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President Paul Kagame interacts with Charles Murigande during the 18th Unity Club Forum at Intare Conference Arena on November 8, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

President Kagame asks why Africa is behind, a headscratcher indeed

Monday, November 17, 2025
The peace framework agreement between the Kinshasa government and the AFC-M23 in Doha, marks an important step in search for stability in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Editorial

The Doha process should be followed by meaningful actions in DR Congo

Monday, November 17, 2025
An exhibition at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Tax-free entry level smartphones in Africa: A policy lever for digital inclusion or a fiscal tightrope?

Monday, November 17, 2025
President Juvenal Habyarimana used political polarisation as a weapon to block the process of peace negotiations with the opposition that included the RPF-Inkotanyi.

Of Habyarimana and his manoeuvres to frustrate Arusha Accords

Sunday, November 16, 2025
A robot screens travellers at Kigali International Airport during the Covid-19 period. Courtesy

Debate on purpose of AI: From overcoming anthropocentrism to the unity of intelligence

Friday, November 14, 2025
Late President Habyarimana (C); his son, Jean-Luc Habyarimana; and wife, Agathe Kanziga-Habyarimana.

Juvénal Habyarimana’s family: The symbol of moral decay

Friday, November 14, 2025
Kenyan youths, popularly known as Gen-Z, demonstrate against the Finance Bill 2024 on Kimathi Street, Nairobi on June 20 2024. Internet

A generation awakened, redefining civic responsibility

Friday, November 14, 2025
Some new houses that were given to the Genocide survivors in Ruhango District in 2021. The government has unveiled plans to construct 296 new houses for vulnerable survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. file
Editorial

We owe it to survivors to ensure dignified lives

Thursday, November 13, 2025
President Paul Kagame addresses the 18th Unity Club Forum at Intare Conference Arena on Saturday, November 8. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The fight in the nation

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Rwanda will launch the Green Exchange Window (GEW) at the end of November. Craish Bahizi

Africa’s moment to green its capital markets

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Some accomodation halls at the University of Rwanda Huye Campus.
Editorial

UR’s accommodation shortage should be taken seriously

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Bank of Kigali tellers attend to customers at the bank’s main branch in Kigali in October. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Money moves: Why having a bank account can change your financial future

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Some clients enjoyind drinks at Kisimenti

Alcohol, the curse we pass down unknowingly

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
In October 2024, a French court of Assizes sentenced Dr. Eugène Rwamucyo, a Rwandan medical doctor and long-time fugitive from justice, to 27 years in prison for complicity in genocide. Internet

Eugène Rwamucyo: A 'pious' murderer sanctifying denial

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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When Angola and Rwanda dream together, Africa moves forward

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Delese Mimi Darko (R), Director General of the African Medicines Agency, poses for a photo with Amma Twum-Amoah (L) the African Union Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development department. Courtesy

Africa’s medicines agency launch marks progress but ownership will decide its legacy

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Patients wait for medical services at a hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

The entitled customer or the misunderstood one?

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The Private Sector Federation Chief Operating Officer, Faustin Karasira, meets a Chinese delegation from Hunan Province in Kigali on Friday, November 7. Courtesy
Editorial

Why the private sector should build more global city partnerships

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
President Paul Kagame greets RPF-Inkotanyi members during a campaign rally in Bugesera District on July 6, 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

Consensual democracy: Understanding Rwanda’s homegrown political model

Monday, November 10, 2025
Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean Damascène Bizimana, presents findings from the National Unity and Reconciliation Barometer during the 18th Annual Unity Club Forum on Saturday, November 8. Gatsinz
Editorial

National unity must forever be our guiding light

Monday, November 10, 2025