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From February 15 to 22, 2003, Belgium organised the first dubbed La Semaine Africaine—“African Week” initiated by then–Foreign Minister Louis Michel

Brussels’ ‘Semaine Africaine’: A gala of love or a facade of lies?

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye poses for a photo with his new cabinet. Courtesy

President Ndayishimiye’s appointee who made FDLR’s dreams come true

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Visitors touring the museum in Nyanza which preserves the legacy of King Mutara III Rudahigwa and Rwanda’s journey toward self-reliance. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Culture

King Rugabishabirenge’s legacy and stories in Rwanda’s self-reliance museum

Friday, August 01, 2025
King Mutara III Rudahigwa.
Culture

Six things you didn’t know about King Mutara III Rudahigwa

Friday, July 25, 2025
The New Times

Eastern DR Congo: The tree and the forest, peace beyond a single story

Friday, July 11, 2025
Imitari operated with purely cultural intentions.
Society

How traditional troupes in exile backed the liberation struggle

Wednesday, July 09, 2025
The New Times

How Rwanda was liberated from the songs of hate

Friday, July 04, 2025
British investigative journalist and author Linda Melvern, MP Amb. Fatuma Ndangiza, a member of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Prof. PLO Lumumba, a prominent Pan-Africanist and rights activist, and Dr Alex Mvuka, an independent research consultant. Courtesy
Rwanda

'A standard of good governance’: Reflections on Rwanda at 31

Friday, July 04, 2025
Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters register members during the Liberation Struggle in 1990s. Courtesy

Kwibohora: A look back at decades that preceded July 4, 1994

Friday, July 04, 2025
Ambassador Charles Murigande former minister, during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on June 18. PHOTOS BY Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

“We started from minus infinity”: Amb. Charles Murigande reflects on Rwanda’s liberation, rebirth, and youth responsibility

Friday, July 04, 2025
Raphael Nkaka, a history professor at the University of Rwanda, and Emmanuel Mushimiyimana, a lecturer of politicalscience and international relations at the university.

Rwanda’s independence served colonial interests, say experts

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
Students march during the celebration of independance of Rwanda that was approved in 1962

Why Rwanda and Cameroon don’t celebrate Independence day

Tuesday, July 01, 2025