In the ruins of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Nelson Gashagaza survived by becoming someone else’s child. In this two-part series as Rwanda commemorates Kwibuka32, he tells a personal story on a performed kinship, ordinary horror and the meaning of belonging
But as they mourn, remember and reflect on their past, Rwandans are building their country into one of the continent’s shining examples of what can be done when the people unite and put national interest at the core of their lives
The city’s car-free day is going into its ninth year, far outlasting most initiatives like it around the world, including in South Africa
Where algorithms see risk, we must see potential; where systems see statistics, we must recognise humanity
Agra’s drive for a ‘green revolution’ has reduced crop diversity, created a dependency on commercial seeds and fertiliser and increased vulnerability to drought
Fed up with the perennial darkness in his village, Israel Habimana sold his land and used the money to build a mini-hydroelectric power station
28 years after the killing of more than 250 000 during the Rwanda genocide, Lulam Njapa visits the Kigali Genocide Memorial.
What happened on the continent this past week
Teams from 12 countries will play in the league in Kigali, Rwanda, from 16 to 30 May — but South Africa didn’t make the grade
President Félix Tshisekedi should abandon plans to invite neighbouring militaries into the eastern DRC
Kigali is flashing its sweetest smile to foreign firms, but there may be cracks in the image it’s presenting
At first glimpse, Rwanda’s capital is a model African city: clean, organised, beautiful. But behind the gleaming facade, not all is well
Zukiswa Wanner explores Rwanda’s ongoing attempts toward equal dignity.
As Zimbabwe emerges from financial turmoil, there is increasing demand for flights
The club’s new sleeve sponsor has an abysmal human rights record
City of Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba has been criticised for his comments on illegal immigration during an address in Rwanda
A cross section of Africa’s most powerful people gathered in Kigali this week to sell a dream – and sell it hard
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he fully supports calls for a single African currency— and that maybe it should be digital
The US should stop backing authoritarian regimes such as Rwanda’s through institutional support that helps propagate tyranny.
If African leaders get their way, the country’s controversial development approach will be replicated across the continent
Somehow, African countries are going to have to start footing their own medical bills.
South Africa and Rwanda have both issued diplomatic expulsions as a row escalated over the attempted assassination of an exiled Rwandan general.
According to the 2012-2013 report, the world’s most competitive country is, believe it or not, Switzerland. Huh, you shrug, Switzerland?
The consumer price index for urban areas in Rwanda has risen by almost 3% due and this has been attributed partly to higher food prices.
Rwanda says it is ready to withdraw its UN peacekeepers from Sudan if the UN publishes a report accusing its army of possible genocide in the 1990s.
Homa Khaleeli writes that 15 years after a bloody genocide, Rwanda is well worth schlepping to.
Nicolas Sarkozy admitted that France made mistakes during the 1994 genocide but stopped short of apologising during his visit to Rwanda on Thursday.
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/ 1 December 2009
Lawyers for Laurent Nkunda, a former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have filed a complaint about his ”illegal detention” in Rwanda.
African governments should continue their development spending plans and draw down foreign exchange reserves to bolster their economies, said the IMF.
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/ 11 February 2009
Big-spending and hyper-ambitious Sudanese club Al-Merreikh are in trouble just one match into their 2009 African Champions League campaign.
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/ 20 November 2008
A top official has been transferred to France in connection with the death of Rwanda’s former president
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/ 15 November 2008
Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, has accused the United Nations of betraying a pledge to combat Hutu extremists in eastern Congo and then blaming his country for the failure of a costly peacekeeping mission to end years of conflict. In an interview with the Guardian, Kagame dismissed accusations that Rwanda is backing the Tutsi rebel leader, […]