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Willy Mugenzi, the former journalist, the author of Cow for Peace, speaks to The New Times in Kigali. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Culture

Ex-journalist shines a light on role of cows in promoting reconciliation in new book

Friday, January 02, 2026
Rwandans had a detailed system of timekeeping long before the introduction of watches. Time was read from nature, guided by the movement of the sun, animals, birds and daily human activity.
Rwanda

How ancient Rwandans counted years

Thursday, January 01, 2026
The platforms helped the championships surpass expectations, with over 330 million viewers worldwide, making Kigali 2025 the most-watched edition in the event’s history.
Cycling

UCI 2025 Kigali: How Rwanda wrote cycling history

Thursday, January 01, 2026
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Rwanda

Thank you for your trust, Kagame tells Rwandans in New Year's message

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge, the former FARDC spokesperson, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, and Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda's Foreign Affairs Minister.

Silence and indifference are enablers of Genocide

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Tito Rutaremare, the Chairperson of Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum (REAF), speaks at the meeting. Courtesy
Rwanda

Knowing Rwanda the first act of patriotism, Rutaremara tells youth

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff Gen Mubarakh Muganga and his Egyptian counterpart, Lt Gen Osama Askar, sign a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the Egypt Defence Expo, on December 2, 2025. Courtesy
Security

What Rwanda's expanding military diplomacy means

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Col (Rtd) Dr. Richard Ngwenya, a Zimbabwean veteran who served with the United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR) on the Ugandan side of the border.

Dr. Ngwenya’s appeal to President Kagame: Champion the right to happiness

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Rwanda golfer Melissa Akanigi Ishimwe is already reaping endorsements for her recent achievement in the Guinness World Record. Photo by Willy Mucyo

Golfer in records book, MMA and UCI in Kigali and major sporting feats of 2025

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Major General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).

How Kangura inspired Ekenge and FARDC

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
RPF-Inkotanyi Secretary General Amb. Christophe Bazivamo, delivers his remarks at the 6th Ordinary Congress of the Congolese Labour Party (Parti Congolais du Travail - PCT) in Brazaville. Courtesy
Politics

Bazivamo conveys Kagame’s message at Congo-Brazzaville ruling party congress

Monday, December 29, 2025
Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson of the Congolese armed forces.
Crime

Outcry as DR Congo army spokesman spreads anti-Tutsi tropes

Monday, December 29, 2025