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Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

The Republic of Rwanda that was not

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
NCBA staff and leadership lay wreaths in honour of more than 250,000 victims laid to rest at the Kigali Genocide Memorial on Wednesday, April 22. Courtesy
Kwibuka

NCBA Bank Rwanda pairs remembrance with support for Genocide survivors’ livelihoods, unity

Friday, April 24, 2026
A child watches a video on a smartphone. Digital technology - smartphones, tablets, social media, streaming platforms, and video games - has fundamentally altered childhood experiences. File

Digital childhood, diminished focus: A threat to human capital

Friday, April 17, 2026
DR Congo's communication and media minister Patrick Muyaya

Hate speech and incitement in DR Congo; why does world remain indifferent?

Friday, April 17, 2026
Frank Habineza, the spokesperson of the National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (NFPO), speaks during the commemoration at the Rebero Genocide Memorial on Monday, April 13. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Politics

Our opposition politics is not confrontational, says Habineza

Monday, April 13, 2026
Parimehutu members during a celebration of the so called 'Rwanda's Independence' following the atrocities of 1959. Courtesy

They exiled us - not our identity

Sunday, April 12, 2026
A convoy of the United Nations at Kisimenti in Kigali in 1994 after the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy

Why core reasons for not stopping 1994 Genocide also explain today’s sanctions

Friday, April 10, 2026
Rwandan author Antoine Mugesera speaks to The New Times in Kigali. Mugesera wrote about the events that marked the end of the colonial period and the turbulent aftermath of the country’s independence. Dushimimana
Kwibuka

Three decades of resilience: Mugesera on Ibuka, memory, and path to unity

Wednesday, April 08, 2026
Denise Uwimana with a resident of the retirement home of her widows’ association in Mukoma, Rwanda.

Genocide Commemoration: When Rwanda’s widows broke their silence

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Edward Kallon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe, and Rwanda's High Commissioner to Zimbabwe James Musoni during a press conference ahaed of Kwibuka 32 in Harare. Photo by Kelvin Jakachi
Africa

UN envoy warns Rwanda under FDLR genocidal threat

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Members of Association of Widows of the Genocide against the Tutsi (AVEGA Agahozo) during a meeting on Friday, March 27. Courtesy
Kwibuka

AVEGA members reflect on journey of healing and resilience

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Klaus Schick, CNG Project Development Director at Gasmeth speaks at the CNG Forum 2026 in Kigali. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Featured

Compressed Natural Gas forum highlights Gasmeth’s plan for Rwanda’s energy future

Friday, March 27, 2026