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Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
International

Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74

Sunday, July 12, 2026
REG BBC and Patriots renew rivalry on Sunday at Petit Stade as battle for Rwanda Basketball League playoffs intensifies. courtesy
Basketball

Patriots, REG square-off as Basketball League nears playoffs

Sunday, July 12, 2026
Adams featured in all three group games for South Africa at the World Cup. GETTY IMAGES

South Africa World Cup midfielder Adams dies aged 25

Saturday, July 11, 2026
The New Times

Why Rwanda’s World Cup dream needs free pitches, not just hope

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Rwandans participate in a past event to raise awareness about palliative care. File.

Why better palliative care matters in Rwanda’s health system

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Students during a graduation ceremony at UR last year. Young people say there should be more investment in people in order to make the most of Africa's growing population.
Education

World Population Day: Rwandan youth urge greater investment in people

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Watu East Africa General Manager Andrii Volokha speaks to The New Times in Kigali on July 9, 2026, about the company's plans to expand asset financing for electric motorcycles and smartphones in Rwanda. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
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Watu sets sights on expanding flexible e-bike, smartphone financing in Rwanda

Saturday, July 11, 2026
A May 28, 2026 UN Security Council meeting in emergency session on Ukraine. As sanctions become a common tool of diplomacy, questions are growing over who sets the rules governing their use.

The world needs rules for sanctions, too

Saturday, July 11, 2026
The New Times
Energy

Rwandan students among winners of Rosatom nuclear science contest

Friday, July 10, 2026
Kenya's Karan Patel set the pace in the qualifying stage, clocking 308.3 to secure the fastest time ahead of compatriot Aakif Virani. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza

Patel tops qualifying stage of Mountain Gorilla Rally

Friday, July 10, 2026
Emile Kinuma, Head of Growth at Watu Rwanda (L); Andrii Volokha, General Manager of Watu East Africa; and Airtel Rwanda Managing Director Sujay Chakrabarti (R), alongside other participants at the event, pose with a symbolic smartphone-shaped partnership board during the launch of a new smartphone financing initiative in Kigali on July 9, 2026. PHOTO by Craish Bahizi.
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Airtel Rwanda, Watu make smartphones more accessible with new financing deal

Friday, July 10, 2026
Minister of Sports Nelly Mukazayire launches the Mountain Gorilla Rally on Friday

Top Kigali events this weekend

Friday, July 10, 2026