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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?
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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
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 and Eléonore Hamelin
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 and Diane Tsai
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
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