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A teacher helps a child with autism at Autism Rwanda at Kagugu. The World Autism Awareness Day, will be marked under the theme, “Autism and Humanity Every Life Has Value,”

Autism and humanity: Every life has value

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Equity Bank's commitment to customer protection and financial stability was demonstrated by its swift provisioning for any potential shortfall, fully immunising its customers and operations without causing market destabilisation or erosion of public trust. Courtesy

How banks are pioneering 'first responders' in coordinated defence against cyber attacks

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Rwanda officially introduced a long-acting injectable Cabotegravir (CAB-LA) HIV prevention drug on January 3. COURTESY
Editorial

Injectable HIV prevention offers hope, but only if discrimination ends

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Former President of Senegal Macky Sall.

The Sall nomination fiasco: Is the AUC blameless?

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
AFC M23 official Freddy Kaniki comforts members of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January 2026. Photo by Teddy Mazina

Eastern DR Congo: When vulnerable citizens are left between armies

Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Illustration highlighting the role of biodiversity as a foundation for business, competitiveness, and economic resilience. Courtesy of UNDP (AI Image)

Nature is business: how biodiversity standards can secure Rwanda’s economic future

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Mourners listen to Susan Nyiranyamibwa's song titled "Ayii Ngire nte?" during a commemoration event at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

April still speaks—are we listening?

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Students during a plumbing exercise at Musanze Polytechnic. The decision by the Rwanda Water Resources Board to require at least 30 per cent of workers in major water resources projects be women is both timely and strategic. Sam Ngendahimana

Women deserve a bigger role in water projects

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A bride and groom during a wedding ceremony. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Rights in the Chamber, rules at the wedding and Rwanda’s unfinished work on gender equality

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Thousands of mourners during a night of vigil at Amahoro National Stadium, after a Walk to Remember on April 7, 2017. File

From fragments to a shared future: Rethinking Rwanda’s national story

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
A farmers works in his maize plantation in Karenge Sector Rwamagana District. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Soil is Africa’s hidden growth asset

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Bisesero worriors Kayinamura(L) and Aron Gakoko were among the Tutsi who resisted repeated Interahamwe attacks during the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Karongi District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Bisesero: Stronghold of courage during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Patients pay for medical services at Masaka Hospital. The government has ordered health facilities to treat patients before verifying insurance. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Care first, paperwork later!

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Some members of FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Genocide in eastern DR Congo and Capitol Hill’s forgotten truths

Sunday, March 29, 2026
The New Times

The real work of gender equality begins in the mind

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Female students during an electrical installation exercise in Musanze Polytechnic. This year’s International Women’s Month theme, is “Give to Gain.” Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

The cost of being everything

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Regular alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of developing PVD. Alcohol enhances oxidative stress and inflammation in the inner lining of blood vessels.

How alcohol affects blood vessels: The link to peripheral vascular disease

Sunday, March 29, 2026
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MY 2 CENTS: My top pick in the world this week

Saturday, March 28, 2026
A view of Mombasa port in Kenya.

Is Africa set to seize the moment as the global trade order is rewritten?

Friday, March 27, 2026
Under the draft Organic Law, district councillors would be elected through indirect elections, moving away from the current arrangement that allows direct voting. Craish Bahizi
Editorial

The next mayoral election must be a test of accountability

Friday, March 27, 2026