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Major General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).

How Kangura inspired Ekenge and FARDC

Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Former President of Rwanda Grégoire Kayibanda in 1957, launched the Bahutu Manifesto, a document that laid the groundwork for anti-Tutsi racial hatred.

Ndi Umukongomani can help defeat Kayibanda successors in DR Congo

Monday, December 29, 2025
Mikoani Trading Ltd and Bahresa Grain Milling Rwanda Limited were engaged in court proceedings over an intellectual property case approximately a decade ago.

The IP strategy entrepreneurs need to master for unbreakable market leadership

Monday, December 29, 2025
Major General Paul Kagame briefing Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

The Rwandans who saved Rwanda

Sunday, December 28, 2025
Students at the 2025 Festival of Cooling learning about the latest technology being installed on campus at ACES.

2025: A year of building the technology base at ACES

Sunday, December 28, 2025
Transparency International Rwanda Executive Director, Appollinaire Mupinganyi, presents the Rwanda Bribery Index 2025 on December 3. The report shows that some citizens continue to encounter demands for bribes when accessing basic services. Courtesy

Leadership measured in results, not titles

Friday, December 26, 2025
In recruitment process, candidates are shortlisted, interviewed, assessed, and asked to share salary expectations.

The silence gap: When saying nothing says everything

Friday, December 26, 2025
King Yuhi V Musinga with the Queen Mother (his mother) Nyirayuhi V Kanjongera.

Yuhi V Musinga: The King who breathed his last because he preferred exile to baptism

Thursday, December 25, 2025
A women sells different items for Christmas celebration in Kigali on Wednesday, December 24. Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Merry Christmas, but no celebration is worth life

Thursday, December 25, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion titled “Building a solid foundation for our country” at the 17th Congress of Rwanda Patriotic Front. Courtesy

Cheap money is the critical factor for double-digit growth

Thursday, December 25, 2025
Former President of Rwanda, Juvénal Habyarimana.

Creating Angel Habyarimana from architects of genocide

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
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Editorial

Let’s remember to celebrate together this festive season

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
A barista works at Kisimenti car free zone. In Rwanda today, alcohol consumption, especially among young people, has increased noticeably. Bahizi

More than just drinking: When calm doesn’t feel like home

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Visitors tour a mini-exhibition on Women Entrepreneurship in the cultural and Creative industry. Craish BAHIZI

How Africa’s youth are rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Some of the residential houses of Tutsi that were burned by FDLR genocidial group members and FARDC soldiers during the fighting against M23 rebels at Nturo Village in eastern DR Congo.

Here is why post-genocide Rwanda is not the source of Congolese woes

Monday, December 22, 2025
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Latest demographic and health survey shows clear path to country’s socioeconomic transformation

Friday, December 19, 2025
Last week, Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC) marked five years since its creation, in 2020.

Why Kigali International Financial Centre needs a specialised tax tribunal

Friday, December 19, 2025
State Minister for ICT and Innovation Yves Iradukunda nd other officials during a guided tour as Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) deployed the Geospatial Hub, also known as Geo-Hub. Courtesy
Editorial

Precision agriculture holds potential for millions of smallholder farmers 

Friday, December 19, 2025
Scholastique Mukasonga and Alexis Kagame.

La femme aux pieds nus, Inganji Kalinga, Bugesera, and Rwandan authors

Friday, December 19, 2025
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Yusuf Murangwa, addresses delegates at the launch of the 2025 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) on December 17. Courtesy
Editorial

Despite the gains in public health, we still have work to do

Thursday, December 18, 2025