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State Minister Claudette Irere and Rwego Mutijima, a student from Ecole Internationale La Racine in Bugesera who has been recognized as the best-performing student in the 2025-2026 Primary.
Rwanda

Record number of primary, O-Level candidates pass national exams

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Uganda’s candidate for United Nations Secretary-General Olara Otunnu. Courtesy

Otunnu pitches UN leadership experience, grassroots peace-building expertise 

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo with top PLE performers during the release of the national examination results on Thursday, August 20. Photo by Elvis Ndateba Mico
Education

National exams: Kirehe leads top-performing districts

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Officials and residents destroy some substandard beverages seized during an ongoing crackdown in Rulindo District on Wednesday, August 19. Courtesy

The fight against illicit alcohol is for our future

Thursday, August 20, 2026
FERWAFA Secretary General Bonnie Mugabe speaks during a press conference on Tuesday. Courtesy
Football

What next for APR after FERWAFA Super Cup withdrawal?

Thursday, August 20, 2026
US President Donald Trump interacts with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi during the signing ceremony of the Washington Peace Accords on December 4, 2025. Courtesy
Africa

Congress members ‘alarmed’ by US-DR Congo mineral deal

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Rwanda’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Jame Musoni meets with on Zimbabwe’s Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, at Parliament in Mt Hampden on Wednesday, August 19. Courtesy

Rwanda, Zimbabwe move to deepen parliamentary cooperation

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Heads of delegations from AFC-M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during the past talks held in Montreux, Switzerland on Friday, April 17. Courtesy.
Africa

DR Congo: Negotiators on retreat to iron out sticking issues in peace talks

Thursday, August 20, 2026
L-R) President Paul Kagame, co-founder of ASG, Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, Founder and Champion of the Accra Reset Initiative, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, co-founder and Chair of ASG, and former Namibian First Lady Monica Geingos, Founder and Chairperson of Leadership Lab Yetu. COURTESY
Rwanda

Who are the leaders expected at Africa Reset Mindset Forum?

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Ugandan DJ Krysta will headline Soul & R&B Sessions in Kigali on August 28. Courtesy
Music

Uganda’s DJ Krysta to lead Kigali lineup for Soul & R&B Sessions

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A cabbage farmer works in her plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

Why Rwanda needs to scale up agroecology

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Celebrities wearing House of Tayo’s Ijezi, the Rwandan-inspired jersey at the center of growing debate over fashion counterfeits and intellectual property protection. COURTESY
Fashion

Ijezi designer Tayo on ‘the cost of fashion copycats’

Thursday, August 20, 2026