News

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
News / More Articles
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
International

New Greek PM vows country will be 'proud' again

Monday, July 08, 2019
Bosco Ntaganda at a past hearing. (Net photo)
Africa

DR Congo's Bosco Ntaganda convicted of war crimes by ICC

Monday, July 08, 2019
LEFT: Ezu00e9chiel Muhawenimana, 36, his wife Espu00e9rance Dusabimana, 35, and their child who was born from a Ugandan prison, are among those seeking legal redress. RIGHT: Venant Musoni Hakolimana, a teacher who says he lost his job in Ethiopia when he was arrested by Ugandan security agents, is demanding US$1 million in compensation and for the ordeal he was subjected to during detention. / File

Ugandans sue for inconvenience; Rwandans for torture

Monday, July 08, 2019
The factories in Jabana sector benefit from free connections by REG. / Photos by Craish Bahizi

FEATURED: Industries tell of their benefits from getting free connections

Monday, July 08, 2019
President Paul Kagame and other African leaders after the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area in Niamey, Niger, yesterday. The deal is expected to create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc and spur development. / Village Urugwiro

Africa to commence trading under CFTA in July 2020

Monday, July 08, 2019
Beatrice Nyirantezimana reads the bible. This is a result of the six-month literacy programme that she is pursuing. / Ru00e9gis Umurengezi

Tackling illiteracy among historically marginalised communities

Monday, July 08, 2019
Joyce Msuya, the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme. / Net photo

Rwanda is a classic example of environmental conservation – UNEP Director

Monday, July 08, 2019
Rwandan community in Kenya celebrated their motherlandu2019s 25th liberation. / Courtesy

Rwandans in Kenya celebrate 25 years of liberation

Monday, July 08, 2019
L-R: Ahunna Eziakonwa, UNDP regional director for Africa, and Tony Elumelu, founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, at the signing of the TEF-UNDP Sahel youth entrepreneurship programme partnership at the AU Summit in Niamey, Niger. / Courtesy
Business

UNDP partners with Elumelu Foundation to empower 100,000 entrepreneurs in Africa

Sunday, July 07, 2019
A view of rice plantations destroyed by floods on Rurambi Marshland in Bugesera District in 2018. / Courtesy

Govt sets aside Rwf1.3bn for Rurambi marshland

Sunday, July 07, 2019
The New Times

New technology to ease HIV viral load tests

Sunday, July 07, 2019
Minister for Health Dr Diane Gashumba screens one of the children recently. / Courtesy

Israel NGO helps Rwandan children diagnosed with heart diseases

Sunday, July 07, 2019
Suspects during a Gacaca court session. This kind of justice system is one of the home grown solutions that has helped Rwanda heal from the genocide against the Tutsi. / File

How Rwanda was rebuilt on unique difficult choices of its people

Sunday, July 07, 2019
AFD chief executive Remy Rioux (left) and Smart Africa Secretariat officials sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at supporting digital transition on the African Continent, in Kigali recently. / Courtesy

French development agency to promote sustainable digital solutions

Sunday, July 07, 2019
Prof Palamagamba John Aidan Mwaluko Kabudi, Tanzania's Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation and Amb. Eugene Kayihura, Rwandau2019s envoy to Tanzania, during the Dar event to mark Rwandau2019s Liberation Silver Jubilee on Friday night.

Tanzania Foreign Minister: Rwanda’s Liberation significant to whole world

Saturday, July 06, 2019
The New Times

The hypocrisy of Human Rights discourse of the West on Africa

Saturday, July 06, 2019
President Kagame yesterday held talks with his Sierra Leonean counterpart Julius Maada Bio, who was on a three-day official visit to Rwanda. The two countries signed three cooperation agreements, namely; a general cooperation agreement, a memorandum of understanding on political consultations, and an agreement on exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and official passports. This followed a bilateral air service agreement signed between the sides last year. President Bio, who was among the Heads of State that attendedu00a0Rwandau2019s 25th Liberation Anniversary celebrations in Kigali on Thursday, was due to concludeu00a0his visit with a tour of Kigali Special Economic Zone. Village Urugwiro.
Rwanda

Kagame receives Sierra Leonean president

Saturday, July 06, 2019
American evangelist Rick Warren is expected to preach at a gathering organised by PEACE Plan Rwanda, on July 9, 2019. Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

Rick Warren to address 2000 Rwandan leaders

Saturday, July 06, 2019
The New Times
Rwanda

Rwf20 billion for C’wealth summit

Saturday, July 06, 2019
The impounded vehicle with smuggled goods in Nyamasheke District. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Police impound funeral service van for smuggling

Saturday, July 06, 2019