Opinions

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Opinions / More Articles
Bishop Samuel Mugisha Mugiraneza, who recently resigned as the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Shyira, is in detention at Remera RIB station in Kigali. File
Editorial

Clergy should practice what they preach

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The elections and referendum, like their predecessors, were marred by violence and intimidation. PARMEHUTU supporters and officials targeted UNAR members and Tutsi populations at the local council level. The electoral process in Rwanda in 1961 shows the UN's ineffectiveness.

How the UN proved inconsistent and ineffective in Rwanda's electoral process

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
A view of Nasho solar-powered irrigation project in Eastern Province in Rwanda. File

The path forward: Harnessing technology, innovation in agriculture in Eastern Africa

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Medics during an eye operation at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Latest changes in healthcare are timely

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
One of some pictures that are circulating on Social media showing how Kinyarwandaphones undergo severe torture in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

The Great Lakes challenge: A genocide ideology and complicity

Monday, January 20, 2025
Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, DR Congo president.

Tshisekedi: A relic of Africa’s darkest leadership

Monday, January 20, 2025
Students with portraits of heroes of Nyange who were killed by Abacengezi on March 18,1997 at Groupe Scolaire Nyange. Courtesy

January 19: A reflection on RPF’s role in instilling the sense of national unity

Sunday, January 19, 2025
A view of Kivuwat project in Lake Kivu. The recent discovery of hydrocarbons in Rwanda has sparked excitement and optimism across the country. Sam Ngendahimana

The importance of hydrocarbon discovery for Rwandans

Sunday, January 19, 2025
Digestive disorders often arise from overeating or consuming the wrong kind of foods.

How to manage common digestive disorders

Friday, January 17, 2025
Doctors conduct an operation at King Faisal Hospital. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Government’s plan to overhaul healthcare is commendable

Friday, January 17, 2025
Congolese refugees from Kigeme refugee during a peaceful march to call for action against Genocide ideology in eastern DR Congo, on March 8, 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Revisiting the roots of anti-Tutsi ideology

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hailemariam Desalegn, the former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, co-founder of the African School of Governance and Prof Kingsley Moghalu during the launch in Kigali on January 14. Dan Gatsinzi

From critique to capacity building: The promise of the African School of Governance

Thursday, January 16, 2025
Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, DR Congo’s Minister of Foreign Affairs during the meeting in Luanda Angola on December 14, 2024. Courtesy

The world’s blind spot: Tshisekedi’s abracadabra

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Pauline Nduwamungu, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, was beheaded in Rukumberi in Ngoma District in November 14. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura..
Editorial

Protecting Genocide survivors is a collective duty

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Rwandans during the independence period.

UN and Belgium’s contrasting approaches to Rwanda’s independence

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
AI-generated image about Rwanda

AI: Who will protect us when we can’t trust what we see or hear?

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
If Africa is to unlock its economic potential, it must shift from a “hustle economy” to one built on sustainable, scalable businesses capable of generating stable, well-paying jobs

Africa’s path to prosperity: From hustles to sustainable businesses

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, President of the newly established African School of Governance (ASG) university, located in Kigali, Rwanda. Courtesy
Editorial

African School of Governance a welcome development

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
A view of the border 'La petite barriere' between Rwanda and DR Congo in Rubavu District. File.

Rwanda’s progress is built on its own efforts, not "looting" from DR Congo

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Workers load a consolidated consignment of various agricultural products for export at Kigali International Airport in October 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.
Editorial

Cutting the red tape will boost Rwanda’s export volumes

Monday, January 13, 2025