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 Donnah Rubagumya
Donnah Rubagumya
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, D.C., United States. Internet Photo
IMF Africa financing a beautiful ugly relationship
President Kagame greets  thousands of residents during his outreach in Kibingo ground Ruhango District, on August 25, 2022. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Happy birthday to Rwanda’s guardian, today and tomorrow
Riders climb  the Mur de Kigali, the legendary cobblestone climb on Sunday, September 28. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Imagining Kigali Circuit and Bigogwe Challenge
A view of Gatuna border between Rwanda and Uganda in Gicumbi District. File
Panyimur road trip revelations and why Rwanda and Uganda are still one story
President Paul Kagame waves to the crowd at KCC Roundabout in Kigali on Sunday, September 28, with UCI President David Lappartient and Prince Albert II of Monaco. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda’s UCI triumph, why we owe PK an immeasurable debt
An artist's impression of an artificial lake that will be created, stretching 67 km through Nyabarongo Dam. Courtesy
What if Rwanda used Nyabarongo II project to spark Africa’s financing revolution?
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, the biggest one of its kind in Africa
Africa, when will you listen to me?
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Rwanda’s new line of defence on the battlefield is economic influence
President Paul Kagame addresses delegates during the 31st celebration of Rwanda’s Liberation Day on July 4, 2025. Village Urugwiro
Kagame’s surgical, measured, and intentional liberation message
A view of Nasho solar powered irrigation scheme. Courtesy
I dreamt that farmers became millionaires—Then I woke up in Kigali
Michela Wrong has, for over a decade, nurtured an obsessive fixation with Rwanda. Courtesy
Michela Wrong’s collapse of a career in paranoid propaganda
Local tourists enjoy the walk on the canopy in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Africa must leverage its wealth or remain trapped in poverty
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe and his DR Congo counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner sign the declaration of principles, witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Courtesy
Should the DR Congo-Rwanda declaration stop AFC/M23’s cause?
Kinshasa's intentions are transparent. By equipping Wazalendo, the government cultivates a proxy force that can engage AFCM23 without implicating the FARDC. 
Kinshasa's deceptive strategy: The rise of Wazalendo and the urgency for M23 to act
Some FDLR genocidal group memberes captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1. Rwanda faces an existential threat from the FDLR. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
The Phantom AID trap and why Rwanda stands tall
The M23 rebels in Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Courtesy
M23: A bitter pill for eastern DR Congo’s militia epidemic or an unlikely catalyst for peace?
The M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo on Monday, February 3, declared a unilateral ceasefire one week after they captured the strategic city of Goma. PHOTO BY Emmanuel Dushimimana
Strategic warfare and the fall of Goma: Lessons from Ngara, Ngomajina and Sun Tzu
The trio, Nelly Mukazayire as Minister, Rwego Ngarambe as State Minister, and François-Régis Uwayezu as Permanent Secretary has been tasked with a monumental mission.
Team Nelly and Kigali’s sporting vision

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