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The New Times

Accusations of sports washing are a new form of colonialism

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Maître Rutinywa Rugeyo speaks with The New Times reporter during the interview in Gicumbi. All Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Culture

A conversation with Rutinywa Rugeyo, a lifetime guardian of Rwanda’s Inyambo legacy

Friday, September 12, 2025
A photo taken in 2010 in Bujumbura during Burundi’s 2010 elections campaign. Photo/ by Teddy Mazina

Burundi’s military gamble in DR Congo

Monday, August 25, 2025
Pan-Africanist and human rights advocate Patrick (PLO) Lumumba
Africa

PLO Lumumba condemns impunity for 2004 Gatumba massacre

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
A traditional food store known as "IKIGEGA" that was used by farmers in ancient Rwanda. According to historians, Mirenge was the richest Rwandan who existed. His story may seem mythical and hard to believe. Photo: Courtesy

Beyond myth: The story of Mirenge, Rwanda’s pre-colonial tycoon

Wednesday, August 13, 2025
The Banyarwanda are people who live in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, speak Kinyarwanda, and share cultural ties with Rwanda. Internet

Colonial legacy should not impede Banyarwanda’s rights

Wednesday, August 06, 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
The Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement, Jean-Damascène Bizimana, together with other officials, joins Kayonza residents during a past Umuganura celebration in Kayonza District. File photo

Not just sorghum: What’s Umuganura in our time?

Friday, August 01, 2025
Inside the Gisozi Genocide Memorial. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, one of the most horrific in modern history, lasted about 100 days.

A Belgian Catholic priest and the theology of genocide

Thursday, July 24, 2025
A historical photo showing a meeting between a Belgian colonialist and a Rwandan local. While colonial scholars often emphasized the king’s authority, Rwanda’s political system was fundamentally theocratic.

Why the Kingdom of Rwanda was a theocratic monarchy

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Muhammadu Buhari.
Politics

Who was Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari?

Monday, July 14, 2025
The New Times

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

Friday, July 11, 2025