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Cranes in Rugezi wetland in Burera District.
Editorial

Protecting wildlife is an investment in the future

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva visits Muvumba Multipurpose Dam Project in Nyagatare on Saturday, July 11. Rwanda’s transparency score increased from 45 in 2021 to 50 in 2023 and 55 in 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Five areas where budget oversight falls short

Monday, August 17, 2026
Rwanda ranked sixth in Sub-Saharan Africa with a score of 55, behind South Africa, Benin, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone and Kenya. File

Rwanda registers progress in budget transparency — survey

Friday, August 14, 2026
President Paul Kagame, the Chairman of RPF-Inkotanyi, meets with the party's senior cadres on Monday, July 27. The meeting focused on reinforcing RPF-Inkotanyi's principles, including people-centred governance, accountability, unity and servant leadership. Photos by Village Urugwiro
Politics

Kagame, senior RPF cadres reflect on party values, nation's transformation

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
President Paul Kagame, the Chairman of RPF-Inkotanyi, and First Lady Jeannette Kagame join members during the party’s Bureau Politique meeting in Rusororo on Friday, July 17. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Politics

RPF adopts resolutions on self-reliance, youth

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Mageragere Sector in Kigali. The Minister said that Plea bargaining also has become another tool for reducing pressure on courts. Since the new policy, 35,878 criminal cases have been resolved through plea bargaining. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

What has Rwanda achieved four years after new criminal justice policy?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (centre) with AfricaNenda Foundation CEO Dr. Robert Ochola and Nanjira Sambuli, Senior Advocacy Manager, Africa (Inclusive Financial Systems and Digital Public Infrastructure), Gates Foundation, display the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the two organizations to accelerate the development and implementation of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) across Africa. Courtesy
Featured

Equity Group, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation partner to scale Digital Public Infrastructure

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) medical personnel interacting with a patient during the nationwide free medical outreach campaign under the Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2026. The initiative concluded on July 4 at Munini Hospital in Nyaruguru District as Rwanda marked the 32nd Liberation Day (Kwibohora 32). According to the statistics, more than 30,000 people across the country received free treatment for various illnesses, including over 8,000 patients who benefited from services at Munini Hospital. Courtesy.

How Rwanda's Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme is redefining national security and development

Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Retired Colonel Jill Rutaremara, the Director of Rwanda Peace Academy, speaks during an interview with The New Times on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Rutaremara reflected on, among others, the enduring significance of the liberation struggle from a military and national security perspective. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Security

‘Liberation is a continuing journey, not a single event’ – Col (Rtd) Jill Rutaremara

Monday, July 06, 2026
Senator Frank Habineza (C) joins Bumbogo residents in Kinyaga Cell, to inaugurate the newly constructed roads to celebrate the 2026 Liberation Day, on July 4 in Gasabo District. Photos by Kellya Keza
Infrastructure

PHOTOS: Kigali residents open new infrastructure on Liberation Day

Sunday, July 05, 2026
PHOTO BY IGIHE

The RPF’s ideological clarity, a struggle between the future and the past

Saturday, July 04, 2026
Prime Minister Nsengiyumva virtually addresses the opening ceremony of the Lesotho National Leadership Forum, which was officiated by Prime Minister Samuel Matekane of Lesotho on Monday, June 22
International

PM Nsengiyumva addresses Lesotho leadership forum

Monday, June 22, 2026