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On October 12 this year, the United States observed Columbus Day, a federal holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492.

Columbus Day: What America commemorates and why it is contested

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
The New Times

Community agency and decolonisation of heritage governance in Rwanda

Monday, September 07, 2026
‘Mu bigabiro bya Rwabugiri I in Bumbogo bwa Nkuzuzu in Gasabo District.

The forgotten capital of Mu Bigabiro bya Rwabugiri I Rubengera

Friday, August 14, 2026
Tyla
Music

Makeba, Tyla and women shaping South Africa’s musical identity

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Pupils read a book at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange in Kigali. File

Turning Agaciro into Africa’s pedagogical philosophy

Friday, July 17, 2026
Some of the homes belonging to Tutsi residents that were burned by FDLR genocidal group members and FARDC soldiers during clashes with M23 rebels in Nturo Village, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. COURTESY

Can the ‘madman theory’ oust the Tutsi from their historical homelands?

Monday, June 29, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi

Tshisekedi's endorsement of a Congolese Hutu national day raises questions

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Conservation officials take part in an exercise of identifying native trees that require special protection. Courtesy.
Environment

Rwanda’s native legacy trees to be protected under new rules

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Thousands of Congolese refugees during a peaceful march to protest against the genocidal violence against Congolese Tutsi in eastern DR Congo , at Kigeme refugee camp in Nyamagabe District in December 2022. File

Why EAC must counter the Tutsi-as-invader narrative

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
The award-winning project, titled Kumizi – Back To My Root Collection, was created by local fashion house Kezem under the creative direction of renowned Rwandan designer Emmanuel Keza Niyonsenga.
Fashion

Kezem’s ‘Kumizi’ collection scoops top African fashion award

Monday, May 11, 2026
Children attend a baby naming ceremony known as 'Kurya ubunnyano' in Kigali. File
Culture

Rwanda’s naming traditions explained

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Inyambo cattle during a festival in Nyanza in 2024. File
Editorial

The recognition of Inyambo is beyond cultural symbolism

Tuesday, April 14, 2026