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From November 18 to 20, Kigali is hosting the 46th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie, a governing body of the organisation. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.

Kigali, a symbol of a confident and forward-moving Francophonie

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
The meeting will be under the theme “30 Years after the Beijing Conference: The Contribution of Women in the Francophone World.” Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
International

Francophonie leaders meet in Kigali to advance women’s leadership

Monday, November 17, 2025
Delegates during the 2025 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting in Kigali
Rwanda

12 major events to watch in Kigali before 2025 ends

Wednesday, October 08, 2025
Amb. Phillip Stalder, Head of Africa and Francophonie Division at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on June 3. Photo by Emanuel Dushimimana
International

Switzerland to open embassy in Kigali

Tuesday, June 03, 2025
Rwanda began offering visas upon arrival to all Africans in 2018 and transitioned to a visa-free regime in 2023. Only three other countries – The Gambia, Benin, and Seychelles – are visa-free for all African nationals. File

Talk without action: The crisis of leadership in Africa’s integration

Monday, May 12, 2025
President Paul Kagame meets with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on Wednesday, May 7. Photos by Village Urugwiro
International

Kagame, Macron hold talks in Paris

Wednesday, May 07, 2025
The African Union had finalized a draft “strategy” to accelerate the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons. File
Africa

African Union moves to fast-track free movement across continent

Sunday, April 27, 2025
Francis Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary.

Tracing Nkrumah's neocolonialism in this year’s Nobel prize for economics

Monday, October 28, 2024
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo.

The world narrows for Tshisekedi

Sunday, October 13, 2024
President Paul Kagame meets Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization in Paris, on Saturday, October 5. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Health

Kagame, WHO boss discuss collabo in containment of Marburg virus in Rwanda

Sunday, October 06, 2024
President Paul Kagame meets with his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the Francophonie Summit, on Saturday, October 5. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Africa

Kagame, Macron reiterate need to address root causes of insecurity in region

Saturday, October 05, 2024
President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame pose for a photo as they joined other leaders for a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on Friday, October 4. All photos by Village Urugwiro.
International

PHOTOS: Kagame, First Lady attend dinner hosted by French president

Saturday, October 05, 2024