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Participants during a tour of the centre at the University of Rwanda’s (UR) Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and e-Health (CEBE) at Kigali Innovation City. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

UR, partners in drive to remove barriers facing students with disabilities in higher education

Thursday, May 21, 2026
The management and staff of Forzza (Baron Sports Gaming Ltd) Lay wreaths in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial on May 20. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Forzza staff, cycling team honour Genocide victims at Nyanza Memorial

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Members of the Lower Chamber of Parliament on Wednesday, May 20, passed a new bill governing staff members of the National Commission for Human Rights. Craish BAHIZI
Law

Human rights commission staff get immunity under new bill

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rwanda Social Security Board Chief Executive Officer, Regis Rugemanshuro speaks during a press conference in December 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

RSSB recovers 30% of contribution arrears in 2025

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Sanctions, sovereignty, and Rwanda: A small nation in the crosscurrents of global power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The New Times
Politics

The history and realisation of universal adult suffrage in Zimbabwe

Monday, May 18, 2026
Rwandan and Congolese officials meet in the United States on March 19, 2026, to discuss the implementation of the Washington Peace Agreement.

Selective outrage and transactional diplomacy in eastern DR Congo

Sunday, May 17, 2026
The New Times
Rwanda

Officials urge family dialogue to address root causes of conflicts

Saturday, May 16, 2026
UB40
Music

UB40 ft Ali Campbell set to perform in Kigali

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Minister of Sports Nelly Mukazayire (right) speaks at a session on investing in the sports industry during the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali on Friday, May 15. Photos courtesy
Economy

Africa bets on sport as the next jobs and investment frontier

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Students during a Kinyarwanda lesson while learning about Rwandan culture. File
Rwanda

‘You stop expecting some privileges’: A single father on raising five children

Saturday, May 16, 2026
A Rwandan soldier on duty in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique.

RDF is a people’s army deserving a Nobel Peace Prize, not sanctions

Friday, May 15, 2026