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 Marie-Louise Murekatete
Marie-Louise Murekatete
The New Times
When social media turns love into a battle
The New Times
Beyond remembrance: The healing power of ‘My Child’
Youths consult one another while watching a video. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
The exposure gap: Why we are more ordinary than we think
Photographs of victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi archived inside Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Why accurate terminology for 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi matters
Youth volunteers assist mourners in lighting candles during a commemoration event at Kicukiro Genocide Memorial in 2025. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi.
Kwibuka: The flame that endures
A suspect arrested by the Rwanda Investigation Bureau in 2025. He was accused of engaging in sexual relations with underage students under his care at school. Courtesy.
The epidemic of rebranding bad behavior as psychological language
A woman looking into a mirror.
The power of decentering: Living as created, not constructed
Workers on duty at Asanti garment factory in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI
Idleness, entitlement, and the cost of waiting
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and 11-time La Liga champions Atlético de Madrid on April 30, 2025, announced a momentous partnership under the “Visit Rwanda” brand.
Rwanda reimagined: Harnessing the power of national branding
Teen mothers can now visit a clinic to access contraception, HIV or STI testing, and reproductive health information without parental consent. File    
If we don’t teach consent, we leave children defenseless
A teenager relaxes with a smartphone. Today’s age of instant convenience shaped by smartphones, streaming, and endless entertainment makes distraction easier than ever. Internet photo
The comfort cage: Why resilience is the most urgent skill for the next generation
Kenyan youths, popularly known as Gen-Z, demonstrate against the Finance Bill 2024 on Kimathi Street, Nairobi on June 20 2024. Internet
A generation awakened, redefining civic responsibility
President Kagame interacts with residents during the Citizen Outreach in Nyamasheke. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
The measure of leadership is how closely it walks with the people
Officials pose for a group photo at the  World Congress on Agroforestry (WCA 2025), that brought together over 700 participants from across the globe, in Kigali on Monday October 20. Courtesy
Rwanda
Rwanda's hosting of World Congress on Agroforestry is more than environmental milestone
Former RPA fighters pose for a photo during the liberation war in 1990s. File
October 1: A call to Rwanda’s youth to guard the gift of peace together
A bride and groom  during a wedding ceremony. Sam Ngendahimana
Free my generation from the identity crisis trap
Thousands of Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp in Nyamagabe District protested against the genocidal violence committed against Congolese Tutsi in eastern DR Congo. In December 2022,
The Responsibility to Protect was born in Rwanda. It is dying in DR Congo
From September 21-28, Kigali will make history as the first African city to host the UCI Road World Championships. File
Beyond the Race: UCI championships as Rwanda’s diplomatic victory lap

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