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Belgium and UK are among European countries that sanctioned Rwanda. Sam Ngendahimana

Let’s say sanctions on Rwanda stay, but how will that solve DR Congo crisis?

Sunday, March 02, 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

DR Congo: Even the refugee crisis lays bare the truth

Saturday, March 01, 2025
The New Times

Why upholding patient rights is essential for better healthcare

Friday, February 28, 2025
President Paul Kagame and senior delegates pose for a photo at the Inclusive FinTech Forum (IFF) that was successfully concluded in Kigali this week, bringing together more than 3,000 participants from over 30 countries across the globe. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

The future of financial technology is right here

Friday, February 28, 2025
During President Gregoire Kayibanda’s rule, he solely wielded the judicial powers. The constitution stipulated the president and cabinet ministers would exercise the executive powers.

How Kayibanda’s PARMEHUTU eliminated opposition parties

Friday, February 28, 2025
Congolese refugees at Kigeme refugee camp during a peaceful march calling for action on the ongoing killings against Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. Photo by Willy Mucyo.

Why Rwandans stand in solidarity with DR Congo’s Rwandophone community

Friday, February 28, 2025
Burundi's military presence in the Democratic Republic of Congo operates not solely as a state decision but as an extension of the ruling CNDD-FDD party’s influence. Courtesy

Inside Ex-FAR/FDLR unholy alliance with Burundi’s CNDD-FDD that spans 30 years

Friday, February 28, 2025
Congolese refugees at Kigeme refugee camp during a peaceful march calling for action on the ongoing killings against Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. Photo by Willy Mucyo

The 67-year long fight to deny citizenship to the DR Congo Tutsi must end

Friday, February 28, 2025
If the aid was aimed at having the recipient graduate to another level, Belgium and other European countries of their ilk should not be strongly mobilising to cut aid to Rwanda. SAM NGENDAHIMANA

If we survived then, we will always survive

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Scramble for Africa, formalised at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, was nothing short of grand larceny—a calculated theft of land, resources, and sovereignty by European powers.

Stolen wealth, fractured nations: The enduring legacy of colonial plunder

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Congolese refugees at Kiziba refugee camp during a peaceful march calling for action on the ongoing killings against Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on March 4, 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Editorial

The West doesn't care about human life, but Africa should

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

DR Congo: For the West, it's either minerals over humanity or sanctions

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Aerial view of Kigali Special Economic Zone. File

Why Africa must build institutions before factories

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The raft of measures imposed by the UK government against Rwanda, including suspending support towards development programmes and other measures with potential economic repercussions, is a wakeup call for Rwandans.
Editorial

Through hard times, Rwanda always emerges stronger

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
AFCM23 fighters at the DR Congo side of the border after their brief show up at Rusizi 1 Border Post, on Sunday, February 16. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

UN and Europe’s actions in DR Congo will prolong the war, not end it

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Tutsi and Hutu masses were used by the elites and the Belgian trusteeship authority.

How Hutu and Tutsi masses hang between elites and Belgian colonialists

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy.

Why did the UN Security Council ignore to condemn the existential threat against Congolese Tutsi?

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion at the international Fintech Forum in Kigali on February 24. Courtesy

Africa's Fintech revolution: Why Rwanda is the next big investment opportunity

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Tuberculosis has become an illness of poverty. It spreads when people live in close quarters and are unable to afford space, and it thrives among populations who cannot afford basic healthcare and services. 

Financing the fight against Tuberculosis

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
The New Times

More DR Congo patriots need to step up

Monday, February 24, 2025