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Participants pose for a photo during an awareness campaign on the fight against HIV AIDS in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

The basket of HIV prevention options needs to be filled

Thursday, August 01, 2024
Children drink milk during the celebration of Umuganura in Nyanza District. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Let’s share lunch with school children this Umuganura

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
A resident celebrates after casting her vote during the parliamentary and presidential on Monday, July 15. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Tale of a first-time voter in Rwanda

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
MINAGRI announced to decentralise veterinary services by involving private operators for bolstering the livestock sector in the country. File
Editorial

Decentralising vet services is a step in right direction

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Rwandan delegation during 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Courtesy

Paris serves sizzling starter to 2024 Olympic Games

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Gihanga, the founding father, who, according to colonial writers, had three sons; Gatwa, Gahutu and Gatutsi.

The Story of Gihanga, Rwanda's founding father

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Petro de Luanda players celebrate as they are crowned BAL 2024 champions at BK Arena in Kigali June 1, 2024. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

“Sports-washing” brigade swimming against the tide

Monday, July 29, 2024
The president of Rwanda Paul Kagame. File photo: EPA-EFE

Rwanda: three decades of liberating change and progress

Monday, July 29, 2024
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Everyone deserves a modern connected life: Pioneering digital transformation, innovation in Rwanda

Monday, July 29, 2024
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Editorial

Mpox: Communal vigilance is our best defence

Monday, July 29, 2024
Rwandan fencer Uwihoreye Tufaha lost her preliminary round match in the Women's Épée category with a score of 15-7 against Miho Yoshimura of Japan. Courtesy

The Olympics: A mirror of economic, technological, and social well-being

Sunday, July 28, 2024
PM Ngirente and officials tour the new plant that will produce 41 tonnes of milk powder, 25.6 tonnes of butter, and 11.3 tonnes of ghee per day. courtesy
Editorial

New milk powder plant is a great addition to the dairy sector

Friday, July 26, 2024
On July 5, 2024, Algeria celebrated the 62nd anniversary of its hard-won and proud independence.

A closer look at 62 years of Algeria’s independence, transformation and growing diplomatic clout

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Kinyarwandaphones undergo severe torture in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Editorial

May the Kigali workshop be the spark to tackle hate speech in the region

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Paracetamol and local herbs were the most commonly used self-prescription drugs.

Before you self-prescribe, get the facts right

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
President Kagame's speech was a call to action for all Rwandans to rise above their differences and work together towards a common goal the reconstruction and development of their nation.

President Kagame’s visionary speech of July 19, 1994

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Heavy Police Presence in Kampala, Uganda; several protesters arrested while attempting to march to Parliament to protest against corruption. Internet

African leaders, beware the Ides of July

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Panelists share their testimony during the 12th edition of Unity Club at Kigali Convention Center on 25 October 2019 .File

Ndi Umunyarwanda: A bond to heal wounds caused by a distorted history

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
According to the National Electoral Commission chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa, number of women in Rwanda’s lower house of parliament rises to 63.8%. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Editorial

Women deservedly won big in parliamentary polls

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
President Paul Kagame and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi address a joint parade of Rwandan and Mozambican forces in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, in September 2021. At the request of the Government of Mozambique, Kigali deployed an initial 1,000-person contingent of the Rwanda Defence Force and Rwanda National Police to Cabo Delgado Province in July 2021 to help restore state authority by conducting combat and security operations, as well as stabilization and security sector reform.

The hidden agenda behind opposition to Rwanda’s support in combating terrorism in Mozambique

Tuesday, July 23, 2024