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Some of the electric coaches that work upcountry in public transport. Rwanda’s ambition to electrify 20 per cent of bus fleet by 2030 is both bold and timely. Germain Nsanzimana
Editorial

Electric mobility vision needs more than good intentions

Friday, October 03, 2025
A resident is served by Irembo agent as they unveiled the BYIKORERE Campaign, that aims at revolutionizing how citizens access and engage with government services in Burera in May 2023. Courtesy

The impact of digital transformation on local government service delivery in Rwanda: A compressive review

Thursday, October 02, 2025
Figures from the 2024–2025 Judicial Annual Report show that courts handled 16,310 cases related to pre-trial detention, involving 21,855 suspects. file

Pre-trail detention: Has the principle turned into the exception?

Thursday, October 02, 2025
A woman receives her money during a transaction activity at Umurenge SACCO Kacyiru. File

Umurenge SACCOs in the age of mobile finance: Is mobile money adoption signalling a turning point?

Thursday, October 02, 2025
Former RPA fighters pose for a photo during the liberation war in 1990s. File

October 1: A call to Rwanda’s youth to guard the gift of peace together

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

Rwanda’s bet on U.S. sports market is a bold one

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Late Maj. Gen. Fred Gisa Rwigema

Fred Gisa Rwigema: The ultimate sacrifice for us to live in peace

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
President Paul Kagame waves to the crowd at KCC Roundabout in Kigali on Sunday, September 28, with UCI President David Lappartient and Prince Albert II of Monaco. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Rwanda’s UCI triumph, why we owe PK an immeasurable debt

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
Former President Juvenal Habyarimana

During Habyarimana regime, the international community attributed insecurity to high-ranking state authorities

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Thousands of Rwandans lined the routes from Mur de Kigali to Nyabugogo, turning the race into a festival of music, drumming, and spontaneous dance.
Editorial

Rwandans are the heartbeat of the country’s global sporting ambitions

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Cycling enthusiasts at the awarding ceremony during the conclusion of the 2025 UCI Road World Championship s on Sunday, September 28. Courtesy

The voice of the customer: Your free market research

Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Cycling fans cheer on riders during the 2025 UCI Road World Chamionships in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza

Kigali makes history with the UCI Road World Championships

Monday, September 29, 2025
Michel Bussi’s Les Ombres du monde – The Shadows of the World, in English – published in France last month, is an unexpected novel.

Les Ombres du monde: The Genocide against the Tutsi for the Netflix age

Monday, September 29, 2025
The New Times
Editorial

Rwanda’s lived global cycling moment is one to celebrate

Monday, September 29, 2025
Cross-border trucks transporting goods from Dar es Salaam to Kigali, pictured at Rusumo. File photo.

Africa’s trade future in a fractured global economy

Sunday, September 28, 2025
Thousands of local and international cycling fans turned up for the 2025 UCI Road World Championship in Kigali on Saturday, September 27. Olivier Mugwiza

Rwandans: UCI 2025 has whetted our appetites, now we want F1!

Sunday, September 28, 2025
Children follow instructions on how to better wash your hands during a campaign on the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Bugesera. Photo courtesy

Youth-driven research and innovation can boost efforts to eliminate NTDs in Africa

Saturday, September 27, 2025
The New Times

My day at UCI 2025 Road World Championships

Saturday, September 27, 2025
According to the organizers, some fans travelled from all over the world to watch the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Service lessons Rwanda can learn from cycling

Friday, September 26, 2025
President Felix Tshisekedi and Prime minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka is also a Belgian and, according to some reports, she did not renounce her Belgian nationality

When will DR Congo cease to be ‘Belge’? 140 years is too much

Friday, September 26, 2025