For years, Burundi’s leadership has found political convenience in presenting Rwanda as the source of its security challenges. President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s repeated focus on Kigali follows a familiar pattern: when …
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World Bank’s Nine-year Rwanda Plan: Youth Must Prepare Before The Jobs Arrive
by Sannan Khanby Sannan KhanThe World Bank Group’s new Country Partnership Framework for Rwanda will guide its support from July 2026 to June 2035. Consultations around the framework placed job creation, market-relevant skills, private-sector …
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There is a fundamental line between political diplomacy and the accommodation of unrepentant genocidaires. For decades, some Congolese voices have periodically floated the notion of a “political dialogue” between the …
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Every week, a new AI startup emerges somewhere in East Africa. They’re building legal assistants, healthcare platforms, fintech copilots, agricultural tools, customer service agents and education platforms. By every measure, …
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On one fateful morning, Céline Masika (not her real name), a Congolese national, was mourning the loss of her husband and desperately worrying about the future of the children he …
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Shielding The FDLR, One Of The Reasons Why Kinshasa Is Losing The Kivu
by Adam Mweusiby Adam MweusiThe arithmetic of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is simple, yet Kinshasa refuses to do the math. For years, President Félix Tshisekedi has searched for explanations …
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Seventeen years ago, when I lost my father, the ground beneath my feet simply dissolved. The world felt as though it was caving in. My mind was bombarded by a …
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Bill Gates in Kigali: What Rwanda’s Health-AI Moment Demands of Youth
by Sannan Khanby Sannan KhanBill Gates’ visit to Rwanda’s health and digital systems should not be seen only as a high-profile visit. It should also be seen as a signal to young Rwandans: the …
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Capital Before Code – Why East Africa Needs Its Own Wall Street Before It Needs Another Silicon Valley
Every conversation about East Africa’s digital future seems to begin in the same place: artificial intelligence, coding, digital skills and innovation hubs. They all matter, but I think the real …
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Digesting the message “Keep trying”: reflections on President Paul KAGAME’s philosophy of leadership, resilience and national transformation
There is something uniquely enduring about President Paul Kagame’s addresses. Long after he has left the podium, the message his address carries, lingers in the individual minds of his audience. …
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In the quiet town of Nyamata, First Lady Jeannette Kagame officially opened the Imbuto Hub in Bugesera District, etching a new chapter into Rwanda’s social contract. The hub appears to …
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During last week’s address by President Paul Kagame to the RPF-Inotanyi Political Bureau, two things stood out. The first was his call for self-introspection, a recurring theme under his tenure …