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L-R: Maj Gen Emmanuel Bayingana, Brig Gen Albert Rugambwa, and Maj Gen Vincent Gatama.
Security

RDF honours retiring Generals Bayingana, Gatama and Rugambwa for dedicated service

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Officers from Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 507 Infantry Brigade showcase their skills acquired during a five-month Advanced Infantry Brigade Training (AIBT), concluded at the Combat Training Centre Gabiro, in Gatsibo District on Thursday, July 9. Courtesy
Security

PHOTOS: RDF soldiers complete five-month infantry training

Friday, July 10, 2026
An artwork depicting Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) soldiers rescuing Tutsi who had sought refuge inside a church during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Sam Ngenda.

How RPF stopped the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Placide Uwiragiye also supports children from poor families to get school materials. Courtesy
Society

From child survivor to builder of hope

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Fatou Harerimana, paid tribute to the soldiers of the Rwanda Patriotic Army who sacrificed their lives during the liberation struggle
Rwanda

Pakistani institutions mark Rwanda’s liberation

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
Doctors conduct free heart surgery for children at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali on June 15. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

What Rwanda’s health system has become after three decades

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
Some of the youth who attended the Indangamirwa civic education training at Nkumba during the closing ceremony of the programme's 13th edition in Burera District on August 25, 2023. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

The generation born free: Can we truly appreciate freedom we never had to fight for?

Monday, July 06, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) medical personnel conduct eye screenings at Nyagatare Hospital 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.
Rwanda

The meaning of liberation, rewritten in sight and dignity

Monday, July 06, 2026
(Clockwise) William Habimana, Apophia Usanabaganwa, Philbert Mbonigaba, and Melissa Keza, some of the youths that spoke to The New Times about Kwibohora 32.
Security

What youth say about the legacy of liberation

Saturday, July 04, 2026
The Prime Minister (left) is welcomed to Nyabihu for an event to mark Rwanda's liberation.
Security

The journey for liberation continues – PM Nsengiyumva

Saturday, July 04, 2026