Special Reports
Rusesabagina Arrest And Trial, Scant Truth In Media Coverage
A minister of justice who combines ministerial responsibilities with those of Attorney-General, is interviewed on a current affairs programme about what has become a high profile case. Interviewees rarely…
Life In Inyarurembo ‘Village’, Rwanda’s Commercial Hub
Kigali keeps growing, semi retailers from across the country continue to flock into the capital city to shop for their home towns according to demand in new fashions, equipment, industrial…
The Battle Of Adwa, African Victory In The Age Of Empire
The 1st of March is in many ways Independence Day for Ethiopia. It is the only occasion European colonial forces were decisively defeated by an African army, leaving Ethiopia, the…
Row Over Staff Savings Scheme Rocks UNILAK
As schools were reopening in Kigali, February 23, the University Of Lay Adventists Of Kigali (UNILAK) convened a meeting where staff gathered at their respective campuses of Nyanza, Rwamagana, and…
Happy Valentine’s Day. Or Is It Lupercalia For You?
From saccharine-sweet sentimentality to life long lovers renewing their commitment to each other, all triggered by a date on a calendar, and named after an event that may never…
Nyange National Heroes: Who Is Who, Where Are They Now?
When they were attacked by Interahamwe militia, March 1997, 47 young girls and boys did the extraordinary while refusing to separate themselves between Hutu and Tutsi. Five were killed on…
Big Projects for 2021: Clean Water to Flow from Northern Province
No Prediction for the end of COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda given fluctuation in numbers of new cases but Rwanda has found a formula to keep life going…
Denial, Panic and Then Hope: An Encounter with COVID-19
It’s nearly one year since the first case of New Coronavirus was detected in Rwanda. As the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the last 2…
Back To Business As Usual, As Biden Hits The Ground Running?
“I Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States, and will to the best of my ability preserve…
Covid-19: What The World Lost In The China Blame Game
It is now a year, since Chinese authorities officially reported to the World Health Organisation, about a new, yet to be understood epidemic. Some would now seek to hold China…
2020 The Year Public Officials Were Reminded None in Rwanda Is Above the Law
The word “big fish” is famously used by local media and the general public to mean high ranking (public) officials and most of times, in context of accountability and transparency…
Plea Bargaining Technique in Jean Kambanda’s Case
Former Prime Minister of Rwanda during the 1994 Genocide committed against Tutsi Jean Kambanda was arrested in 1997 and pleaded guilty to all charges using a plea bargaining technique before…
