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Edward Kadozi, the Director General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), speaks to The New Times in Kigali on August 6, 2025. File
Education

New strategy seeks to end ‘ivory tower’ mindset in universities

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Col. Charles Sumanyi takes the oath of office as the new Military Prosecutor General on Thursday, February 19. Courtesy
Security

Discipline in RDF top on agenda of new military prosecutor general

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Sebigori after crossing into Rwanda on Thursday, February 19.
Africa

“Rwanda has changed,” says returnee from DR Congo

Thursday, February 19, 2026
The Defence and Military Adviser to Rwanda Mission to the UN in New York, Col Deo Mutabazi, delivers Rwanda’s statement at the opening of the 2026 session of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) on Wednesday, February 18. Courtesy
Crime

Silence on hate speech risks complicity in mass violations, Rwandan envoy tells UN

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew before losing his royal titles, has been arrested
International

UK’s former Prince Andrew arrested

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Rwanda recorded a 60 percent decline in digital payment fraud cases in 2025, according to data from the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR).
Technology

Digital payment fraud cases fell by more than half last year – BNR

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Central Bank Governor Soraya Hakuziyaremye addresses journalists during a past press conference. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Finance

Central Bank raises key interest rate by 50 bps to reign in inflation 

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Sheikh Dr Muhammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and Chairman of the Organisation of Muslim Scholars, is in Kigali for a three-day official visit.
Religion

Top global Muslim leader in Rwanda for three-day visit

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Musinga joins a group of entertainers in drumming. The king is said to have enjoyed traditional music and dance. EP.0.0.6150, collection RMCA Tervuren; unidentified photographer, s.d. All rights reserved.
Art

Rwanda’s philosophy of heroism and the resurgence of praise poetry

Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Economy

VIDEO: Amid shrinking aid, refugees in Rwanda are finding new sources of livelihoods

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
A landslide swept away their house, banana plantation and all the crops in the valley in Bushekeri Sector, Nyamasheke District in 2024. File
Environment

How high-risk districts are bracing for heavy March–May rains

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Workers filling milk at collection centre in Nyagatare District. Milk collection centres (MCCs) in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, have raised concerns over high electricity costs. File
Business

Dairy cooperatives seek relief from rising electricity bills

Thursday, February 19, 2026