The Rwanda Governance Scorecard (RGS), 2023 is out for its 10th outing. The scorecard is arguably as good a metric for the state of the nation’s governance, as any the…
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National
Rwanda’s Elections Will Be Free And Fair, But Will They Be Free From Self-Appointed Saviours?
by Vincent Gasana 4:45 pmAnd so, it begins. With the announcement of incumbent President Kagame’s candidature for next year’s Presidential elections, the flood gates were flung open for the torrent of opinion from the…
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Special Reports
“Joyless Rwanda”? Depends On Which Rwanda You Visit, The Real One, Or The One With Which You Arrive
by Vincent Gasana 11:27 amA beautiful, clean, joyless country, haunted by the “ghosts of genocide”, the verdict of travel writer Bridget Hilton-Barber, and her travelling companion, Hugh Fraser, who we assume may or may…
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National
“Ten Years Of Enduring Friendship”, Chinese Embassy Marks A Decade Of Partnership With Imbuto Foundation
by Vincent Gasana 12:13 amIt is ten years, since the Embassy of the Republic of China in Rwanda, put their broad shoulders to the wheel of Imbuto Foundation’s “Edified Generation” project, the two partners…
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National
Rwanda Social Security Board, An Institution Renewing Under The Public’s Gaze
by Vincent Gasana 4:41 pmThe Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB), touches almost every Rwandan’s life, so a press conference to present its annual performance, is quite an event in any year, but this year’s…
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International
DRC, Will The UN General Assembly Applaud Tshisekedi’s Search For War?
by Vincent Gasana 7:30 pmSome time today, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s head of state, Felix Tshisekedi, will take to the lectern, to deliver his speech to the UNGA. Whatevever else that might be…
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Special Reports
What We Learnt At Youth Connect, Is Rwanda Journalism Yet To Fully Grasp Its Purpose?
by Vincent Gasana 12:00 amListen to President Kagame at almost any address he gives, and if the words accountability, responsibility, are not explicitly mentioned, they are implicit in what he says. And so it…
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Special Reports
Is America Calling For Peace In DRC, While Stoking The Fires of Conflict?
by Vincent Gasana 9:08 pmThe United States Treasury department’s inclusion of a senior member of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on its list of sanctioned individuals, over the crisis in the Democratic Republic of…
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Special Reports
A Voice of Reason, Transmission Of Hate…What A Social Dust Up Reveals About Rwandans
by Vincent Gasana 9:37 pmSocial media is an unedifying place, where out of the blue, someone can authoritatively assert the sky to be green and the grass blue, and he or she can be…
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International
Suspension of Kabuga Trial: We Need Support to Arrest Other Genocidaires – Prosecution Pleads
by Vincent Gasana 3:57 pmThe suspension of Felicien Kabuga’s trial may be disappointing and frustrating, but it does not take away the significance and importance of his arrest, in pursuing justice for the survivors…
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National
PHOTOS: Rubavu Welcomes Ironman Triathlon Once Again -Look Out For The Steely Women
by Vincent Gasana 4:36 pmFor the second time running, Rwanda’s Rubavu district is hosting the Ironman Triathlon. Local athletes have acquitted themselves well, delighting supporters, who come out to cheer on the intrepid participants.…
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International
Rwanda Calls On UN To Stop Ignoring Real Causes Of Instability In DRC, If Crisis Is To End
by Vincent Gasana 2:02 pmRwanda once again calls on the United Nations Security Council to acknowledge the real causes of the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the only way of…