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Remains of a plane that was carrying former President of Rwanda Juvénal Habyarimana. INTERNET PHOTO

April 3, 1994: Genocide and death of Habyarimana as prophesy

Friday, April 03, 2026
Mourners listen to Simon Mutangana's testimony, a genocide survivor at Murambi during a commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Sam Ngendahimana

Echoes of remembrance: Nurturing mental wellness during Kwibuka

Friday, April 03, 2026
Proteins are vital for the production of hormones and enzymes, which regulate body growth and various physiological functions.

Fueling the body: The vital role of proteins

Friday, April 03, 2026
A section of a residential house destroyed by a drone attack in Goma that killed three people on Wednesday, March 11. Courtesy.

Eastern DR Congo peace requires political will and confronting genocide ideology

Friday, April 03, 2026
The World Autism Awareness Day 2026, was marked on April 2, under the theme, “Autism and Humanity Every Life Has Value.”

Not a curse: the hidden struggle of autism in Rwanda

Thursday, April 02, 2026
A third Sustainability-Linked Bond is open on Rwanda Stock Exchange. It offers an annual interest of 12.7% paid every six months.

Why your next money move may not be land

Thursday, April 02, 2026
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Editorial

Kigali’s Green City should be a symbol of inclusive, forward-looking development

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Patients wait for medical services at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHZI

What people feel when services fail

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Youth capture images during a concert in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Noise is cheap. Discipline is cultural

Thursday, April 02, 2026
A teacher helps a child with autism at Autism Rwanda at Kagugu. The World Autism Awareness Day, will be marked under the theme, “Autism and Humanity Every Life Has Value,”

Autism and humanity: Every life has value

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Equity Bank's commitment to customer protection and financial stability was demonstrated by its swift provisioning for any potential shortfall, fully immunising its customers and operations without causing market destabilisation or erosion of public trust. Courtesy

How banks are pioneering 'first responders' in coordinated defence against cyber attacks

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Rwanda officially introduced a long-acting injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA) HIV prevention drug on January 3. COURTESY
Editorial

Injectable HIV prevention offers hope, but only if discrimination ends

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Former President of Senegal Macky Sall.

The Sall nomination fiasco: Is the AUC blameless?

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
AFC M23 official Freddy Kaniki comforts members of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January 2026. Photo by Teddy Mazina

Eastern DR Congo: When vulnerable citizens are left between armies

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Illustration highlighting the role of biodiversity as a foundation for business, competitiveness, and economic resilience. Courtesy of UNDP (AI Image)

Nature is business: how biodiversity standards can secure Rwanda’s economic future

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Mourners listen to Susan Nyiranyamibwa's song titled "Ayii Ngire nte?" during a commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

April still speaks—are we listening?

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Students during a plumbing exercise at Musanze Polytechnic. The decision by the Rwanda Water Resources Board to require at least 30 per cent of workers in major water resources projects be women is both timely and strategic. Sam Ngendahimana

Women deserve a bigger role in water projects

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A bride and groom during a wedding ceremony. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Rights in the Chamber, rules at the wedding and Rwanda’s unfinished work on gender equality

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Thousands of mourners during a night of vigil at Amahoro National Stadium, after a Walk to Remember on April 7, 2017. File

From fragments to a shared future: Rethinking Rwanda’s national story

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A farmers works in his maize plantation in Karenge Sector Rwamagana District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Soil is Africa’s hidden growth asset

Tuesday, March 31, 2026