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Participants use sign language during the 3rd Sub-Regional Convening, in Kigali on Friday, September 25. The two-day meeting brought together women from Rwanda, Malawi, Kenya and Ethiopia. Courtesy
Women

Women with disabilities face violence, exclusion from leadership – study

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Award-winning Rwandan filmmaker Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo is among the personalities set to name baby gorillas at the 21st Kwita Izina ceremony on Friday, September 4.

Former Miss Belgium, Cannes-winning Dusabejambo join Kwita Izina 2026 namers

Thursday, September 03, 2026
Health centres across Rwanda are set to strengthen early screening and care for persons with albinism as part of a national effort to reduce skin cancer cases. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Health centres to expand cancer screening for persons with albinism

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Annet Manishimwe born with albinism, later diagnosed with skin cancer. Willy Mucyo
Health

Cancer survivor turns pain into purpose

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
RPA soldiers disabled by the Liberation War in 1990s. Courtesy
Rwanda

Liberation day: Rwandans reflect on progress, opportunity, and freedom

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Claver Irakoze installed as the new Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali by the outgoing president Freddy Mutanguha.
Rwanda

New Club Rotary Mont Jali president pledges youth focus, stronger impact

Wednesday, July 02, 2025
The International Albinism Awareness Day is marked under the theme Demanding our rights on June 13.
Health

Persons with albinism at increased risk of skin cancer amidst cream delays

Saturday, June 14, 2025
Nyirahabimana and her two sons, Enock and Honoré, pose for a family photo at their home in Rutsiro. Photo: Alice Kayibanda
Women

The power of love: Nyirahabimana’s journey with albinism

Friday, June 21, 2024
Eric Irumva and Gisele Irabizi pose for a photo at Hillside Hope, a centre for the Visually Impaired in Musanze, Musanze, September 2018. Photo: UNDP Rwanda/Alice Kayibanda.
Featured

Shifting perceptions: Celebrating strengths and fostering inclusion for persons with albinism

Thursday, June 13, 2024
Claudine Mukarusine during the interview. Photos by Christiane Murengerantwari
People

People with albinism need inclusiveness, not pity

Monday, June 26, 2023
Members of Organization for the Integration and Promotion of People with Albinism (OIPPA) during a walk to raise awareness on the International Albinism Awareness Day in Kigali, on June 13. While celebrating the day, they revealed that the sense of celebration is due to achieving significant milestones as a community that needs recognition. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimirimana
Health

Albinism Awareness Day: Tracing progress of people living with albinism in Rwanda

Tuesday, June 13, 2023
The New Times

Is it because of the Illuminati you have money and power?

Tuesday, December 20, 2022