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Students pose for a group photo during an awareness campaign on bilharzia and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). File
Health

What it will take to eliminate NTDs by 2030

Monday, February 02, 2026
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Cinema

Papa Sava premieres new movie on emotional 30th anniversary

Saturday, January 31, 2026
An AI image depicting an elderly person selling goods at a small stall.

Pension reform: How to address the risk of old-age poverty

Saturday, January 31, 2026
A 2023 pilot study by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) shows that among young people aged 13–24, 4.4 percent reported cannabis use in the past 30 days, 2 percent used cigarettes, and while 0.2 used opiates. Courtesy

What we miss when we criminalize pain: Rethinking drug policy through a public health lens

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Comedian Japhet Mazimpaka performs during his one-man comedy at Urban Park Suites in Kigali on January 23.
Showbiz

Fame, false validation take center stage at Japhet’s one-man comedy show

Saturday, January 24, 2026
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (centre) speaks during Rwanda's fourth UPR review, as the country's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva, Amb. Urujeni Bakuramutsa, (left) and Rwanda Governance Board CEO Doris Uwicyeza Picard look on. Courtesy
Rwanda

What next after Rwanda's fourth UPR review?

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Workers on duty at Asanti garment factory in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI

Idleness, entitlement, and the cost of waiting

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Graduates during the graduation ceremony, at the prestigious Marriott Hotel held on January 17. All photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

Hope renewed as 45 girls graduate from Grace Girls Coalition with soft skills

Monday, January 19, 2026
Inside a vegetable show room. On Monday, new regulations came into force in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for the so-called junk foods.

Why go to the supermarket, when you can go to the local market for food

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Some of the best performing girls get their certificates of appreciation during an event in Musanze. File

Rwanda’s gender gains in 2025 must be protected

Wednesday, January 07, 2026
A farmer works in her potato plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

More districts turn to potatoes as yields rise

Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Teen mothers listen to a health worker during an HIVAIDS awareness campaign in Rusororo. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Women

How teen girls slip into early motherhood

Thursday, January 01, 2026