A note at the occasion of the twenty-fourth commemoration of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
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Sudi Nshimiyimana, a young poet, passed on last week. His spirit lives on.
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Celebrating creative expression and poetry in modern Rwanda.
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In this second episode of The Hashtag, Rwabigwi speaks with Dolph Banza about the importance of science and technology.
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A new science talk initiative aims to nurture scientific literacy among the youth in Kigali and Rwanda at large.
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In this inaugural episode of The Hashtag, Rwabigwi speaks pharmacy and healthcare, youth and leadership, and the future, with Israel Bimpe, former president of the IPSF.
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An artistic installation by Cédric Mizero, featuring photography, fashion, and mixed media.
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At his Strong Women exhibition, Cédric Mizero offers a creative glimpse into “what we see and what we don’t see about women.”
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For entrepreneurship to flourish, it is important we grow a common and deep understanding of what it truly means to be an entrepreneur.
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Learning to learn is more relevant now than ever.
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How one motorcycle driver’s experience of ruthlessness shaped his career goals.
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Habibah, who became famous in the Miss Rwanda contest early this year, should not be blamed for the mistakes of her impersonators.
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At the Mutzig Beer Fest 2017, we witnessed love for Meddy and Rwandan music.
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On ‘The Story of God’ and the forthcoming ‘The Story of Us’, and the significance of Morgan Freeman’s work.
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If anything, President Paul Kagame is only running against himself, if not his party.
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“We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families” is a book by Philip Gourevitch. Rwabigwi explains why it’s outstanding.
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The new video by Teta Diana is a piece to inspire many other local artists who are falling short.
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“For you are the light,” Rwabigwi writes, “stop looking for the light.”
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To imagine a visit by Pope Francis to Rwanda in the near future is no way a fantasy.
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Elsa did not win the crown because of her devotion to religion and endless prayers.
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Even with the lazy dances and little sophistication, this new video reminds us that Knowless, 26, is here to stay.
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As lovers of language and words, here we take a chance to offer some copy-editing suggestions and our own view of how it should have looked.
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Because it’s hard to follow this new dive into folk-type music right away, without having to recover from the two master-collections, it is impossible to easily realise we’re in March 2017 and music is moving on. But we’ll get used to it.
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What if we opened our schools, transformed them into learning centres for everybody to access, even in holidays?
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Photographs can’t tell a story properly. They can tell a moment, they can tell a second.
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My in-country travel experiences last year, in the Congo-Nile trail and especially my trip to Nyagatare, inspired me to go look again and go to other places across the country. I promised myself to do a tour of the thousand-hills (not on a bike), look for stories and inspiration.
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Mr. Binamungu’s dream, and what Inganzo Arts Centre stands for, is unbeatable. I cannot wait to see what the arts centre—result of a seed planted five years ago—will bring to his life and its role in giving our visual artists a sense of direction.
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On Friday, 23 December, Ikirezi Group and its partners will be put to tough, perhaps final, test. If they disappoint, many will call it an end.
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At the age of 22, Cédric Mizero is doing what many young Rwandan artists hardly do today. Armed with what appears to be the commonly used materials in the past decade and a half or so, he is showcasing what imagination looks like. His work focuses on haute couture, fusing design skills and art to make “new, unique, beautiful, self-explanatory” garments.
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We’re so thrilled to introduce another section to our website—’Weather’.
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When Anitha Pendo announced that Urban Boys has won the sixth annual edition of PGGSS, it did not come as a surprise.
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Up to 85% of registered businesses close before celebrating their first year, he says, and it’s mainly due to shill shortage in various aspects.
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It’s never possible to fully cater for the “big dreams” we have individually, or collectively, if we work alone. And if we think it’s safer.
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“The future is, in many ways, happening,” Rwabigwi writes. “We just, in many cases, are deciding to not notice, or to wait and hesitate.”
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The leaked Panama Papers only feature two Rwandans: former intelligence chief, Emmanuel Nahiro, and business man Hatari Sekoko.
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Good writers are always good readers, but good readers are not necessarily good writers.
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WHEN hip-hop artist Young Grace released her song Hello Boss in late-January 2015, none of Kigali’s music know-it-all had seen it coming. And a few months earlier, she had released another – that was already making it to the top of play-lists, on
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Just on Twitter, we were getting crazy over the blackout. My timeline was filled with everything, anything expressing anger over REG’s struggle to deliver, and worse its silence and failure to communicate. Honestly, I think it’s unacceptable – I know
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EN months ago, I wrote an article to explain why Balbine Mutoni’s presentation at the Miss Rwanda 2015 finale was almost what people who follow the competition deserved. Unlike other contestants, as I tried to capture, she did not just explain
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IT IS ON. Rwanda’s leading news websites have published this week stories, resulting from a presser that happened Wednesday afternoon, on Miss Rwanda 2016. Of course, the sponsor-in-chief COGEBANK reveals the car they’ve reserved for the winner and talk about
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Whether one celebrates Christmas or not, it makes us want to embrace the culture. Because it is, apparently, wide open and evoking. It is, and we feel or understand, more than just about a religion, belief. It is real –
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I did find this song interesting and I even wrote a small piece about it a few weeks ago. This new video is another product of director Mariva, who’s trying to beat rival Meddy Saleh. I still don’t know what
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I really LMAO last weekend when I read Amavubi coach Johnny McKinstry’s comments in The New Times, regarding the Tuesday return-leg against Libya. According to sports reporter Peter Kamasa, McKinstry claimed “Libya will not find it easy in Kigali playing
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I had not listened to Adele’s latest single, Hello, quite carefully before I watched its cover by Joe on Saturday. When she released the song on 23 October 2015, she captured the hearts of many – reactions were all over the Internet:
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When Tom Close came out as first winner of Rwanda’s leading music competition, Primus Guma Guma Super Star (PGGSS), in 2011, it wasn’t a surprise for many. He is the man who spearheaded Rwanda’s contemporary, and surely most celebrated, music
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It’s Saturday morning. Tens of local journalists, media personalities and bloggers wait for Belgian singer Stromae to enter the room.  It is almost 11. He arrives. Everyone in the room is busy trying to capture the moment, after a long
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I’m joining the ninjas of Illume Creative Studio, and other Instagram enthusiasts, this afternoon for the fourth #InstaMeetKGL. A photo posted by C E D K A G I M B A N Y I (@kagced) on Oct 9, 2015
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When individuals make choices that fail to uphold our collective dignity, they must be held to account. However small, and whatever the cost.
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When Stromae announced his Africa tour on 17 April (which scheduled Rwanda for 20 June 2015), Kigali rolled out the red carpet the next day. The excitement was huge, both from within and outside the country, but fans were disappointed when it
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It’s 11 a.m. on the rooftop of the Kigali Public Library. Members of the press and a few technology enthusiasts in town gather at the Innovation Village for the launch of Transform Africa Summit 2015 digital platforms. As ICT minister
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