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Health workers during a mass testing exercise in 2021. Ministry of Health has warned of the increased possibility of Covid-19 infections in Rwanda. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Editorial

We can stay vigilant without creating unwarranted panic

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Rwanda’s exit from ECCAS is a wake-up call for regional blocs.
Editorial

Rwanda’s exit from ECCAS is a wake-up call for regional blocs

Monday, June 09, 2025
Michela Wrong has, for over a decade, nurtured an obsessive fixation with Rwanda. Courtesy

Michela Wrong’s collapse of a career in paranoid propaganda

Monday, June 09, 2025
President Paul Kagame during a campaign in Gisagara.

Why Kagame’s success drives certain western journalists into a frenzy

Monday, June 09, 2025
Filip Reyntjens

Filip Reyntjens and the killing of common sense

Sunday, June 08, 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. PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA

NBC report fails by relying on defeated European mercenaries as a news source

Saturday, June 07, 2025
The New Times

What happens to your money when your bank or microfinance institution fails?

Saturday, June 07, 2025
The New Times

The epidemic of ChatGPT boyfriends

Friday, June 06, 2025
Gacaca courts, rooted in precolonial traditions of justice, were revived to foster accountability and reconciliation at the grassroots.

From Ngũgĩ to Gacaca: The ongoing struggle for epistemic liberation

Friday, June 06, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers pose for a group photo during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

How refugees' exclusion at home and failure to integrate into host countries birthed RPF armed struggle

Thursday, June 05, 2025
The recent move by the Government of Rwanda to mobilise financing for 19 carbon market-ready projects marks a significant and overdue advancement in the nation's climate strategy.
Editorial

Rwanda’s new push on carbon credit is timely, let’s rally behind it

Thursday, June 05, 2025
Elderly people suffer from many health-related problems in the later phase of their lives. But worst of all is urinary problems.

Understanding and managing urinary issues in the elderly

Thursday, June 05, 2025
The New Times

Understanding the key changes in Rwanda’s regulation on foreign exchange operations

Thursday, June 05, 2025
Dr Celestin Mutuyimana, a clinical psychotherapist and founder of Baho Smile Institute, a psychotherapeutic and research centre in Rwanda. Courtesy

Critique of Dr Celestin Mutuyimana's report on Relational Disappointment Stress Disorder (RDSS)

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has reported that 105 Rwandans were repatriated over the past year after falling victim to human trafficking
Editorial

Ending human trafficking is a collective duty

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Remains of different items, including identification cards, owned by victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Why I am offended when you ask if I am Hutu or Tutsi

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Residents undergo a screening exercise for Non-Communicable Diseases in Kigali . Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

The future belongs to the youth, but only when healthy enough

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, former President Joseph Kabila returned to Goma. His mission, reportedly, is to help salvage a country plagued by leadership failures in Kinshasa. File

Unity with purpose: The antidote to DR Congo's leadership betrayals

Monday, June 02, 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) now stands at such a moment, with the election of Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth President, following the two-term tenure of Dr. Akinwumi Adesina.

A new chapter at the AfDB: Honouring the past, shaping the future

Monday, June 02, 2025
The New Times

Why do my subordinates earn more than me?

Monday, June 02, 2025