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Gregoire Kayibanda, former president of Rwanda and Anastase Makuza, Kayibanda’s minister and later a key figure in Juvénal Habyarimana’s regime, reinforced and propagated this ideology. Courtesy

The racial purity delusion: From bedfellows to butchers

Monday, May 26, 2025
Farmers and officials pose for a group photo at the event in Rwamagana on May 24.
Featured

FEATURED: Equity Bank Rwanda launches dairy farmer training to boost livelihoods

Monday, May 26, 2025
Managing Director of BPR Bank Patience Mutesi and Jean Bosco Iyacu, CEO of Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) officially launch Ikamba. Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: BPR Bank Rwanda launches 'Ikamba' to empower women entrepreneurs

Monday, May 26, 2025
A chili farm in Muvumba valley in Nyagatare District. Currently, chili farming in the Kagitumba swamp covers just seven hectares. However, with government and private sector support, the cooperative plans to expand production to 100 hectares in the coming years. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Nyagatare: Chili farmers seek subsidies to scale up production

Sunday, May 25, 2025
A veterinarian inspects a vaccination dose of swine erysipelas in Kivumu Sector, Rutsiro District. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana.
Rwanda

Rutsiro intensifies efforts to fight swine disease, boost pig farming

Thursday, May 22, 2025
A view of Rusumo Power Plant in Kirehe. The Rusumo plant is set to supply electricity to Mpanga and Mahama irrigation schemes in Kirehe District. File
Agriculture

Rusumo power plant to supply electricity to key irrigation schemes

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Nasho solar powered irrigation project in eastern province.

Why Africa must transform its agriculture sector now

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Ambassador Vincent Karega during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on May 12. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Karega reflects on 30 years of public service and Rwanda’s transformation journey

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The uptake of  hybrid maize seeds among farmers is set to increase considerably by 2030. Courtesy
Agriculture

Hybrid maize production expected to increase 20% by 2030

Monday, May 19, 2025
Health professionals warn that skipping doses or self-medicating is making antibiotics like amoxicillin ineffective in up to 80% of cases, driving antimicrobial resistance.
Health

What you should know about antimicrobial resistance, an escalating global threat

Saturday, May 17, 2025
Maurice Mugabowagahunde, Governor of Northern Province, assured that various measures are being considered to achieve a long-term waste management solution across the region. Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Northern Province seeks modern landfills, waste management system

Friday, May 16, 2025
Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi, founder and CEO of JR Farms in one of his coffee shops in Nigeria where he sells Rwandan Coffee
Business

Nigerian businessman found a market for Rwandan coffee in West Africa

Thursday, May 15, 2025