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Facilitated Gender-Based Violence hereinafter referred to as TFGBV is any act of violence that is committed, assisted, or amplified through digital tools or information and communication technologies.

Addressing technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Rwanda

Thursday, October 10, 2024
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has said prison conditions in DR Congo have deteriorated, with cases of torture and sexual violence being reported.
Africa

UN rights official condemns ‘disastrous conditions’ in DR Congo prisons

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ernest Rwamucyo addresses the Security Council. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda not responsible for DR Congo’s 250 armed groups, says envoy

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Some teen mothers with their babies after giving birth due to unwanted pregnancies (Courtesy)
Women

What will it take for Rwanda to rein in the teenage pregnancy menace?

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Taxpayers at Rwanda Revenue Authority's Remera Branch. Courtesy

Unpacking the concept of individual tax residence in Rwanda

Tuesday, October 08, 2024
President Paul Kagame and his host President Edgars Rinkēvičs unveil a genocide memorial honoring the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Latvia on October 2.Village Urugwiro.

How genocide memorial in Latvia library makes for novel idea

Monday, October 07, 2024
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) postponed the hearing of a case challenging DR Congo's admission to the East African Community (EAC) on Friday, October 4. Courtesy
Africa

Regional court postpones case challenging DR Congo’s admission to EAC

Saturday, October 05, 2024
Former RPA fighters pose for a photo during the Liberation war in 1990s. File

Choose equality: The power is in our hands

Saturday, October 05, 2024
Rwandan elements of the Ugandan army” ended the Genocide against the Tutsi, rebuilt the nation, emancipated its people, and ushered in an era where discrimination is a relic of the past.

How "Rwandan elements of the Ugandan Army" foiled Rwanda's dream of eternal oppression

Thursday, October 03, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
The British High Commissioner to Rwanda, Alison Thorpe, addresses journalists in a press conference in Kigali on Wednesday 2 October. Courtesy
Security

UK supports Luanda, Nairobi peace process – envoy

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Youths who talk to The New Times on pillars of peace. Courtesy
Rwanda

Vox Pop: What the youth think are pillars of peace

Wednesday, October 02, 2024