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Tea pickers work in Nyabihu based tea plantation. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
People

Do workers in Rwanda know their rights?

Friday, May 01, 2026
Workers sort minerals at a mining site in Burera District, on July 22, 2022. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Progress in mining is clear, but workers deserve more

Friday, May 01, 2026
Women in Rwanda continue to spend more time than men on unpaid care and household work. Courtesy
Women

What's being done to ease unpaid care burden on women

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Genocide survivor Apollinarie Munyaneza is the author of the book 'Rugeshi Hill Where Humanity Was Buried.' Photo by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka

“What did you do to stop being Tutsi?” A survivor writes back 

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Veteran sports journalist Jean Butoyi scooped the Best TV Documentary Award and Sports and Development for his documentary 'Kigali 2025 Heart of Cycling'
Cycling

Sports journalist Butoyi scoops continental award for cycling documentary

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
RSSB Chief Executive Officer Regis Rugemanshuro and Enko Capital Co-Founder and Managing Partner Cyrille Nkontchou during the signing ceremony in Kigali on April 27. Photo by Kellya Keza
Business

Who stands to benefit from Rwanda’s $100m SME fund?

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo as the Development Bank of Rwanda officially lists its third Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) on the Rwanda Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 29. Courtesy.
Featured

BRD lists third Sustainability-Linked Bond on Rwanda bourse as it picks international investor interest

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
A child watches a video on a smartphone. Rwanda is about to introduce a law that would restrict children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda considers restricting social media use for children under 16

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Schwarzman Scholars, a fully funded one-year master’s program in global affairs at Tsinghua University, is among several international opportunities now open to Rwandan applicants. COURTESY
Education

Top seven global scholarships, grants available for Rwandans

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
A bride and groom during a wedding ceremony. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

The divorce paradox: Why many marriages don’t last

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Social Media influencer Chris Hoza standing with Kwibuka32 poster in front of Eiffel Tower in France

A diaspora influencer’s digital fight for memory and truth

Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

The Republic of Rwanda that was not

Tuesday, April 28, 2026