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Some students during a group work at the African Leadership University. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

How international students in Rwanda are shaping our future

Friday, August 28, 2026
Inflation averaged 9.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 and 13.2 per cent in the second, before reaching 14.5 per cent year-on-year in July. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Rate hike is necessary, but it comes with a cost

Friday, August 28, 2026
Worshippers at Rwanda Shima Imana Festival that was more than a Christian gathering as thousands of people from different denominations worship together at Amahoro Stadium. Igihe

Beyond Thanksgiving: A remarkable challenge to my Generation

Friday, August 28, 2026
President Paul Kagame speaks during a presidential panel at the Africa Mindset Reset Forum in Kigali on Tuesday, August 25. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Kagame’s revolutionary thinking on an age-old problem

Friday, August 28, 2026
A landscape view of Kigali's Central Business District in Nyarugenge. Rwanda's economy grew 9.4% in 2025, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). File

Vision 2050: Reality or Wishful Thinking?

Thursday, August 27, 2026
A view of Mpazi Rehousing Project that is set for a major expansion, with plans to provide more than 4,100 housing units in Nyarugenge District.
Editorial

Mpazi model will solve the affordable housing puzzle

Thursday, August 27, 2026
The New Times

Pressure exposes what partnership promises often conceal

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Bad breath, medically known as halitosis, is common and can affect anyone.

Why persistent, bad breath should never be ignored

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Residents meet with officials during a civil registration exercise. Over the past 25 years, Rwanda’s decentralisation journey has brought decision-making closer to citizens.

Rwanda’s next decade of decentralisation requires urgent focus on delivery

Thursday, August 27, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi addresses a meeting on May 1, 2024.

Mapping ties between Kinshasa, Western powers, and the FDLR

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Some substandard alcoholic beverages seized by Police during the on going crackdown. File
Editorial

Unsafe products should have no place on the Rwandan market

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
President Paul Kagame and High ranking delegates. The discussions explore how Africa can build on the dignity and solidarity of Pan-Africanism to establish Meta-Africanism as its next chapter.

60 years after colonialism, Africa eyes for a mindset reset

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
A pharmacist inside a pharmacy at Remera. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Building Africa’s pharmaceutical future starts with regulation

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
The New Times

To achieve sustainability, Rwanda should rethink social protection

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
A teacher helps a pupil during a lesson at GS Kimisange. Teachers have been given a five-year grace period to upgrade their qualifications, with all teachers expected to have at least an A1 qualification. File
Editorial

Quality education starts with teachers

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Some people fear that with AI tools to facilitate companies, some will lose their jobs. Internet

AI is not taking jobs. It is quietly closing the door on new ones

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
RDB staff interacts with a resident at One Stop Centre.

Why every Rwandan company needs an effective board to succeed

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Members of the genocidial group FDLR in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Editorial

The FDLR: three decades of reinvention and regional insecurity

Monday, August 24, 2026
Cattles in Nyagatare based farm. Officials told participants of a consultative meeting that the district wants to raise its average milk yield from about 2.3 litres per cow per day to 6.3 litres next year and 15 litre
Editorial

Every hectare must count in the fight for food security

Monday, August 24, 2026
AI specialists work at the Health Intelligence Centre in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza.

Rwanda’s next AI frontier: Empowering youth to strengthen home-grown democracy

Monday, August 24, 2026