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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

Victoire Ingabire and the politics of destruction

Monday, June 23, 2025
Rwanda Revenue Authority staff attend to taxpayers at RRA Remera Branch. Courtesy

Pay the right taxes: Neither less nor more, just what the law requires

Monday, June 23, 2025
Rwanda's President of Senate Francois Xavier Kalinda and his Burundian counterpart Emmanuel Sinzoheagera exchange gifts at their meeting in Kigali on Friday, June 20. Courtesy
Editorial

For Rwanda-Burundi harmony to prevail, we need genuine goodwill

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that commonly affects the intestines and large intestines.

Crohn’s disease: What to know about the chronic intestinal condition

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Names of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

The global market for genocide denial

Sunday, June 22, 2025
The New Times

It’s time for Africa to embrace nuclear energy

Saturday, June 21, 2025
Participants follow a presentation during the celebration of the native language Kinyarwanda. Courtesy

To build Rwanda’s future, start with its first language

Saturday, June 21, 2025
A sleeping woman under a mosquitoes net in Bugesera District .Night sweats or excessive sweating in the night can be due to multiple causes, most of them harmless.

Night sweats: Common causes, when to worry, and what to do

Friday, June 20, 2025
National petroleum storage at Rusororo in Gasabo District.
Editorial

Preparing for global shocks starts at home

Friday, June 20, 2025
Residents of Ruhango during President Kagame's visit in 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Reversing the tide for Africa’s future

Friday, June 20, 2025
The conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has sent more than 140,000 people fleeing across borders since the start of this year.

On World Refugee Day: Solidarity matters more than ever

Friday, June 20, 2025
The New Times

Constant Mutamba: Outstanding diversion as reformist martyrdom

Thursday, June 19, 2025
In the morning of October 1, 1990, a few RPA soldiers attacked Kagitumba border post which they overran very easily after a brief encounter. File

How Habyarimana's intransigence occasioned RPF armed struggle

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Students have lunch through schoolfeeding programme at Groupe Scolaire Ayabaraya in Kicukiro District on Monday, February 28, 2023. Craish BAHIZI
Editorial

School feeding is a shared responsibility; parents must do their part

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Africa is standing at the edge of a transformative digital era—one that is no longer driven by catch-up but by leapfrogging.

Why Africa must bet on the digital economy

Thursday, June 19, 2025
Rubaya mining site in eastern DR Congo. File

The Rubaya revelation: Exposing Western bias in DR Congo conflict reporting

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Rwanda is laying the groundwork to transform several ecologically rich islands on Lake Kivu into a national biodiversity park by 2028. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Editorial

An island national park should work with communities, not around them

Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Rwanda Central Bank headquarters in Kigali. Treasury Bonds directly support this vision. The money raised is allocated to fund national projects. From roads to schools to electricity networks and more. Courtesy

Why you should consider investing in Treasury Bonds

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Jan Vansina distorted Rwanda’s history to serve colonial interests. Internet

How Jan Vansina distorted Rwanda’s history to serve colonial interests

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The vehicle’s functions include sweeping tarmacked roads in dirty areas using built-in brushes.
Editorial

Kigali’s road cleaning revolution must leave no one behind

Tuesday, June 17, 2025