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Professor Yochannan Bwejeri, a Mututsi from Burundi and founder of the Havila Institute, the Batutsi are descendants of the biblical Israelite tribes of Judah and Dan.

Is the Havila ideology a new tool of imperialism in the Great Lakes region?

Monday, May 26, 2025
Gregoire Kayibanda, former president of Rwanda and Anastase Makuza, Kayibanda’s minister and later a key figure in Juvénal Habyarimana’s regime, reinforced and propagated this ideology. Courtesy

The racial purity delusion: From bedfellows to butchers

Monday, May 26, 2025
A chili farm in Muvumba valley in Nyagatare District. Currently, chili farming in the Kagitumba swamp covers just seven hectares. However, with government and private sector support, the cooperative plans to expand production to 100 hectares in the coming years. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Nyagatare: Chili farmers seek subsidies to scale up production

Sunday, May 25, 2025
First Lady Jeannette Kagame awarded 123 top-performing girls from primary, secondary, and advanced levels during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Girls' Education Promotion Campaign in Kigali on May 24. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi.
Education

First Lady Jeannette Kagame awards over 100 best-performing school girls

Saturday, May 24, 2025
Angry Rayon Sports fans protest against Patrick Ngaboyisonga’s decision to award Bugesera FC a penalty just after their team was denied a penalty seconds earlier in the league match against the home team on Saturday, May 17. Photo: IGIHE.
Football

After years of sowing discontent, FERWAFA finds itself at a crossroads

Friday, May 23, 2025
The uptake of  hybrid maize seeds among farmers is set to increase considerably by 2030. Courtesy
Agriculture

Hybrid maize production expected to increase 20% by 2030

Monday, May 19, 2025
International Crane Foundation officially launched its Rwanda office in Kigali on Thursday, May 15.Photos by Craish Bahizi

International Crane Foundation opens Rwanda office

Saturday, May 17, 2025
King Kong Organics has invested $10 million (approximately Rwf12.8 billion) to kick-start the cannabis industry in Rwanda. Courtesy
Health

Medical cannabis facility 83% complete, RDB confirms

Thursday, May 15, 2025
A farmer tends to her cow in Kayonza. While Agriculture anchors the district's economy, 38 percent of household farmers still lack livestock in Kayonza, according to EICV7
Rwanda

Kayonza cuts poverty rate by 15% in seven years

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
The government of Rwanda plans to spend a proposed budget of more than Rwf7 trillion in 2025-2026 fiscal year. File
Economy

How Rwanda plans to fund, spend Rwf7tn budget for 2025/26

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Fatmata Lovetta Sesay, the Resident Representative of UNDP in Rwanda, speaks at the meeting. Courtesy

Lift as you climb: The power of women’s leadership, mentorship

Monday, May 12, 2025
Delphine Uwera, the overall winner of the competition awarded cash prizes and entry into a six-month business incubation programme at the UNILAK campus in Kigali on Friday, May 9. Courtesy
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UNILAK students win agribusiness pitch competition

Sunday, May 11, 2025