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Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance (University of Cape Town)

Unmasking the commodification and corporatization of higher education in Africa

Monday, January 13, 2025
Refaming Rwanda's origin. A look beyond colonial narratives.

Reframing Rwanda's origins: A look beyond colonial narratives

Monday, January 13, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

"Genocide ignored, minerals adored: The west’s role in DR Congo’s unending tragedy"

Sunday, January 12, 2025
The New Times

A lesson on the “Genocide Fax”: a wake-up call for 2025

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Journalists during a press conference as President Paul Kagame addressed members of local and international media houses in Kigali on Thursday, January 9. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Only Africans can put their house in order

Friday, January 10, 2025
Jules Cesar Hategekimana, Internal Auditor General, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning speaks during a workshop in Kigali. Starting January 9, 2025, the Global Internal Audit Standards, will replace the 2017 International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF)

A new era for internal audit. Are you ready?

Thursday, January 09, 2025
The UN Security Council resolution 2765 (2024), has just extended MONUSCO’s mandate for another year.

MONUSCO: Leaders of the outstanding illusion

Thursday, January 09, 2025
The New Times

Understanding the health risks of being underweight

Thursday, January 09, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

Number of hotel rooms must grow in tandem with better service

Thursday, January 09, 2025
Between June 28 and July 30, 1960, local council elections were held. PARMEHUTU secured 70.4% of the seats, while voter abstention stood at approximately 21.8%. File

Colonial manipulation of elections in Rwanda: A historical analysis

Thursday, January 09, 2025
Some members of genocidal group FDLR are fighting along the DR Congo army in its battle against the M23 rebel group in the eastern DR Congo in 2022. File

Think tanks and the narrative of convenience: Rwanda, DR Congo, and the western agenda

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Agemira, a private military company registered in Bulgaria, leads operations in the DRC alongside the FARDC. (© Montage JA; VPMDefenseRDC)

The theater of hypocrisy: How DR Congo redefines mockery and rationality

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
The European Union and the US State Department have once again issued statements on the “latest developments in Eastern DR Congo.” 

Western complicity in eastern DR Congo: A crisis sustained by selective diplomacy

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Rwanda has made significant achievements in managing HIVAIDS, having reached the 95-95-95” target set by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIVAIDS
Editorial

New year, same goal: Stop HIV

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
The New Times

Can someone volunteer to help us break our cycles of poverty?

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Révérien Ndikuriyo, Secretary General of Burundi's ruling party, CNDD-FDD. Courtesy Photo
Editorial

Burundian officials should stop trivialising the Genocide

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Ticket sellers serve travellers at Kigali Pele Stadium early Tuesday as thousands scrambled to catch buses en route to upcountry destinations on Christmas Eve. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

New Year festivities and the state of the nation

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
According to the history, Prince Mucocori and Bigirimana fled to Bigogwe after the death of King Ndahiro II Cyamatare, escaping Ntsibula, who had declared himself King of Rwanda. 

The tale of Prince Mucocori and the people of Bigogwe

Tuesday, January 07, 2025
Rwanda international Emmanuel Rugamba, an NFL star now plays for BC Lions in the Canadian Football League (CFL). Courtesy

What Manny Rugamba’s journey in American football suggests about our sports prospects

Monday, January 06, 2025
A woman sleeps under a mosquito net in Bugesera District during a malaria awareness campaign. File photo
Editorial

We need a communal approach to push back on malaria resurgence

Monday, January 06, 2025