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(L-R) Louise Mushikiwabo, Juliana Amato Lumumba, Coumba Bâ, Dacian Cioloș. Courtesy
International

Who are candidates vying to lead La Francophonie?

Monday, September 28, 2026
Voters queue to cast their ballots during Rwanda’s Constitutional Referendum at Kimihurura Primary School on May 26, 2003. (The New Times)

RPF and rebuilding of Rwanda’s administrative structures after 1994

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Government officials and participants pose for a group photo at a strategic dialogue on decentralisation held in Kigali on September 15, 2026.Craish Bahizi
Featured

Never Again Rwanda calls for stronger powers at cell level, more decentralised services

Thursday, September 17, 2026
RPF-Inkotanyi members voted for new leaders at the 16th National Congress on Sunday, April 2. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The RPF automatic integration into the transitional national assembly

Tuesday, September 08, 2026
A man identified as Bonheur Dieudonne, whom Burundian police presented to journalists as a Rwandan national recruited by RED-Tabara in eastern DR Congo. 
Rwanda

Analysts criticize Burundi’s latest attempt to link Rwanda with RED-Tabara

Thursday, September 03, 2026
President Paul Kagame and High ranking delegates. The discussions explore how Africa can build on the dignity and solidarity of Pan-Africanism to establish Meta-Africanism as its next chapter.

The Africa We Want begins with a change of mindset

Tuesday, September 01, 2026
AI specialists work at the Health Intelligence Centre in Kigali. Photo by Kellya Keza.

Rwanda’s next AI frontier: Empowering youth to strengthen home-grown democracy

Monday, August 24, 2026
The author (L) poses for a photo with former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies and Senator Donatille Mukabalisa during a past event. Senator Mukabalisa passed away on Thursday, July 30. Courtesy photo.

The kindness that defined Donatille Mukabalisa's leadership

Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Rwandan politician, PL Chairperson, Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa, passed away on Thursday, July 30. File
Rwanda

Political leaders pay tribute to former Speaker Mukabalisa

Thursday, July 30, 2026
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Politics

A closer look at local government structure ahead of 2026 elections

Sunday, July 19, 2026
The Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, Oda Gasinzigwa, speaks to journalists during the conference. File
Politics

What to know as Rwanda prepares for local govt elections

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Members of the Kinshasa-backed FDLR genocidal militia captured by M23 rebels were handed over to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Unilateralism is not justice: Rethinking sanctions against African states

Friday, July 10, 2026