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Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior commander of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal militia, FDLR, was, on March 1, 2025, handed to Rwandan officials by AFC-M23 rebels. Courtesy

Following the money: Inside FDLR's war economy and the networks that sustained it

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
A farmer sorts her maize at a drying collection centre in Gatsibo District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Africa has the right policies for Agri-Food Systems transformation – the major issue is the capacity to implement them

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Participants during a training that focused on Defensive Driving and Operational Excellence.

Reflecting on a year of community service

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Thousands of Congolese refugees took part in a peaceful march at Kigeme Refugee Camp in Nyamagabe District on Monday, December 12,2022, protesting violence against Congolese Tutsi communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and calling for greater international action to protect civilians.

The body politic, the indispensable member and the fable for identity politics

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
The report shows that less than half of Primary Three learners demonstrated the expected level of reading comprehension in Kinyarwanda and English. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Learning must become easier for every child in Rwanda

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Colonial orientation presents significant obstacles to the effective preservation and management of heritage resources.

Community engagement, heritage decolonisation and governance in Africa

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
At Rwanda Stock Exchange, the market is not only about buying and selling securities. It is about understanding how money moves, how businesses raise capital, and how pooled resources can be channelled.File

Money markets: why it is important to initiate young ones early in their lives

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
The United Kingdom announced that children under 16 will be locked out of major social media platforms by next spring.

What we can learn from Britain’s war on social media

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Youths who were assisted in creating jobs seeen here showcasing their products at Mulindi agri-show. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Making entrepreneurship the norm

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Artificial intelligence can generate hundreds of logos in seconds.

Why logos still matter

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi

Tshisekedi's endorsement of a Congolese Hutu national day raises questions

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
A SACCO teller attend to a customer at Kacyiru Umurenge SACCO in Kigali. File

How to protect your money when prices keep rising

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Some wedding cars for rent in Kigali. Courtesy

Marriage readiness should begin before the wedding

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Rwanda’s renewed appeal to the United Nations Security Council for the relocation of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda archives to Kigali is a matter of justice, memory and historical responsibility. File
Editorial

ICTR archives belong where history happened

Monday, June 15, 2026
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, arrives at the parliament to present the draft finance bill of the 2026-27 fiscal year, to Members of Parliament on Thursday, June 11. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Where are books in Rwanda's budget?

Monday, June 15, 2026
Mourners attend a night vigil at Kinazi Genocide Memorial in Ruhango District during the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Located in the former Amayaga region, according to Genocide survivors, Kinazi was among the areas where many Tutsi were killed by some Burundian Hutu refugees during the Genocide. Phot by Sam Ngendahimana

1994 Genocide against the Tutsi found favourable ground in the Burundian crisis

Monday, June 15, 2026
Emmanuel Hakilimati, a bartender on duty in a hotel bar in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

The loyalty myth: Are customers really loyal?

Monday, June 15, 2026
The New Times

MY 2 CENTS: The AI’s alignment problem

Saturday, June 13, 2026
A view of Kigali City. PHOTO BY Dan Gatsinzi

Legal certainty as an economic asset: Enhancing Rwanda's investment appeal

Friday, June 12, 2026
Students at Mother Mary International School Complex- Kibagabaga, observe a moment of silence in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during their visit at Kigali Genocide Memorial on May 20. Courtesy

Learning about our history is a patriotic duty

Friday, June 12, 2026