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Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee camp hold a peaceful protest on December 12, condemning ethnic violence against Kinyarwanda-speaking Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. PHOTO/COURTESY

Why the danger facing Congolese Tutsi is a test the world must not fail again

Sunday, September 13, 2026
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe shakes hands with his DR Congo counterpart, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, after signing a peace agreement, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on in Washington, DC, on June 27. Courtesy

Thirty years later, the FDLR survives: What do the DRC and the West really want?

Monday, September 07, 2026
DR Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi. File

Regional Conflict, Belgian castles and the tyranny of conscience-less pleasure

Monday, August 31, 2026
President Évariste Ndayishimiye currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the African Union for 2026. Courtesy

When rhetoric tests responsibility: Burundi, Rwanda and the burden of African Union leadership

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Rwandan author and scholar Joy Uwanziga Nzamwita speaks to The New Times during the interview in Kigali. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

Rising with Dignity: Writing Rwanda’s values into a changing world

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Students during a practical exercise at G.S Kimisange. Under the new arrangement, regular academic lessons will end at 330 p.m., with the period from 330 p.m. to 5 p.m. dedicated to co-curricular activities. File
Education

Why schools are giving co-curriculars more time

Monday, August 10, 2026
More than 200 million Kiswahili speakers can now access French-language programming free of charge after TV5MONDE+ introduced subtitles in Swahili.
Featured

TV5MONDE breaks language barriers with Kiswahili subtitles for millions of viewers

Monday, July 27, 2026
Denise Umuneza trains one of her Ikinyarwanda students at her office in Kimihurura.
Culture

The woman turning Ikinyarwanda into a global classroom

Saturday, July 18, 2026
Pupils read a book at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange in Kigali. File

Turning Agaciro into Africa’s pedagogical philosophy

Friday, July 17, 2026
Minister Paula Ingabire speaks during a panel discussion in Kigali on April 2, 2025. She stressed the importance of ensuring that technology serves people and creates opportunities for inclusive growth. Dan Gatsinzi

Artificial intelligence, books and jobs

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Louise Mushikiwabo, who is seeking reelection as the Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).
International

Mushikiwabo pledges to make Francophonie 'more influential, better governed'

Thursday, July 02, 2026
The writer poses for a photo before the FIFA World Cup Group L match between England and Ghana at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Courtesy)

Why my first World Cup match was about more than football

Monday, June 29, 2026