March 26, 2024
The New Times

A letter to young Rwandans: staying strong together for our country's prosperity

Monday, March 25, 2024
Victoire Ingabire shows her release document to the journalists at Nyarugenge Prison on September 15, 2018. File

Do the political rights of Victoire Ingabire supersede the wellbeing of us all?

Monday, March 25, 2024
A scientist sorting some medical marijuna leaves in a plantation farm.

Legalising medicinal cannabis in Africa good and reminiscent of history

Sunday, March 24, 2024
Tshisekedi has hired mercenaries on top of using FDLR génocidaires, plus a hotchpotch of bloodthirsty local killer groups, all assisted by UN peacekeepers (!), to kill Congolese Tutsi. Internet

Of the West, riot acts, Rwanda and genocidal bloodletting in DR Congo

Friday, March 22, 2024
Inside one of Irish Potato shops in Nyabisindu in Kigali. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Editorial

Stabilizing prices is a fight we all care about

Friday, March 22, 2024
Ramadan is considered one of the holiest months of the year for Muslims. Fasting during Ramadan offers a unique opportunity for holistic rejuvenation, both physically and mentally. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Fasting and its health benefits

Thursday, March 21, 2024
Rukara sector

Rwandan history: the expansion of Rwanda under Kigeli II Nyamuheshera

Thursday, March 21, 2024
FDLR is encamped right alongside Monusco, DRC military forces, Wazalendo, Russian mercenaries, Burundians Mai-Mai among others.

As Rwanda debates lowering marriage age, keep your eyes on the real crisis

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
A female lawyer assisting her client during FLN trial. More than 400 lawyers in Rwanda gathered this week to discuss a solidarity fund that could assist new mothers on their maternity leave. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Lawyers’ maternity leave benefits are all our business

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Social media made it possible for a troubling trend of hate speech, online harassment, and purposeful emotional harm to others.

Is hurting others online worth it?

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Officials from both delegations pose for a group photo during the third edition of the Rwanda-Zimbabwe Business Forum in Kigali on Monday, March 18.Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Editorial

Rwanda-Zimbabwe ties show the potential of intra-Africa trade

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC hands over the award to Justice Minister Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during the 2024 Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Zanzibar on Wednesday, March 7. Courtesy

Rwanda is a new, old country, but more modern than ancient

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
President Kagame and First Lady with other members of the ruling party during the congress of the Rwanda Patriotic Front at the party’s headquarters in Rusororo on March 9. Photo by Village Urugwiro

When the Rwandan dream came to fruition

Monday, March 18, 2024
Israel Mbonyi’s runaway Kiswahili gospel tune “Nina Siri (I have a secret)” had garnered a whopping 39 million views on YouTube. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI

Mbonyi’s rousing dance: A secular cultural Christian’s take

Monday, March 18, 2024
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

Genocide denialism at its peak: Lutundula and Ishimwe's song

Saturday, March 16, 2024
President Paul Kagame and Ntare School (Uganda) Headmaster Saul Rwampororo pose for a picture with current students of the school in western Uganda during a cocktail at Kigali Convention Centre on Friday, March 8. VILLAGE URUGWIRO

Ntare school of excellence: cultivating young lions of distinction

Friday, March 15, 2024
Driving eTesting System’ unveiled at Busanza driving license test centre, located in Busanza, Kicukiro district on Wednesday, March 13.
Editorial

The time is ripe to have automatic cars introduced in testing for driving license

Friday, March 15, 2024
Gisenyi power plant, in Westen Province. Prime Energy Plc to issue the first-ever green bond in Rwanda is a testament to this growing ESG investor appetite.

Why ESG investors are pouring money into Rwanda

Thursday, March 14, 2024