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FDLR 'General' Ezechiel Gakwerere, seen in FARDC uniform, is repatriated to Rwanda from DR Congo on March 1, after he was captured by M23 rebels.

The delusions of FARDC: How a hallucinating army became a political epidemic

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Dr Celestin Mutuyimana, a psychotherapist at Baho Smile Institute in Kimironko
Health

Chronic stress linked to higher stroke risk, women more affected – study

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Rwanda is among countries that are in the process of eradicating leprosy. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda nears leprosy eradication with only 37 cases remaining

Saturday, February 01, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion at the International Conference on Neglected Tropical Disease Research in Africa on Monday, January 20. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Innovative strategies for Africa’s NTD burden take centre stage at global conference in Kigali

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
SanlamAllianz General Insurance visit patients in major hospitals in Kigali, distributing gifts, and spreading New Year cheer on January 1. Courtesy
Featured

SanlamAllianz brings New Year cheer to hospital patients in Kigali

Friday, January 03, 2025
Students during an awareness campaign on drug abuse and mental health in schools at Kicukiro stadium on May 13. File
Education

Educators push for enhanced school psychological support

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Sergeant Gervais Minani was found guilty of premediated murder of five civilians in Nyamasheke District. The convict (in the foreground) was seen in public for the first time since committing the offence, during a public hearing in Nyamasheke last week. Courtesy
Crime

Nyamasheke: RDF soldier sentenced to life for killing civilians

Monday, December 09, 2024
Rwanda National Police officers train City of Kigali workers who to fight against fire outbreak. File
Rwanda

Govt orders employers to set safety committees to curb occupational hazards

Sunday, October 27, 2024
Red Cross volunteers help a trauma victim during a commemoration event at Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial in 2019. Sam Ngendahimana

Transgenerational trauma: How the past continues to affect future generations

Sunday, October 27, 2024
Emmanuel Mugisha, better known by his stage name Clapton Kibonge, is a multitalented comedian during the interview with The New Times. Willy Mucyo
People

Comedian Kibonge opens up on his secret battle with childhood illness

Thursday, October 17, 2024
According to the 2023 State of Mental Health at Work survey by the Mental Health Hub, a mental health clinic based in Rwanda, more than 80 per cent of employees in East Africa experience moderate to extreme stress.
Health

How best can employers reduce stress in the workplace?

Thursday, October 10, 2024
Girls in Gisagara show free pads that they got from an activist. In 2019, the Rwandan government added sanitary pads to the list of goods that are VAT exempted in a bid to ease their affordability. Photos: Courtesy
Health

Beyond the pad: Breaking barriers to menstrual health and equality

Wednesday, October 02, 2024