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Veteran of Rwanda’s hip-hop scene Emery Gatsinzi, better known as Riderman,said 2024 was a pivotal year. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Music

2024 in review: Rwandan celebrities on milestones, future goals

Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Arnaud Kanyankore Mucyo, 27, during a performance. Mucyo is also a traditional-contemporary dancer, playwright, poet, and Kinyarwanda language enthusiast, among others. Courtesy
People

Intore Mucyo’s journey from obligation to conviction

Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Adama Dieng, the African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities, delivers his remarks at the conference in Kigali on Monday, December 9. Courtesy
Rwanda

AU Genocide prevention envoy commends Rwanda’s post-genocide transformation

Monday, December 09, 2024
UNESCO has inscribed Rwanda’s Intore dance on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Culture

Rwanda’s ‘Intore’ dance recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Tuesday, December 03, 2024
The great blue turaco in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Photo by Joan Mbabazi
Environment

PHOTOS: A weekend of birding and tranquil beauty in Nyungwe National Park

Saturday, November 23, 2024
New Generation Academy hosted a delegation from UNESCO, Bulgaria, and a representative from Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation in Kigali on November 19. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

Kigali’s New Generation Academy leads AI education, gears up for global competition

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
A teacher helps a student during a reading course at GS Kimisange in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

Can private investors fill the education funding void?

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
A shopping centre in Kigali showcasing Rwandan crafts. According to a report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Africa is projected to produce up to 10 per cent of global creative goods exports worth roughly $200 billion by 2030.. Photo/ Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Why investing in creative industry value chains matters

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Pupils inside a computer lab at Busanza primary school. More than 500 education leaders, including 30 African ministers and representatives from 39 countries, are set to meet in Kigali from November 11-13 for the second Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX 2024). Photo by Craish Bahizi
Education

African ministers, education experts to meet in Kigali to address learning crisis

Sunday, November 10, 2024
Visitors walk at the Canopy walkway that slides over the forest up to 60 meters high in Nyungwe Forest National Park. It is one of the oldest rainforests in Africa, rich in biodiversity, and spectacularly beautiful.  Sam Ngen
Society

Eight must-visit Rwandan destinations for nature lovers

Saturday, November 09, 2024
Rwandan journalists, alongside their hosts, All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) in a group photo after sharing a meal in Zhejiang, the largest city is Hangzhou, China
Rwanda

Through the heart of China: A journey of culture, cuisine, discovery

Saturday, November 09, 2024
Participants during a campaign to sensitize people to the fight against gender-based violence in 2021. Between 2021 and 2024, health authorities recorded more than 26,000 GBV cases. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Experts call for broader sexual reproductive health education to prevent GBV

Thursday, November 07, 2024