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The City of Kigali’s move to transition to a fully electric bus fleet is a bold and commendable step towards a cleaner, more sustainable, and more efficient public transport system.
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Kigali’s bold move to electric public transport is a step forward

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Hundreds of Kigali residents during Kigali Car Free Dy mass sports at KCC roundabout on Sunday, July 13. Courtesy
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The fight against HIV among the youth will need bold steps

Monday, July 14, 2025
Vegetables at Kimironko market. Courtesy
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Selective price regulation does not distort free-market principles

Friday, July 11, 2025
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Sexual harassment is a serious crime; we must treat it as such

Thursday, July 10, 2025
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Every Rwandan deserves a dignified access to healthcare

Thursday, July 10, 2025
A nurse holds a new born at Kigali based hospital on January 1. The 2025 theme “Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world”. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
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World Population Day should remind us the urgency of inclusive development

Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Volunteers help a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Kicukiro Nyanza Genocide Memorial on May 4, 2019. Sam Ngendahimana
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Mental healthcare progress commendable, but we still have a long way to go

Monday, July 07, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers during the Liberation War. File
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Liberation Day: A celebration of progress and purpose

Friday, July 04, 2025
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR and some members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1. Photo Germain Nsanzimana
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Beware of agenda‑driven narratives that threaten regional peace

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Rwanda today on July 1 marks 62 years of independence from Belgian colonial rule. Courtesy
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Independence Day is a critical reminder of our journey

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Panelists in a discussion as 8 projects from Rwandan secondary schools and universities recognized for their contributions to national unity, reconciliation, and national resilience.
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Teachers must lead from the front in fighting genocide ideology

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Some of over 4000 youths under rehabilitation at Iwawa in Rutsiro District. Courtesy
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Dear young people, drugs and alcohol are not cool, being healthy is

Saturday, June 28, 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced that it will offer a grant of $500,000 to a company that seeks to build Rwanda’s first aerial urban cable car network. Courtesy
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Cable cars is a great way to diversify Kigali’s public transport

Saturday, June 28, 2025
RBC health experts during an outreach program to conduct a research on the new mosquitoes in Bugesera District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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We cannot afford to rest on our laurels in fight against malaria

Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Rwanda's President of Senate Francois Xavier Kalinda and his Burundian counterpart Emmanuel Sinzoheagera exchange gifts at their meeting in Kigali on Friday, June 20. Courtesy
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For Rwanda-Burundi harmony to prevail, we need genuine goodwill

Sunday, June 22, 2025
National petroleum storage at Rusororo in Gasabo District.
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Preparing for global shocks starts at home

Friday, June 20, 2025
Students have lunch through schoolfeeding programme at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro District on Monday, February 28, 2023. Craish BAHIZI
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School feeding is a shared responsibility; parents must do their part

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Rwanda is laying the groundwork to transform several ecologically rich islands on Lake Kivu into a national biodiversity park by 2028. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
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An island national park should work with communities, not around them

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
The vehicle’s functions include sweeping tarmacked roads in dirty areas using built-in brushes.
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Kigali’s road cleaning revolution must leave no one behind

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The recent visit of MONUSCO Chief Bintou Keita to territories under the control of the M23 Movement marks a potentially historic shift.
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MONUSCO’s new opportunity in eastern DR Congo

Sunday, June 15, 2025