Dear Dad, On a Sunday morning, I am seated here on a stone bench near the Kigali Heights roundabout, still catching my breath while the morning sun begins to warm …
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The final day of Umushyikirano, or National Dialogue, when Rwandans both in Rwanda and around the world come together to evaluate national progress, with economic development given particular emphasis. Two …
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In 2006, a crucial moment in Rwanda’s educational history unfolded when President Paul Kagame visited Oklahoma Christian University (OCU) in the United States. While there, the university’s Board of Trustees …
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When Innovation Meets the Village: A Cancer Survivor’s Reflection on Bill Gates’ Rwanda Investment
Bill Gates’ recent reflections on investing in AI-driven healthcare solutions in Rwanda are both timely and encouraging. They signal a growing recognition that the future of global health lies not …
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Maxime Prévot Suddenly Loves the Congolese. What About the Millions Amputated Under King Leopold?
Belgium’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Maxime Prévot, has abruptly rediscovered compassion for the Congolese people. Speaking after the EU Foreign Affairs Council on January 31, 2026, Prévot lamented …
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When the sun rises over the thousand hills in Rwanda, it does not rise over silent land. It rises with remembrance of its own women and men who sacrificed their …
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As tensions persist between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, Kigali has consistently articulated one core position: Rwanda’s security cannot be understood as beginning at its borders … …
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The latest video series featuring Agathe Habyarimana, released on the YouTube channel Mémoire Habyarimana – Officiel, is presented as a gentle act of remembrance: a personal story shaped by faith, …
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Dear Dad, This past Saturday, something you always wished for happened. Your last born—the little girl you left behind at thirteen—got married. When you died in 2009, she was …
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David Rutaganda recently published an insightful article titled “DRC-backed FDLR – The Genocidal Threat the World Keeps Ignoring.” The historical perspective provided in this piece is crucial for understanding the …
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A core principle underlying the Gates Foundation’s work is closing the innovation gap between rich countries and everyone else. People in poorer parts of the world shouldn’t have to wait …
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Around 27 years ago, Richard Orth, a former defense attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, offered a sober warning that remains strikingly relevant today. In his 1999 unplublished policy …