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Rwandan singer and songwriter Mike Kayihura
Music
Mike Kayihura opens up on four lost years, comeback EP Intwaza
Friday, May 22, 2026
A scene in Phone Booth.
Cinema
Five movies that take place in a single location
Friday, May 22, 2026
Kenyan music star Bien-Aimé Baraza arrived in Kigali on Wednesday, May 20, ahead of his performance at the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Playoffs halftime show scheduled for May 22 at BK Arena.
Bien jets in for BAL playoffs halftime show, plans Kigali concert
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Colombian pop superstar Shakira has invited popular Ugandan dance group Ghetto Kids to pefrorm during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final in New Jersey on July 19.
Music
Shakira invites Uganda’s Ghetto Kids to World Cup 2026 final halftime show
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rwandan music stars The Ben and Bruce Melodie will conduct the Summer Country Tour 2026, the concert series that will kick off in Musanze on June 13 before moving to Nyagatare on June 20 and Bugesera on June 27. Mug
Music
Bruce Melodie, The Ben announce dates, cities for country tour
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Artiste Butera Knowless, is the Guma Guma Super Star winner in 2015. File
Music
Former PGGSS winners to headline Iwacu Muzika Festival
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Rwandan artiste Florien Uworizagwira, popularly known as Yampano, has been arrested by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau.
Crime
Singer Yampano arrested over alleged assault, threats
Monday, May 18, 2026
Rwandan gospel artiste Olivier Kavutse has released a new track titled Fire featuring Nigerian Afro-gospel star Gaise Baba and rising local singer SEE Muzik.
Music
Kavutse tabs Gaise Baba, SEE Muzik on new gospel collab
Monday, May 18, 2026
The Usual Suspects
Cinema
Weekend watch: Six movies where the villain wins
Friday, May 15, 2026
East African music star Joshua Baraka will headline the halftime entertainment during the upcoming Basketball Africa League Playoffs at BK Arena in Kigali. File
Music
Bien, Joshua Baraka to headline BAL playoffs halftime shows in Kigali
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Rwandan filmmaker Mutiganda wa Nkunda is among 36 African creatives selected for the 17th edition of the Durban FilmMart.
Cinema
Mutiganda wa Nkunda selected for Durban FilmMart 2026
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Afro-pop singer Alyn Sano during her performance in Kigali. Courtesy
Music
Alyn Sano opens up on ‘deeply personal’ album project
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The award-winning project, titled Kumizi – Back To My Root Collection, was created by local fashion house Kezem under the creative direction of renowned Rwandan designer Emmanuel Keza Niyonsenga.
Fashion
Kezem’s ‘Kumizi’ collection scoops top African fashion award
Monday, May 11, 2026
The event brought together representatives from MINUBUMWE, Rwanda Defence Force, Rwanda Golf Union, survivors, golfers, and staff and management of Kigali Golf Resort & Villas.
Kwibuka
RUGC/Kigali Golf Resort & Villas uses sport to honour Genocide victims, promote unity
Monday, May 11, 2026
Actors Weya Veyatora (L) Michael Sengazi (C) Jules Cesar (R) during presentation of the play
Showbiz
Ancient Icarus myth reimagined at ‘The Rebirth’ edition
Monday, May 11, 2026
Rwanda’s premier fashion showcase, Kigali Fashion Week, is set to return on May 30 at The Pinnacle Kigali. File
Fashion
Missed Kigali Fashion Week? The hiatus is coming to an end
Friday, May 08, 2026
Participants follow a presentation during Junior Achievement (JA) Africa's workshop in Kigali. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured
JA Africa scales up in Rwanda to equip students with real-world business skills
Friday, May 08, 2026
Good Will Hunting tells the story of Will Hunting, a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who is secretly a mathematical genius.
Cinema
Timeless classics worth watching this weekend
Friday, May 08, 2026

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