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 Joseph Rwagatare
Joseph Rwagatare
Officials pose for a group photo with  the 160 students from Sudan, at a reception event to welcome them to Rwanda on August 2. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda becoming a centre of inspiration in diverse fields
Niger's new leaders who took power in a coup d’état. The putsch that was started by the Presidential Guard. Internet
Coups: opposition is about geostrategic interests, not defence of democracy
A genocide survivor forgiving a  former Genocide perpetrator after asking for forgiveness at Nyamata Parish Bugesera District  on  January 8 2017. (Sam Ngendahimana)
Unity of Rwandans is sacred
Kagame meets  with Prime Minister Philip Davis of Bahamas to discuss the strengthening and collaboration between the Bahamas and Rwanda by building on the existing ties between the two nations in  Bahamas on July 9. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Reconnecting with the Caribbean
A military parade during the ceremony to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Liberation Day at Amahoro stadium. File
Lest anyone forgets, Rwanda’s liberation is written in blood and can’t be erased
Some combatants of the genocidal FDLR group, who were captured by M23 rebels, fighting alongside the DR Congo armed forces in the east of the country last year. Courtesy
Another UN report to muddy the waters in DR Congo
Last week, ministers of finance of East African Community partner states presented the national budgets to their respective parliaments. Craish Bahizi
East Africans’ closer attention to taxes could lead to better politics
Some pilgrims trek to Kibeho from Rwanda as well as neighbouring countries to celebrate the apparition of Virgin Mary. Sam Ngendahimana
Homework for political leaders: Tap into religious devotion for secular ends
African Union leaders in a group photo after a general assembly. The African Union (AU) turned 60 on May 25, counting from the formation of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963.
AU at 60: Time to move from aspiration to actualisation of unity
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Of global warming, doomsday preachers and survival of species
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By inviting SADC forces, Tshisekedi is fanning the flames in the Kivus

One of over 6000 houses that were damaged by the recent disasters Rubavu District. Olivier Mugwiza
Emergencies, Rwandan spirit, and the future
Workers prepare fresh vegetables for export. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Reflections on Labour Day, essence and cost of ceremonies
The New Times
Reflections on Labour Day, essence and cost of ceremonies
The New Times
Rwanda’s tax reforms: we listen, government tells citizens
The month of April annoys Genocide revisionists like Anjan Sundaram, Michela Wrong, Filip Reyntjens and others. They come out to assault the very idea and purpose of remembering the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Of demons, vanity and obsession
Eric Mwizerwa delivers his testemony during the commemoration of the Genocide Against the Tutsi on April 7. Courtesy
Dignity and defiance, resolve and resilience at the heart of genocide commemoration
RPF-Inkotanyi members during the congress that took place in the context of celebrating the ruling party’s 35th anniversary on April 2.
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Joseph Rwagatare
   Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
At 35, RPF is youthful but also veteran, both reason and recipe for its success

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