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Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) chief executive Doris Picard Uwicyeza speaks during Umushyikirano on February 6. Courtesy
Politics

RGB boss concerned over ‘declining citizen participation’

Friday, February 06, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during the 20th edition of Umushyikirano at Kigali Convention Centre on Thursday, Februaruy 5. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Editorial

Let Umushyikirano serve as a checkpoint, not the starting line

Friday, February 06, 2026
A view of Nasho solar-powered irrigation scheme in Kirehe District. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, more than 74,000 hectares of land are currently irrigated, against a target of over 132,000 hectares by 2029. File
Politics

How Umushyikirano drives accountability and delivers impact

Friday, February 06, 2026
President Paul Kagame addresses delegates during the opening of the 20th edition of the National Dialogue Council on Thursday, February 5. PHOTOS BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Politics

Kagame: Leaders must be held accountable for delayed projects

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
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
Mourners listen to a genocide survivor as she shares her testimony during a commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Tutsi massacres were generalised and systematised

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
AFCM23 has claimed that its forces destroyed a military drone command centre operated by the Congolese government at Kisangani airport, describing the strike.
Africa

AFC/M23 says its forces ‘destroyed’ Kinshasa’s drone command center

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Map of the African Great Lakes region

Genocide without borders: An ideology

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
The New Times
Africa

AFC/M23 draws "red line" over air strikes out of Kisangani airport killing civilians

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Charles Karakye, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education leads the meeting. The project running between 2025 to 2030 is dubbed Higher Technical Education for Employment and Entrepreneurship
Education

Rwanda Polytechnic, KOICA launch $16m project to boost workforce readiness

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during the 2024 Umushyikirano edition. Photos: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Umushyikirano: Over 80% of 2024 resolutions implemented, says minister

Tuesday, February 03, 2026