author

 Linda M. Kagire
Linda M. Kagire
Workers pack fresh for exports fruits at NAEB warehouse.
Agriculture
Why Rwanda’s fruit export ambitions hinge on building a stronger value chain
Mugaara Aubea receives a cheque. The ArtRwanda Ubuhanzi alumnus, uses his artistic talent to champion inclusion and challenge stereotypes about albinism. Courtesy photos.
Art
The artiste using music and film to break disability stereotypes
Recognising quality is important. Ensuring farmers benefit from it matters even more. Courtesy
Agriculture
Rwanda’s coffee success must deliver more value to farmers, says industry expert
Yego motor driver in his electric car in Kigali
Rwanda
Kigali’s evolving taxi market offers commuters more choice
A view of the newly constructed residential area in Bugesera.
Society
From hardship to hope: Bugesera’s journey towards a new economic future
Rwandan agribusiness entrepreneur Nadege Uwamahoro has been named among 100 women recognised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
Agriculture
Rwandan agripreneur named among FAO’s 100 Women Heroes
A view of Huye Central Business District.
Economy
VIDEO: Why Huye’s economic potential remains largely untapped
A fire gutted GOICO Plaza, the main market in the city, causing extensive damage on Saturday, October 10. Courtesy.
Business
Musanze fire exposes insurance gap among small businesses
Prof. Joseph Mucumbitsi, Chief Consultant Paediatrician and Cardiologist at King Faisal Hospital (KFH) and Deva Medical Center. Courtesy.
Health
Why some patients shun care for chronic diseases
A display of various habit-forming substances, including alcohol, cigarettes, prescription medications, and illicit drugs.
Health
How early support can protect young people from substance abuse
A health worker uses a medical device and an educational chart to explain the effects of cervical cancer to a woman in Kigali, on July 3, 2023. File
Health
How Rwanda is tackling barriers to screening of cervical cancer
Some people during exercises at  Fitness Point Gym in Kigali. File
Health
Rwanda’s fitness boom creates new jobs, business opportunities
Uwera encourages young people to stay away from drugs and focus on building a better future.
Women
How family hardships forced Esther Uwera to grow up at 15
Maurice Niyigena, founder of Matheo Studio and Matheo Creative Hub, says Rwanda’s growing creative industry offers young creatives new opportunities, especially online. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Fashion
[VIDEO] From Musanze to London: Inside Maurice Niyigena’s fashion journey
Early exposure to substance abuse can have lasting consequences. AI-generated photo.
Health
Experts highlight dangers of early exposure to substance abuse
Amina Uwikuzo during an interview with The New Times at her home in Gikondo, Kigali. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza.
Society
Four years after viral photo, former fruit vendor Uwikuzo completes S6
Ingufu Gin Ltd is among the facilities manufacturing alcoholic beverages that were closed by Rwanda FDA last month. More than 900,000 litres of illicit alcohol have been seized across the country as authorities intensify crackdown on illicit alcohol. Officials have also reported changes in spending patterns, cases of violence and
alcohol-related emergencies during the same period. PHOTO/COURTESY.
Health
As illicit alcohol crackdown bites, families count gains
Prisca Nikuze, co-founder of NEEM, a health-tech initiative, speaks during an interview with The New Times on Thursday, September 11. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Health
Young innovators turn technology against diabetic amputations

Subscribe to The New Times E-Paper