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President Kagame greets thousands of residents during his outreach in Kibingo ground Ruhango District, on August 25, 2022. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Happy birthday to Rwanda’s guardian, today and tomorrow

Friday, October 24, 2025
Medics during an eye operation at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

How can Africa balance tradition and innovation in healthcare?

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Fruits fuel your wellbeing

From heart health to weight loss: How fruits fuel your wellbeing

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Dr. Menghis Bairu (L) is President & CEO of biotech company Bio Usawa, whereas Prof. Wanjiku Mathenge (R) is a renowned ophthalmologist in Africa.

Rwanda’s approval of first eye care biosimilar offers hope for millions

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters during the Liberation War in 1990s. Courtesy

How RPF military pressure and political clarity forced Habyarimana back to Arusha talks

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Delegates during the Mobile World Congress in Kigali on Tuesday, October 21. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

People should indeed be at the center of Africa’s digital transformation

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A waiter attends to a client at Portofino Hotel in Kigali. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

Service is everyone’s job: From the gate to the boardroom

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Dominique Habimana, Minister of Local Government gives a cow to a resident through Girinka Programme in Musanze on Friday, August 1. Courtesy

Ending poverty in Rwanda: What must be done next?

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Company registration in Rwanda is complete in 24 hours. Craish BAHIZI

Why registering a company in Rwanda now takes less than one workday

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
State Minister for Education Claudette Irere and Rwanda Education Board Nelson Mbarushimana visit children during Shenmo Africa Cup Abacus Mental Math Olympiad in Kigali on Saturday. Courtesy
Editorial

Academic competitions can enhance Rwanda’s education system

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Riders climb  the Mur de Kigali, the legendary cobblestone climb on Sunday, September 28. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Imagining Kigali Circuit and Bigogwe Challenge

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
The New Times

World Statistics Day 2025: Driving change with quality statistics for everyone

Monday, October 20, 2025
President Paul Kagame greets thousands of residents during his outreach in Rubavu. Courtesy

The leadership formula for staying in power and doing good

Monday, October 20, 2025
Graduates at the University of Rwanda’s 11th graduation ceremony, in Huye on Friday, October 17. Photo by Kellya Keza
Editorial

The next lesson is to prepare our graduates to create, not compete

Monday, October 20, 2025
Before the colonial era Rwandans were united. Courtesy

The legend of Kabirigi and Sebantu’s children

Sunday, October 19, 2025
Illustration of a nuclear power plant. Rwanda plans to have its first nuclear reactor by the early 2030s.

What Russia taught me about Rwanda’s nuclear ambitions

Friday, October 17, 2025
Zairean troops near Gabiro.

Parallels between RPF’s liberation war and AFC/M23 rebellion against Tshisekedi

Friday, October 17, 2025
Modernising agriculture and promoting value addition can turn farming into a powerful engine for creating productive, dignified jobs that lift people out of poverty and sustain Rwanda’s inclusive growth.

Jobs first: The sustainable path to prosperity through employment

Friday, October 17, 2025
Farmers sort their rice produce in Bugarama wetland in Rusizi District. Courtesy

World Food Day 2025: Let us be better together

Thursday, October 16, 2025
Residents meet land officials for land title disputes in Musanze District. File
Editorial

When a government listens, people prosper

Thursday, October 16, 2025