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President Évariste Ndayishimiye currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the African Union for 2026. Courtesy

When rhetoric tests responsibility: Burundi, Rwanda and the burden of African Union leadership

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
A flooded residential area in May 2023 in Rwanda. File
Environment

Govt steps up flood preparedness as strong El Niño looms

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
The 21st edition of Kwita Izina will be held in Kinigi, Musanze District on September 4. File
Tourism

Kwita Izina: A look at key gains of gorilla conservation

Sunday, August 16, 2026
(L-R) Rocky, a judge on CAFA Ignite; Radjab Mbonyumuvunyi, the Mayor of Rwamagana District and Chief Guest at the event; Sintia Crochet, winner of the CAFA Ignite fashion Competition; Chinny Nwokedi; Representative of the President of CAFA; Aare(Prof) Lai Labode)
Featured

CAFA Ignite 2026 demonstrates viability of African Global Fashion Games

Friday, August 14, 2026
Africa’s first continental credit rating agency, AfCRA, was launched in Mauritius on October 6. Courtesy (2)
Business

Africa’s first continental credit rating agency set to be launched in October

Friday, July 31, 2026
Lawyers offer support during the launch of a plea bargaining initiative, providing free legal assistance to 24 inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in October 2022. File
Editorial

Bridging gaps in access to justice requires collective action

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Members of the FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo were handed to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

FDLR and the Security Council: When UN resolutions become a substitute for action

Thursday, July 23, 2026
Officials and representatives of the 16th cohort of Itorero Indangamirwa lay a wreath in honour of victims of the gEnocide against the Tutsi at Kiziguro Genocide Memorial in Gatsibo District Wednesday, July 22.
Rwanda

Indangamirwa youth vow to champion unity, fight Genocide denial

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
This six-month fellowship is aimed at final-year PhD candidates and recent PhD graduates from Sub-Saharan Africa. The placement runs from January 2027 at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C
Education

Seven scholarships, fellowships and grants open to Rwandans this August

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
MONUSCO peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo. The UN Security Council has repeatedly called for the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups, including the genocidal FDLR militia.

30 years of UN Security Council resolutions on eastern DR Congo: Has the world mistaken process for progress?

Monday, July 20, 2026
Rwanda Revenue Authority Commissioner General Ronald Niwenshuti addresses journalists on Wednesday, July 8. Courtesy
Economy

Inside RRA's plan to raise Rwf4.6tn

Thursday, July 09, 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