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Col (rtd) Joseph Karemera was Rwanda's first Minister of Health after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. He later on served in several other senior roles including as education minister, senator and ambassador. File photos

FLASHBACK: An interview with Col (rtd) Dr Joseph Karemera

Saturday, October 12, 2024

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Kagame meets new EU Great Lakes envoy

Friday, October 11, 2024

Col (rtd) Joseph Karemera also served as a Senator and Rwanda's Ambassador to South Africa.

Former minister Joseph Karemera dies aged 70

Friday, October 11, 2024

Mayor Prosper Mulindwa of Rubavu District addresses farmers during a meeting. According to farmers over 200 cows were recently stolen in Rubavu.

Rubavu mayor vows to tackle ‘long chain’ of cattle thieves

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Chimpanzee intervention in Kigali by Dr Mukakikwa & Dr. Kinani Sangwa

A tribute to Antoine Mudakikwa, Rwanda’s first mountain gorilla doctor

Thursday, October 10, 2024

The 3D printer was unveiled by the National Union of Disability Organisations in Rwanda (NUDOR) and partners on October 7

New 3D printer to improve access to affordable prostheses

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Residents during a meeting at Musebeya Sector offices. Ten officials from Musebeya Sector in Nyamagabe District on October 8 submitted their letters of resignation. Courtesy

Nyamagabe: 10 officials resign over misappropriated health insurance funds

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

RNP officers and Ruhango District officials pose for a group photo with nine students from Cyove Primary School, during an awards event to honour them for bravely preventing the national flag from falling down.

PHOTOS: Ruhango schoolchildren on brave act of protecting Rwanda flag amid heavy rain

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

VIDEO: How schoolchildren saved Rwanda national flag amid heavy downpour

Tuesday, October 08, 2024

Bugeshi Sector offices in Rubavu District. On Monday, October 7, at about 5 a.m, Police officers foiled a gang of eight smugglers in Nyacyonga Village, Rusiza Cell of Bugeshi Sector, Rubavu District.

Police warns against smuggling, illegal cross-border activities

Monday, October 07, 2024

Inside Gakenke based pig abattoir. With the demand for pork set to rise, Rwanda is building more pig abattoirs countrywide. Courtesy

Govt targets increasing pork production

Sunday, October 06, 2024

Nigerians living in Rwanda celebrate their country’s 64th Independence Day in Kigali. Courtesy

Nigerians see Rwanda as ‘second home’

Sunday, October 06, 2024

Left to right: Lejone Mpotjoane, Lesotho’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, and Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Lesotho, signed the agreement. The signing ceremony in Maseru was witnessed by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane of the Kingdom of Lesotho and Rwanda's Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente.

PHOTOS: Rwanda, Lesotho sign general cooperation agreement

Saturday, October 05, 2024

Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente meets with Fan Qimiao, the newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, and Somalia, in Kigali on October 2. Courtesy

Rwanda, World Bank explore ways to deepen partnership

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Youths who talk to The New Times on pillars of peace. Courtesy

Vox Pop: What the youth think are pillars of peace

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

A damaged bus involved in an accident in August. Careless driving and wrong manoeuvring were identified as leading contributors to traffic accidents in Rwanda. File

Careless driving responsible for 50% of Rwanda's traffic accidents

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Former RPA fighters during a morale bosting session during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

Patriotism Day: Rwandans reflect on lessons learned, struggle ahead

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Jeannette Kagame, First Lady of the Republic of Rwanda.

Clean Body, Clean Mind, Clean Soul: A 30-year-old case for physical, intellectual and spiritual hygiene

Friday, September 27, 2024

EU Ambassador to Rwanda Belén Calvo Uyarra (R), RMB CEO Francis Kamanzi (C), Marc Baxmann, a policy advisor for economic cooperation and development at the Embassy of Germany in Rwanda, during equipment handover to RMB at its offices in Kigali, on Friday, September 27, 2024 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).

Rwanda gets equipment to support sustainable mining efforts

Friday, September 27, 2024

Members of the Network of International Non-Governmental Organisations in Rwanda during their strategy launch on Thursday, September 26. Photo: Emmanuel Dushimimana.

NGOs in Rwanda talk “decolonisation of aid”

Thursday, September 26, 2024