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

By Karl Vick

Rwandan President Pardons 367 Convicted of Abortion

By Tara Law

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

By Suyin Haynes

Can Art Heal a Broken Society?

By Hope Azeda
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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

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

Four Mass Graves Have Been Discovered in Rwanda

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

By Eli Meixler

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 and Eléonore Hamelin

Zipline Drones and the Lives They Saved

The American Drones Saving Lives in Rwanda Zipline technicians prepare the Zipline drone for launch at the company's headquarters in Muhanga, Rwanda. on July 20, 2017 Esther Mbabazi for TIME U.S. startup Zipline has teamed...

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

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

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

Kigali introduced Car Free Day in May

By Julia Zorthian

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

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

Why Your Ear Is the Next Big Thing in Tech

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

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

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

Photos Capture 3 Months of Political Unrest in Burundi

Phil Moore, a freelance photographer, examines the fragile political situation in Burundi

By Olivier Laurent

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

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
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