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Female students during a practical plumbing exercise at Musanze Polytechnique. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Women

Investing in girls could deliver a tenfold return for Africa – report

Thursday, November 21, 2024
Cameras set up during coverage in Kigali. Regulating artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content is among the expected outcomes of the proposed media policy if approved. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana 
Rwanda

Inside Rwanda’s new proposed media policy

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
A group of teen mothers at a past event
Health

Why Rwandan adolescent mothers don’t seek psychosocial support

Saturday, November 16, 2024
Over 21 million teen pregnancies were reported in lower- and middle-income countries and 55% ended in unsafe abortions. Photo Courtesy 

Today’s crisis of teen pregnancies and births is controllable and stoppable

Thursday, November 14, 2024
The New Times
Editorial

16 Days of Activism: It is our collective duty to fight GBV

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The National Union of Disability Organizations in Rwanda (NUDOR) praised a new bill proposing access to reproductive health services, including contraception, for teenagers aged 15. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Disability advocacy group backs bill on contraception for 15-year-olds

Monday, November 11, 2024
A groom raises the hand of his bride during a wedding ceremony. A new report released by the judiciary shows that divorce cases reduced in 2023/24 compared to previous years. Photo/ Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Rwanda sees 7% drop in divorce cases

Friday, November 08, 2024
Participants during a campaign to sensitize people to the fight against gender-based violence in 2021. Between 2021 and 2024, health authorities recorded more than 26,000 GBV cases. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Experts call for broader sexual reproductive health education to prevent GBV

Thursday, November 07, 2024
Gender-based violence can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child marriage, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour crimes’. Photo by Alice Kayibanda
Law

Where and how to seek help in case of gender-based violence

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Students during an electrical installation exercise at Musanze Polytechnic. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Education

Inside $200m package for skills development, youth empowerment

Thursday, October 24, 2024
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56 member countries.
Africa

CHOGM 2024: Leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
A Rwandan peacekeeper attends to a resident during a medical outreach in Amadi Village, South Sudan, on October 18, 2024. Courtesy photo
Editorial

Latest smear campaign against RDF peacekeepers is doomed to fail, like many before it

Monday, October 21, 2024