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Voters queuing for casting their votes at Groupe Scolaire Kimihurura in 2003. Rwandans who lived through the constitutional process of 2002–2003 may remember the circumstances that shaped the 2003 Constitution.

When political choices begin to shake our constitutional foundations

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Volunteers take part in a past vote-counting exercise in 2017 as 70,000 Rwandans prepare to support the upcoming local government elections. FILE PHOTO
Editorial

The spirit of volunteerism is a foundation of our national rebirth

Monday, September 21, 2026
The map of the East African Community (EAC). Courtesy

EAC at a crossroads: Can expansion outpace division?

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Lawyers offer support during the launch of a plea bargaining initiative, providing free legal assistance to 24 inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in October 2022. File
Editorial

Bridging gaps in access to justice requires collective action

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Senators follow a presentation of a report by the Senate Committee on Governance and Human Rights on monitoring actions aimed at promoting legal aid services during the plenary sitting of Thursday, July 23.
Law

Senators urge legal reforms to fix gaps in access to justice

Thursday, July 23, 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
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Mageragere Sector in Kigali. The Minister said that Plea bargaining also has become another tool for reducing pressure on courts. Since the new policy, 35,878 criminal cases have been resolved through plea bargaining. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

What has Rwanda achieved four years after new criminal justice policy?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Inmates during ICT class at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

The missing middle: Rwanda's next access to justice conversation

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
PHOTO BY IGIHE

The RPF’s ideological clarity, a struggle between the future and the past

Saturday, July 04, 2026
Members of Parliament during a consultative dialogue on gender and gender responsive public financial management on Thursday, May 21. Courtesy
Law

Lawmakers push for evidence-based gender budgeting

Friday, May 22, 2026
The management and staff of Forzza (Baron Sports Gaming Ltd) Lay wreaths in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial on May 20. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Forzza staff, cycling team honour Genocide victims at Nyanza Memorial

Thursday, May 21, 2026
The New Times
Politics

The history and realisation of universal adult suffrage in Zimbabwe

Monday, May 18, 2026