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Former Presidents Gregoire Kayibanda and Juvenal Habyarimana..

Habyarimana’s coup against Kayibanda offered hope for Tutsi, only it was short-lived

Thursday, April 24, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

We should all support digitization of health records

Thursday, April 24, 2025
Thousands of youth observe a moment of silence during a commemoration event known as Our Past at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial. Dan Gatsinzi

31 years on: A generation is rising with stories that refuse to die

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Some of the residential houses of Tutsi that were burned by FDLR genocidial group members and FARDC soldiers during the fighting against M23 rebels at Nturo Village in eastern DR Congo.

Enablers of DR Congo's genocidal agenda

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Aerial view of Remea sports hub in Rwanda

From memory to momentum: Building Rwanda with vision, values, and purpose

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Every year on April 7, Rwandans and the global community reflect on the history of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, one of the most tragic events in modern history.

The unfulfilled promise of 'never again': Reflections on Rwanda

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Health workers during a mass testing exercise. The cardiovascular system, the human body’s circulatory system, is a vital network of organs and tissues. Craish Bahizi

Shortness of breath: What to know about commonest cardiovascular concern

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
It is time for MONUSCO and SAMIDRC to be held accountable for aiding and abetting ideology-driven terror.

The devil you feed: How the West fuels genocide ideology in DR Congo

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
The October 2024 MONUSCO report showed that of 663 civilian deaths between June and September, M23 was responsible for 71—compared to 467 by ADF and 346 summary executions by Congolese security forces.

Weaponising UN reports: How flawed DR Congo narratives fuel anti-Rwanda bias in the west

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame meet with His Holiness Pope Francis in Vatican City, on March 20, 2017. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Editorial

Pope Francis, a peacemaker who chose courage over silence

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Christopher Trott, the former UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan during a tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

How Belgian colonialism caused deadly conflict in the Great Lakes Region

Monday, April 21, 2025
Embassy of Belgium in Kigali. Rwanda, on Monday, March 17. Rwanda has decided to no longer tolerate relationships that are exploitative.

Rising with Rwanda: A call to action for youth

Monday, April 21, 2025
Traffic police officers during an awareness campaign on road safety. SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Editorial

Embracing technology to enhance road safety is timely

Monday, April 21, 2025
Youth-led development can bring a new perspective to existing challenges, creative and critical thinking and a future focus that can complement and honour existing culture and norms.

Why young talent should 'innovate in Rwanda'

Monday, April 21, 2025
Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, the DR Congo Foreign Minister, addresses UN Security Council.

The drama of the absurd at the United Nations

Sunday, April 20, 2025
The recent first-ever Global AI Africa Summit, hosted by Rwanda, was a milestone for Africa.

China and Africa: Partnership for an AI-powered future

Saturday, April 19, 2025
HR, born in the early 20th century as “personnel,” was designed to hire, discipline, fire, and pay.

Reinventing the corporate core: Why HR and finance must transform

Saturday, April 19, 2025
With a clenched fist and a scarf in RPF colours, this senior citizen looked the part as he whispered something in President Kagame's ear during the latter's campaign rally in Kirehe on July 2. File

How ancestral legacy shaped Paul Kagame’s leadership

Friday, April 18, 2025
UN Women Country Representative, Ms. Jennet Kem.

Gender equality, women’s rights and empowerment are non-negotiable

Friday, April 18, 2025
Some residential housing units in Nyarugunga sector in Kicukiro District. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Editorial

We must guard consumers against unfair housing prices

Friday, April 18, 2025