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Comedian Japhet Mazimpaka performs during his one-man comedy at Urban Park Suites in Kigali on January 23.
Showbiz

Fame, false validation take center stage at Japhet’s one-man comedy show

Saturday, January 24, 2026
Regretting You. Net Photo
Cinema

New movies, series to stream this weekend

Friday, January 23, 2026
Kigali residents enjoy an outing at a past show. PHOTO BY Olivier Mugwiza.
Showbiz

What’s happening in Kigali this weekend

Friday, January 23, 2026
Ugandan singer Spice Diana has officially confirmed her separation from Roger Lubega’s Source Management.
Music

Spice Diana confirms management change after split from Roger

Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Music

Alyn Sano takes Rwanda’s sound to the NAMM Show in LA

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Ishyaka ry'Intore is preparing for a cultural showcase honouring women and their heroism in a concert scheduled for January 31. Photo File
Music

Ishyaka ry’Intore gears up for concert honouring women’s heroism

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Comedian and radio personality, Japhet Mazimpaka (R), alongside his former co-performer 5K Etienne during the ‘Bigomba Guhinduka’ comedy show in 2019. Photo: File.

Social media is a vice masked as false validation – comedian Japhet

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Rapper B Threy will headline third edition of Mic Tribe. Photo Net
Music

Rappers B Threy, Bull Dogg to headline ‘Mic Tribe’ third edition

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Niyitegeka in one of the scenes of his web series Papa Sava. Photo courtesy
Cinema

“It is my calling”: Papa Sava on his 30-year artistic journey

Monday, January 19, 2026
France Mpundu-Photos by IAM Nicole
Music

France Mpundu moved by fans love and support at first live concert

Saturday, January 17, 2026
This weekend in Kigali: the monthly Car Free Day with sports and fitness or catch France Mpundu live this Friday at CCFR. COURTESY.
Showbiz

Your weekend plans in Kigali, sorted

Friday, January 16, 2026
Resilience in the face of setbacks helps artistes identify and pursue alternative ways to monetize their work. COURTESY.
Music

The quiet economics of staying in music

Friday, January 16, 2026
Artiste Maria Yohani and Muyango will participate in Ubutwari Tour 2026, a cultural celebration timed to coincide with the country’s Heroes Month that will run throughout January and conclude on February 1.
Art

Ubutwari Tour to take Rwanda’s music legends nationwide for Heroes Month

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Prosper Nkomezi poses with his fiancée, Retina Nkurunziza, after proposing during an intimate lakeside moment. COURTESY
Showbiz

A lakeside “yes” for Prosper Nkomezi

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
The Battle of Bisesero
Cinema

Upcoming film revisits Bisesero resistance during 1994 Genocide

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Element EleéeH becomes only the second Rwandan artiste to win an All-Africa Music Awards prize.
Music

What Element Eleéeh’s AFRIMA win means for Rwandan music

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Rwandan filmmaker Zion Sulaiman Mukasa Matovu's film has been selected for distribution by GOOD DOCS. Courtesy
Cinema

Rwandan documentary joins global academic film platform

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Rwandan producer Element Eleéeeh won Best Producer of the year at the 9th AFRIMA. Photo courtesy
Music

Element Eleéeeh scoops AFRIMA 2025 Best Producer Award

Monday, January 12, 2026
Speed’s Rwanda livestream broke records, gaining more than 90,000 new subscribers in just three hours. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Fans react as Speed’s Rwanda tour sparks street frenzy and global exposure

Monday, January 12, 2026
Michael B Jordan is nominated for best actor for his performance in 1930s vampire drama Sinners

Winners and Sinners: What to expect from the Golden Globes

Sunday, January 11, 2026