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Youths light candles in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during the 2018 Our Past edition at Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

Youth, memory, and responsibility: Reflecting on engagement during Kwibuka

Monday, April 20, 2026
A liquefied petroleum gas shop in Remera, Kigali. File

Why Rwanda must never let a good energy crisis go to waste

Monday, April 20, 2026
Delegates from AFCM23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during talks held in Montreux, Switzerland. Courtesy..
Editorial

Let the Swiss talks build trust, not false triumphalism

Monday, April 20, 2026
A dignified burial of 153 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial , the former Ntarama Catholic Church in Bugesera District on Wednesday, April 15.  Photo by Craish Bahizi

Kwibuka 32: Holding hope while honoring memory and humanity

Monday, April 20, 2026
Clients at Biryogo Car Free Zone in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

A growing service economy held back by silence and weak accountability

Monday, April 20, 2026
Some clients have lunch at a restaurant in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana

Are you welcoming customers or waiting for them to prove they matter?

Monday, April 20, 2026
The New Times

MY 2 CENTS: My top pick in the world this week

Saturday, April 18, 2026
A child watches a video on a smartphone. Digital technology - smartphones, tablets, social media, streaming platforms, and video games - has fundamentally altered childhood experiences. File

Digital childhood, diminished focus: A threat to human capital

Friday, April 17, 2026
Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) announced that petrol would henceforth be capped at RWF 2,938 per litre, while diesel was kept at RWF 2,205 per litre. Sam Ngendahimana

Fuel prices up twice in 10 days: The Iran war’s hidden tax on Rwandans

Friday, April 17, 2026
Thousands of Tutsi at ETO Kicukiro during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy.

The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi: When the world watched

Friday, April 17, 2026
Flying foxes holding onto a round wooden branch with their claws.

Urgent call to protect Rwanda’s bats, including critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat

Friday, April 17, 2026
DR Congo's communication and media minister Patrick Muyaya

Hate speech and incitement in DR Congo; why does world remain indifferent?

Friday, April 17, 2026
Young people attend a commemoration event 'Our Past Initiative' at Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on April 9. Collective memory is part of healing. Craish BAHIZI

Kwibuka 32: Sustaining mental health support critical to Rwanda’s continued healing

Friday, April 17, 2026
Vaccines and biologics need to be stored within a narrow temperature range, typically between 2°C and 8°C, from production to administration. File

The cost of cold chain failures in global health delivery

Friday, April 17, 2026
Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, the wife of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana. Internet.

Kanziga's past defies belief and leaves everyone speechless

Friday, April 17, 2026
Workers operate machinery at the Matelas Dodoma factory in the Kigali Special Economic Zone. Courtesy

Kigali industrial expansion signals progress, but execution will be key

Friday, April 17, 2026
Belgian soldiers rescue their citizens who were living in Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Belgium’s withdrawal from UN mission emboldened genocidal forces

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Forces Armées Rwandaises (ex-FAR) soldiers fled Rwanda, primarily into Zaire during the liberation war in 1994. Courtesy

Genocide ideology was allowed to grow in DR Congo

Thursday, April 16, 2026
A dignified burial of 153 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial on Wednesday, April 15. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Why Genocide ideology must be fought without mercy

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Thousands of youths attend the commemoration event ‘Our Past’ held at the Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on April 9. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Editorial

Youth must lead the fight to preserve memory

Thursday, April 16, 2026