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Jean-Jacques Wilson Nshobozwabyosenumukiza and William Robeyns.
Basketball

Why Nshobozwa, Robeyns missed out on national team roster

Friday, June 12, 2026
The 21st annual Kigali International Peace Marathon (KIPM), will take place from Saturday, June 13 to 14. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

How peace marathon highlights Rwanda’s sports tourism

Friday, June 12, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) addresses delegates during the Africa Development Impact Forum, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Rwanda

Amb. Gatete on Africa's potential to create jobs for over 50m youth

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Clockwise Celestin Mutabaruka, Dr Vincent Bajinya, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja, Charles Munyaneza are Genocide fugitives who live in the UK. File

Genocide fugitives in the UK: PM Starmer's time to choose leadership

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Youth entrepreneurs, who benefited from a job creation initiative, display their products at the Mulindi Agri-Show in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

The book industry: An overlooked engine of job creation

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Minister of Youth and Arts Abdallah Utumatwishima and YouthConnekt Africa Executive Director Yann Gwet shake hands on Wednesday, June 10, after signing the host country agreement for the eight edition of the YouthConnekt Africa Summit due in November.
Rwanda

YouthConnekt Africa Summit returns to Kigali

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Rwandan filmmaker and musician Jacques Muligande, widely known as Mighty Popo, speaks to The New Times during an interview. File
Cinema

Mighty Popo’s ‘Killer Music’ to screen at Africa Film Festival in South Korea

Thursday, June 11, 2026
MTN Iwacu Muzika Festival, which is expected to run from June 20 to August 1 with stops in districts including Huye, Ngoma, Nyagatare, Karongi, Muhanga, Musanze and Rubavu. Courtesy
Music

Rwanda’s holiday calendar brings music, culture & sports to young audiences

Thursday, June 11, 2026
The Rwanda Space Agency's teleport is in Rwamagana District. Courtesy of Igihe
Environment

How Rwanda’s certified teleport benefits citizens

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Cross-border trucks at the Rusumo One Stop Border Post. Trade across the East African Community (EAC) increased in the first quarter of 2026, with total trade rising by 30.7 per cent to $46.3 billion. File photo..
Economy

EAC records $46.3 billion in trade, driven by export growth

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
AWF CEO Kaddu Ssebunya

East Africa must give its young people power, not promises

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Students participating in a hands-on satellite prototyping workshop led by engineers from TRL Space Rwanda.
Education

Students compete in Space Innovation Challenge

Wednesday, June 10, 2026