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UN Women Acting Country Representative to Rwanda, Tikikel Tadele Alemu. Photo: UN Women Rwanda

Upholding women’s rights and justice: The pathway to equality, unity and prosperity

Sunday, March 08, 2026
FAO launched the International Year of the Woman Farmer to recognise women’s indispensable contributions to agrifood systems in 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Investing in Rwanda’s women farmers means securing nation’s future

Sunday, March 08, 2026
October 1, 1990, the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the armed wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), launched the war to liberate Rwanda from the genocidal regime

The courage of Rwanda’s liberators

Saturday, March 07, 2026
Migrants travel in an overcrowded boat across the Mediterranean Sea as they attempt to reach Europe.

Trade, state, and society – Part II: immigration, populism, and the future of the transatlantic order

Saturday, March 07, 2026
African Union facilitators on the Eastern DRC Peace Process during a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 14.Courtesy

Success fees: A danger to mediation

Friday, March 06, 2026
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

Friday, March 06, 2026
A section of Bumbogo residential area in Gasabo District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Why updating Rwanda’s land price reference list cannot wait

Friday, March 06, 2026
According to Rwanda National Police, 130 people died nationwide from natural disasters in 2025, including lightning strikes, floods, landslides, and storm-related accidents.

Preparing your finances for emergencies and disasters

Thursday, March 05, 2026
Residents in Kagarama village during a meeting on how to install improved social cohesion and gender equality within their community. FILE

Homes in transition: The test of equality

Thursday, March 05, 2026
A fuel pump SP petrol station at Gishushu in Kigali. Due to Iran-US war fuel prices have increased by about 10 percent, while other imported goods have risen between 10 and 20 percent. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Fuel shock is a wake-up call for Rwanda’s economic resilience

Thursday, March 05, 2026
Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

Never again or never mind: Does sanctioning RDF free Congo?

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Sylivain Ekenge, former FARDC spokesperson and Patrick Muyaya, the Minister of Communications of the DR Congo.

Patrick Muyaya and the politics of hate

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
US President Donald Trump, President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

Blaming victims, backing perpetrators: Sanctions and narrative power in a France 24 interview and beyond

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
US President Donald Trump, President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2025. Courtesy
Editorial

Balanced diplomacy, not sanction will bring peace in DR Congo

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
US President Donald Trump and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi at the signing ceremony of the Washington Accord in Washington DC. on December 4. Courtesy

Mineral rivalry, geopolitics and the imperative of peace in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Arthur Nkusi demonstrated that Rwandan stand-up can travel beyond borders. His performances abroad showed preparation and cultural awareness. Craish Bahizi

Elevating Rwandan comedy to global standards

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Students interact during a group work in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI
Editorial

Digital work holds promise for Rwanda’s young population

Tuesday, March 03, 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.

Why the FDLR remains the top threat to Rwanda's security

Tuesday, March 03, 2026
Workers on duty at a garment factory in Musanze District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The desirability of indifference

Tuesday, March 03, 2026
A woman looking into a mirror.

The power of decentering: Living as created, not constructed

Monday, March 02, 2026