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One of the refugees from Mahama refugee Camp, works at a maize collection centre owned by refugees in Kirehe. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Editorial

Self-reliance is the best refugee policy

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) medical personnel interacting with a patient during the nationwide free medical outreach campaign under the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2026. The initiative concluded on July 4 at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District as Rwanda marked the 32nd Liberation Day (Kwibohora 32). According to the statistics, more than 30,000 people across the country received free treatment for various illnesses, including over 8,000 patients who benefited from services at Munini Hospital. Courtesy.

How Rwanda's Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme is redefining national security and development

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Doctors conduct free heart surgery for children at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali on June 15. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

What Rwanda’s health system has become after three decades

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Minister Paula Ingabire speaks during a panel discussion in Kigali on April 2, 2025. She stressed the importance of ensuring that technology serves people and creates opportunities for inclusive growth. Dan Gatsinzi

Artificial intelligence, books and jobs

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
A section of the newly constructed Inzovu Mall at Kimihurura in Kigali on June 25, 2026. Inzovu Mall will feature a retail and leisure hub, a four-star Odalys hotel, a business center, and modern offices. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

A few reflections on Michael Fairbanks' review of The Political Economy of Rwanda's Rise book

Monday, July 06, 2026
Wormen who were Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters pose for a photo during the Liberation war in 1990s. Courtesy
Editorial

Liberation is a duty every generation must carry forward

Monday, July 06, 2026
PHOTO: AI

The happiness equation

Monday, July 06, 2026
Some of the youth who attended the Indangamirwa civic education training at Nkumba during the closing ceremony of the programme's 13th edition in Burera District on August 25, 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

The generation born free: Can we truly appreciate freedom we never had to fight for?

Monday, July 06, 2026
PHOTO: AI

Strengthening teenage pregnancy prevention through complementary interventions

Monday, July 06, 2026
PHOTO: AI

Towards more just and equitable global governance

Monday, July 06, 2026
Mediation relies on effective information management, communication, and neutral facilitation to reach mutually acceptable outcomes. Courtesy

Artificial Intelligence in mediation: Opportunities and challenges

Monday, July 06, 2026
Former FDLR members undergo a rehabilitation camp at Mutobo in Musanze District. File

Kwibohora 32: ‘Ndi Umunyarwanda’ at the heart of Rwanda’s sovereignty

Sunday, July 05, 2026
Former Rwanda Patriotic Army fighters, who liberated Rwanda in 1994. File

Liberation Day: Becoming Rwanda’s living archive

Sunday, July 05, 2026
The New Times

Liberation beyond borders: Responsibility, protection, and the burden of history

Saturday, July 04, 2026
PHOTO BY IGIHE

The RPF’s ideological clarity, a struggle between the future and the past

Saturday, July 04, 2026
The New Times

Not mentality. Infrastructure

Saturday, July 04, 2026
Students read books in a library at Groupe scolaire Munini in Nyaruguru District. The school was constructed to accommodate students from families that were relocated to Munini Model village from high risk zones.

Building on Rwanda's efforts to reduce school dropout

Friday, July 03, 2026
Antioxidants are substances that neutralize free radicals and help protect the body from oxidative damage.

Why antioxidants matter for your health

Friday, July 03, 2026
RPA fighters during a morale boosting session in the Liberation War in 1990s. File

The long journey of nationhood: From Independence to Liberation

Friday, July 03, 2026
RPA fighters during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

Barefoot through shattered glass: Why fear shards of a broken calabash?

Friday, July 03, 2026