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AI-generated illustration depicting four young people engaged in different digital activities: one watching a film with headphones, another playing an online game, a third scrolling through social media, and a fourth browsing online betting websites.
Health

Can a digital detox improve your health?

Monday, July 27, 2026
Minister of Interior Vincent Biruta delivers his remarks at the closing a three-day retreat for senior RCS officials at the Rwanda Military Academy in Gako, on Saturday, July 25. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Biruta urges professionalism, discipline among RCS staff

Sunday, July 26, 2026
A group of youths from Kigali City hiking in Rulindo District. Around Kigali, places such as Mount Kigali, the Akabasaza Hiking Trail, Mwendo Hiking Way and the Bumbogo hills have become popular weekend escapes. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

PHOTOS: How Rwandans are turning the hills into their weekend escape

Friday, July 24, 2026
First Lady Jeannette Kagame plays with children during the inauguration of the first Imbuto Hub in Nyamata, Bugesera District, on Friday, July 24. Imbuto Hub is a community centre offering education, vocational training, health services, sports and recreational facilities. PHOTOS BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Education

PHOTOS: First Lady inaugurates Imbuto Hub in Bugesera

Friday, July 24, 2026
Children at Early Childhood Development (ECD) Nyarugunga in Kicukiro on June 28, 2021. File

The child behind the smile: How Rwanda can help Africa turn listening into early support

Friday, July 24, 2026
Children who undergo mental health treatment at CARAES Ndera Neuropsychiatric Teaching Hospital's child mental health unit. Courtesy
Health

Family disputes fuelling children's mental health crisis - experts

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients, are naturally occurring plant-based compounds that provide important health benefits.

The plant powerhouses that protect your health

Friday, July 24, 2026
The week-long festival, held from July 13 to 19, transformed venues across Kigali into spaces for reflection, dialogue and artistic expression.
Art

Ubumuntu Arts Festival closes with call for healing, investment in creativity

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Genocide financier Felicien Kabuga during his trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals in The Hague. He died in custody on May 16, 2026, while hospitalized in The Hague, Netherland
Crime

UN report into Kabuga’s death: where does it leave genocide survivors?

Monday, July 20, 2026
Experts say that prolonged loneliness and social isolation can trigger chronic stress, which increases the body’s production of stress hormones that are harmful to the cardiovascular system.
Health

How loneliness increases risk of heart disease

Saturday, July 18, 2026
A woman gets her blood pressure checked during the official launch of the expanded Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) programme, which aims to improve hypertension care in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.

Hypertension in women: The silent threat after menopause

Thursday, July 16, 2026
Global cancer cases could reach nearly 35 million a year by 2050.Courtesy
Health

Cancer cases could reach 35 million a year by 2050, WHO says

Wednesday, July 15, 2026