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Paediatrician Dr Jean Claude Kanyamihigo at La Croix du Sud Hospital in Remer. Photo by Kellya Keza
Health

World Hearing Day 2026: Protecting children from preventable hearing loss

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Prof. Dr. Richard Gurgel from the University of Utah led the team that performed the sugery at King Faisal Hospital.

One refugee child’s impact on hearing care in Rwanda

Friday, February 20, 2026
Dr Yvan Butera appeared before a parliamentary committee to explain the progress made in preventing and responding to GBV and existing gaps in service delivery.
Health

MPs raise concerns over gaps in Isange one-stop centres

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Bishop Jonathan Ruhumuliza at the 17th National Umushyikirano Council in Kigali, Rwanda, in December 2019. Courtesy

Rwandan Anglican bishops who openly supported a genocidal regime

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Gisele Emerusenge, a sign language teacher during a class in Kigali. The Africa Deaf Christian College, which will teach sign language formally, is expected to open in September in Bugesera District.
Education

Sign language college set to open by September

Monday, January 26, 2026
The New Times

Teaching in our voice: Using AI to empower teachers, protect every child

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

Liberal International’s shameful prize

Sunday, January 11, 2026
Dominique Bizimana has returned to Rwanda's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) office he previously assumed 13 years ago-courtesy

New Rwanda Paralympics boss outlines priorities

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Pelagie Muhorakeye, President of RNADW, using sign language to communicate during the event. Courtesy.
Education

Deaf community calls for official recognition of sign language

Saturday, October 04, 2025
Gisele Emerusenge a sign language teacher during a class in Kigali. The world marks International Day of Sign Languages on September 23.
Editorial

Rwanda can go further in advancing sign language uptake

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
For the first time, Rwanda on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 performed cochlear implant surgeries that restore hearing for people with severe auditory impairment. Courtesy

Cochlear implants in Rwanda: Why a medical breakthrough demands inclusive communication

Thursday, September 18, 2025
Rwandan female artists Inès Barbara Ineza and Ingrid Mukundente pose for a photos with an painting enthusiast during the Threads of Becoming exhibition at Institut Français du Rwanda on Tuesday, September 2. Photo: Courtesy
Art

Threads of Becoming: When women tell stories of women through painting

Thursday, September 04, 2025