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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
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
During the liberation war, the RPF used to emulate the Amilcar Cabral model in which leaders and cadres learnt how to truly fulfil their role in the liberation struggle.

How ideological clarity secured Rwanda’s liberation victory

Friday, July 04, 2025