Rwanda

Zipline's Drones Are Saving Lives

For several days, Delphine Twese Hamwe’s 2-year-old daughter Ghislane had been screeching in pain as fever wracked her tiny body. A nurse at the local clinic in central Rwanda told her that an acute form...

By Aryn Baker May 31, 2018

200 People Have Been Killed in Rwanda Landslides This Year

That brings the total death toll of those killed in landslides this year to 200

By Casey Quackenbush May 8, 2018

Four Mass Graves Have Been Discovered in Rwanda

The sites were found two weeks after commemorations marking the 1994 genocide

By Eli Meixler April 25, 2018

Moms and Dads Are Switching Roles in Rwanda to Curb Domestic Abuse

Abuse of women is commonplace in the central African country. A local NGO is pioneering a method to tackle it

By Caterina Clerici February 9, 2018

Is Rwanda's President Paul Kagame a Despot or a Do-Gooder?

One of the most divisive leaders on the African continent looked set to win another seven years in power on Friday, after millions of registered voters cast their ballot in the Rwanda's third election since...

By Tara John August 4, 2017

South Sudan 'on Brink' of Genocide, Says UN Report

"The stage is being set for a repeat of what happened in Rwanda"

By Dominique Rowe December 2, 2016

Rwanda's Capital Kicks Cars Off the Streets for a Day Every Month

Kigali introduced Car Free Day in May

By Julia Zorthian August 15, 2016

Online Education Can Help Africa—But it Can’t Solve its Critical Need For Real Schools

In January, Liberia’s education ministry announced it had outsourced the country’s failing primary-education system to a privately run American educational company called Bridge International Academies. The $11 million, one-year pilot program launched a fevered debate...

By Aryn Baker/Kigali, Rwanda May 19, 2016

How Rwanda Turned a Toxic Menace Into a Source of Power

President Paul Kagame has officially opened a new facility that draws energy from methane trapped deep underwater

By Aryn Baker / Kibuye, Rwanda May 17, 2016

Why Your Ear Is the Next Big Thing in Tech

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute April 25, 2016

Here's What Happens When You Put More Women in Government

Justin Trudeau stocked his Cabinet with 50% women. History suggests the country will benefit

By Charlotte Alter November 5, 2015

Lions Thriving Again in Rwanda After Being Wiped Out 15 Years Ago

A pride of lions from South Africa introduced into the wild are doing well, a conservation group reports

By Daniel White August 10, 2015

Rwanda's Head of Intelligence Arrested For War Crimes

Karenzi Karake is one of 39 Rwandans indicted in Spain for war crimes

By Conal Urquhart June 23, 2015

These 8 World Leaders Are Taking Major Steps Towards Gender Equality

From closing the pay gap to implementing board quotas to requiring all soldiers to take violence prevention courses, here's how 8 world leaders are embracing HeforShe

By Charlotte Alter June 18, 2015

No Victor in Sight as Coup Unfolds in Burundi

Rival troops struggle for power in the East African country's capital, but with the President abroad in Tanzania, residents are left in a state of chaos

By Aryn Baker May 14, 2015

Are We Breaking Up With Saudi Arabia?

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute April 23, 2015

One Survivor's Reminders of the Rwandan Genocide

Survivors of the Rwanda genocide in 1994, which left hundreds of thousands of people dead, still grapple with its brutal legacy

By Francesca Trianni April 9, 2015

African Countries Should Spend More in AIDS Response, Study Says

To meet AIDS eradication goals, study says funding should be re-allocated

By Alexandra Sifferlin January 6, 2015

Rwanda Now Screening Travelers From The U.S. And Spain for Ebola

A New Jersey elementary school recently barred entry to two transfer students from the Ebola-free country

By Laura Stampler October 21, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 8

1. Quotas can cause lasting change. Rwanda's new parliament is more than 60% female. By Eleanor Whitehead in This Is Africa 2. With open communication and smart procedures, we can contain Ebola. By Atul Gawande...

By The Aspen Institute October 8, 2014

Poor Countries Do Most of the World's Peacekeeping

It is an unfair burden for troops who are less well trained, under-supplied and ill equipped

By Adam McCauley September 12, 2014

U.S. to Spend $110M Annually on Peacekeeping in Africa

The plan is to help fund African rapid-response forces that will deal with armed Islamist groups

By Melissa Hellmann August 7, 2014

African Ministers Give Rebels Six Months to Disarm

The rebel FDLR group has been accused of massacring civilians in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly two decades

By Melissa Hellmann July 4, 2014

20 Years Later, an Apology for the Rwandan Genocide

The New Zealand diplomat who was president of the Security Council in April 1994 admits the U.N. "utterly failed" to prevent the slaughter of up to one million people in Rwanda. He was speaking at a council meeting held to mark the 20th anniversary of the genocide

By Per Liljas April 17, 2014

The Other Threat to Rwanda

Two decades after the genocide, the country's leaders must learn to embrace political dissent

By Dele Olojede April 10, 2014

France Pulls Out of Rwanda Genocide Commemoration

French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira canceled plans to attend events after Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused France of playing a "direct role" in the genocide 20 years ago that killed 800,000 Rwandans

By Sam Frizell April 6, 2014

U.N. Chief: World Won't Forget Central African Republic

The quick visit on Saturday by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during which he detailed atrocities that have divided the conflict-torn Central African Republic for months, came one day before he planned to mark two decades since the genocide in Rwanda

By Andrew Katz April 5, 2014

Is Rwanda's Paul Kagame a Strongman, a Technocrat, or Something in Between?

Rwandan President Pardons 367 Convicted of Abortion

How Photography Has Helped Heal the Trauma of Rwanda's Genocide

Can Art Heal a Broken Society?