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Workers at Pink Mango textile manufacturer at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photos by Craish BAHIZI

Rwanda’s silver economy: Turning aging into opportunity

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Flash floods in Rutsiro washed away a bridge, leaving communities cut off. Courtesy
Editorial

We need more climate shock-resilient infrastructure

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The New Times

The double-edged sword of managing pain

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Bank tellers attend to customers at Bank of Kigali main branch. Craish BAHIZI

Can commercial banks work for “Abanyabiraka” too?

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Beyond launching the country’s first CubeSat, RwaSat-1, in collaboration with Japan’s University of Tokyo and JAXA, RSA has expanded its mandate to include Earth observation, geospatial intelligence among others.
Editorial

Why Rwanda’s space economy is a catalyst for innovation and growth

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Workers load the consignment that consolidates various agricultural products that were exported to Ghana under The the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. Courtesy

The promise of AfCFTA depends on action, not rhetoric

Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Doha talks and the Washington process were intended to reinforce one another.
Editorial

Kinshasa must embrace peace or risk losing everything

Monday, August 18, 2025
Many people hold the view that giving their children a better school is the greatest inheritance they can provide. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Chasing expensive schools: The forgotten value of home education

Monday, August 18, 2025
Interahamwe during the training ahead of the Genocide against the Tutsi in 1990s.

How Habyarimana regime chose political survival at the expense of citizens

Friday, August 15, 2025
India’s cosmic leap, A billion dreams, will see visits to moon, Mars and Venus.

India’s cosmic leap: A billion dreams, will see visits to moon, Mars and Venus

Friday, August 15, 2025
Cyclists ride in peloton during Tour du Rwanda. File

Cycling Rwanda’s path from tragedy to triumph

Friday, August 15, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

Congolese citizens deserve better from the UN

Thursday, August 14, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

Rwanda’s Oscars Selection Committee is a golden opportunity

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
A man reported to suffer from a persistent fatigue

Tired of being tired? Uncover causes and solutions for persistent fatigue

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
A traditional food store known as "IKIGEGA" that was used by farmers in ancient Rwanda. According to historians, Mirenge was the richest Rwandan who existed. His story may seem mythical and hard to believe. Photo: Courtesy

Beyond myth: The story of Mirenge, Rwanda’s pre-colonial tycoon

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye poses for a photo with his new cabinet. Courtesy

President Ndayishimiye’s appointee who made FDLR’s dreams come true

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Edward Kadozi, the Director General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), speaks to The New Times in Kigali on August 6. Photos by Titus Manzi
Editorial

Closing the gap between academia and industry in Rwanda

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Teenagers follow some advice on how to use contraceptives during a campaign to raise awareness on AIDS. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Contraceptives for 15-year-olds: Finally, facing facts!

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila hands over the power to Tshisekedi. Courtesy

Can Tshisekedi ever be trusted as a partner in peace?

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana

How President Habyarimana made Rwanda ungovernable amid RPF struggle

Monday, August 11, 2025