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Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

Ideological clarity as the cornerstone of Rwanda’s liberation

Tuesday, July 08, 2025
A military parade during Kwibohora 30 anniversary. Every year on July 4th, Rwandans gather to commemorate Kwibohora—Liberation Day. Dan Gatsinzi

Liberation: Our flag flies on sacrifice, peace, and purpose

Monday, July 07, 2025
Close to 300 European mercenaries surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on Wednesday, January 29. Courtesy

No force can reverse Rwanda’s liberation

Monday, July 07, 2025
Volunteers help a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Kicukiro Nyanza Genocide Memorial on May 4, 2019. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Mental healthcare progress commendable, but we still have a long way to go

Monday, July 07, 2025
Girls with sanitary pads donated by Jeannette Kawera during their initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads in Gisagara. Courtesy

End period stigma: better menstrual hygiene for rural Rwandan schoolgirls

Monday, July 07, 2025
L-R: Menghis Bairu, the President and CEO of Bio Usawa, Delese Mimi Darko, the Managing Director of the African Medicines Agency, and Nicaise Ndembi, the Deputy Director General of the Africa Regional Office of the International Vaccine Institute. All three organizations are headquartered in Kigali.

How Kigali is becoming Africa’s biopharma capital

Saturday, July 05, 2025
Rwanda National Police officers hold the Rwandan flag during a parade at the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of Liberation at Amahoro Stadium on July 4, 2024. File

POEM: A Resilient, United, and Peaceful Rwanda

Friday, July 04, 2025
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How Rwanda was liberated from the songs of hate

Friday, July 04, 2025
A military parade during the celebration of Kwibohora 30 at Amahoro Stadium on July 4, 2024. Photo by Dan GATSINZI

Rwanda’s liberation: Honouring our past, building our future

Friday, July 04, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters register members during the Liberation Struggle in 1990s. Courtesy

Kwibohora: A look back at decades that preceded July 4, 1994

Friday, July 04, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers during the Liberation War. File
Editorial

Liberation Day: A celebration of progress and purpose

Friday, July 04, 2025
During the liberation war, the RPF used to emulate the Amilcar Cabral model in which leaders and cadres learnt how to truly fulfil their role in the liberation struggle.

How ideological clarity secured Rwanda’s liberation victory

Friday, July 04, 2025
RPA fighters pose for a photo during the Liberation War in 1990s. Courtesy

Liberation: RPA heroic act that set the foundation for a new Rwanda

Friday, July 04, 2025
At the beginning of the liberation struggle, President Habyarimana requested France to help a French-speaking country that had been attacked by English-speaking feudalists supported by a foreign country.

RPF's proactive diplomacy made Habyarimana’s Western allies reconsider their moves

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR and some members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1. Photo Germain Nsanzimana
Editorial

Beware of agenda‑driven narratives that threaten regional peace

Thursday, July 03, 2025
The agreement was inked by Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe of Rwanda and his Congolese counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and was witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

The clarity in peace: Rwanda is not the aggressor

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Some of the 106 ex-combatants repatriated from DR Congo in March, part of the group that returned alongside FDLR’s Brig Gen Gakwerere, were officially discharged at Mutobo Demobilization Centre on Thursday, June 26.

Mutobo: You came to fight. We sent you to class

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Platforms like MTN MoMo and Airtel Money,have revolutionised how people manage their finances. File

Understanding mobile money and e-wallets: What every Rwandan should know

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, the leader of the unregistered DALFA-Umurinzi party, appears before the High Court in Nyamirambo, on June 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Ingabire Victoire is not a symbol of opposition, just a failed western product

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Mourners at Ruhanga Genocide Memorial site, the former Anglican Church in Rusororo sector in Gasabo district. File

The awful levelling of genocide in Gaudium et Spes

Tuesday, July 01, 2025