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On April 17, Twirwaneho, a Banyamulenge self-defence group now allied with AFC-M23, warned against the Burundian army’s role in a “genocidal coalition” targeting their community in South Kivu. Courtesy Photo
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Twirwaneho warns Burundian army over genocidal attacks against Banyamulenge

Friday, April 18, 2025
Rwanda has made progress in expanding educational access, with attendance rising to 93% in 2024 from 87% in 2017, according to the EICV7 survey released on April 16.
Education

Rwanda’s primary school attendance reaches 93%

Friday, April 18, 2025
Paula Ingabire, the Minister of ICT and Innovation, during a podcast interview by The Rundown that was released on April 15. Courtesy
Technology

Minister Ingabire urges innovators to build AI solutions with values, ethics

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Ivan Murenzi, Director General of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda during the presentation of the seventh Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV 7) on Wedneday, April 16. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda lifted 1.5m people out of poverty since 2017 – survey

Thursday, April 17, 2025
The New Times

The AI Divide: Why Africa must lead its own digital destiny

Thursday, April 17, 2025
A view of Munini Model Village. The poverty rate among Rwandans dropped to 27.4 per cent in 2024, from 39.8 per cent in 2017, a new survey shows.
Economy

1.5 million Rwandans out of poverty in seven years

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The New Times
Energy

65% Rwandan rural households access electricity – survey

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The Future of Jobs Report 2025 by the World Economic Forum (WEF) highlights the shifting nature of work, emphasising the rising demand for skills in technology, engineering, artificial intelligence (AI).

The next superpower isn’t a country, it is Africa’s youth

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
A view of Kigali Vision City in Gasabo District. FILE
Infrastructure

Rwanda’s race to promote urbanisation

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Visitors during a tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial. Sam Ngendahimana

A young man's witness to Rwanda's resilience after the Genocide

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Gabon's Interior Minister Hermann Immongault declares the results of Gabon's 2025 presidential election during a press conference in Libreville, April 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Politics

Gabon's transitional leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema elected president

Monday, April 14, 2025
Former German ambassador to Rwanda Peter Fahrenholtz (right), North Kivu Deputy Governor Willy Manzi (centre) and AFC/M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka pose for a photo in Goma. Courtesy of Peter Fahrenholtz
Africa

Veteran German diplomat visits M23-controlled Goma

Sunday, April 13, 2025