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A woman shares her views during the 19th edition of Umushyikirano. From February 5, Rwanda will host the 20th National Dialogue Council at the Kigali Convention Centre. File

Beyond access: Rwanda’s experiment in citizen power

Thursday, February 05, 2026
A section of the Rubaya mine in eastern DR Congo, where a recent landslide killed more than 200 miners. Courtesy.

Rubaya mine tragedy: Blame, history, and shared responsibility

Thursday, February 05, 2026
A worker carries bags of imported rice while offloading a cross-border truck at the Kigali Business Central District in Nyarugenge on December 24, 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

Why rising farm output hasn’t cut food imports

Thursday, February 05, 2026
Jorge Viana, the President of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, speaks to The New Times in Kigali on Tuesday, February 3. ALL PHOTOS BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Economy

Brazilian business executive talks commercial ties, football opportunities

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Rwanda Development Board CEO Jean-Guy Afrika and Jorge Viana, President of the Brazilian Export Promotion Agency (APEX-Brazil), alongside Brazil’s Ambassador to Rwanda, Irene Vida Gal, during the signing of cooperation agreements at the Rwanda–Brazil Economic Cooperation Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, February 4. Craish BAHIZI
Business

Rwanda, Brazil sign agreements on trade, investment

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
A visitor at Kigali Genocide Memorial. By introducing racial ideology, census classification, and ethnic identity cards, Belgian colonial rule transformed Rwanda’s social categories into permanent political identities. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda in a troubled neighbourhood: How colonial engineering shaped different destinies in the Great Lakes

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Clementine Mukeka and Brazil’s Ambassador to Rwanda Irene Vida Gala during a consultation meeting in Kigali on October 9, 2025. Courtesy

Brazil and Rwanda: Deepening partnerships, expanding horizons

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Workers at Kigali Leather factory, a firm based in Kanzenze in Bugesera District. File
Economy

New plan for Bugesera Tannery Park as initial location gets cancelled

Monday, February 02, 2026
Winners of the raffle prizes pose for a group photo during the Entrepreneurs' New Year's Cocktail 2026, at the Mövenpick Hotel on Thursday, January 29. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

BPN launches 2026 vision, urges entrepreneurs to think big, act bold

Monday, February 02, 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his visit to China on January 29. Internet.

MY 2 CENTS: My top picks around the world this week

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the ceremony at Butaro in Burera District on Sunday, January 25. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The journey of impact toward equity in healthcare

Friday, January 30, 2026
(L–R) Honorary Consul of Mexico in Rwanda Aimable Rumongi; Mexico’s Ambassador to Rwanda, resident in Kenya, Gisele Fernández Ludlow; a representative of Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Stella Munyi; and Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Kenya Ernest Rwamucyo raise a toast as Rwanda and Mexico mark 50 years of diplomatic relations. Courtesy
International

Rwanda, Mexico mark 50 years of diplomatic ties

Thursday, January 29, 2026