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NBA Global Ambassador and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo passed away at the age of 58 on Monday. Courtesy
Basketball

World mourns Mutombo – reactions and tributes

Tuesday, October 01, 2024
A view of the border 'La petite barriere' between Rwanda and DR Congo in Rubavu District. File.

Rwanda and DR Congo: A complex relationship shaped by history, colonialism

Saturday, September 28, 2024
CANAL+ Rwanda officials and filmmakers and journalists pose for a group photo at the press conference on Friday, September 27. Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: CANAL+ Rwanda, Zacu TV promise fresh entertainment with new movies, dubbing Hollywood blockbusters

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Interahamwe during a training session under the supervision of French Army in Rwanda ahead of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. File

Rwanda has never been the darling of the West

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Mountain gorillas from Susa group at Kalisimbi mount in the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Photo by Samuel Ngendahimana
Tourism

World Gorilla Day: celebrating humans’ closest 'cousins' in Rwanda

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Children browse inside the newly launched library at Nkombo Island in Rusizi District on September 20. Photos by Frank Ntarindwa
Featured

USAID through its funded "USAID Uburezi Iwacu" activity launches a community library on Nkombo Island to promote children's literacy

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Revelers enjoy a music performance during a concert in Kigali on August, 23 Photo by Craish Bahizi

September revelry in Kigali: Seven best places to hang out

Friday, September 20, 2024
The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev Justin Welby and other Reverands inaugurate the covenant place at Gahini in Kayonza District on February 18, 2017. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Religion

Can religious tourism in Rwanda generate millions?

Friday, September 20, 2024
Rayon Sports fans turned out in droves to support Egyptian side Pyramids during a 1-1 CAF Champions League match against APR at Amahoro Stadium. Olivier Mugwiza
Football

APR FC vs Rayon Sports: Embracing positive rivalry in Rwandan football

Friday, September 20, 2024
The new Global Media Index for Africa is tracking how 20 of the world’s most influential global media organisations cover the continent.

There’s improvement, but biased reportage on Africa continues

Monday, September 16, 2024
The All African Independent Film Festival (AAIFF Africa) in Kigali.
Cinema

Africa’s independent film festival debuts in Kigali

Saturday, September 14, 2024
Miss Belgium 2024 Kenza Johanna Ameloot during the interview with The New Times as she concluded her three-day visit to Rwanda on Wednesday, September 11. Willy Mucyo
Rwanda

Hot seat with Miss Belgium 2024: The homecoming, the crown and charity

Friday, September 13, 2024