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The world must not lose sight of the Kigali Amendment
Ten years after adopting the Kigali Amendment, countries meeting in Kigali face a test about whether they can keep the finance commitments they made. Negotiations to replenish t...
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The importance of vitamin D in the body
I have encountered otherwise healthy individuals whose only complaints are forgetfulness and brain fog. Investigations sometimes reveal vitamin D deficiency, and treating it may...
How Bill Ruzima uses his calling to inspire the next generation
For many musicians, the stage is a place to entertain, impress and connect with audiences. But for Rwandan Afro-soul singer, guitarist and songwriter Bill Ruzima, music appears t...
Filip Reyntjens: A “researcher-actor” in the Great Lakes region—what scientific expertise?
Continued from Part 9. The debate over Reyntjens’ status as an expert resurfaced on several occasions. Appearing as a “defence expert” in the Butare trial, Reyntjens faced objec...
When things go wrong, strategy must speak first
Imagine waking up to discover that your organisation is trending on social media for all the wrong reasons. Customers demand answers, journalists are calling, employees are confu...
Rwanda is preparing to host Formula 1. Are we preparing to benefit?
For decades, Africa has watched some of the world’s biggest sporting spectacles unfold on other continents. Now, Formula 1 is preparing to return to African soil, with Rwanda set...
Kigali’s sanitation future lies in cell-level decentralisation
Kigali is a city built on grand planning ambitions, yet one of its most pressing development challenges remains largely hidden underground. For years, urban planners and resid...
Climate promises must become money delivered
As COP31 approaches, developing countries should not have to negotiate repeatedly for commitments already made. Developed nations must arrive with credible delivery plans, clear...
Bring public services closer to the people
A citizen should not have to travel to Kigali or wait for approval from a distant office for a service that a local authority could competently provide. The Government’s review of...
Why denying rights to Congolese Banyarwanda puts Tshisekedi’s rule at risk
In my previous article, I concluded that President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi recognises the Banyabwisha, whom he classifies as Hutu, while denying citizenship rights to South Kivu’s...
If AI thinks for us, democracy will suffer
Sometime in the 18th century, the Enlightenment settled a contentious, centuries-old question: Where does knowledge come from? For millennia, many people had pointed to God. But th...
Is Rwanda ready for its ageing population?
Many people dismiss certain changes in memory and thinking as simply “old age”, when they may actually be signs of disease. Dementia is not ordinary forgetfulness, nor is it an i...
All districts must follow Kigali's lead on fire safety
The City of Kigali's decision to temporarily close five commercial facilities for failing to comply with fire safety standards is a decisive step that other districts should...
Are you really “self-made” or have you just forgotten your village?
A few days ago, my 27 classmates and I celebrated the completion of our master’s degrees. As we looked back on the journey, I became curious about the people who had been part o...
How the RPF prioritised post-genocide justice
Post-genocide justice in Rwanda was delivered through a multi-tiered legal framework designed to prosecute more than a million perpetrators, rebuild the shattered domestic judici...
Local assembly of electric buses is a step towards cleaner transport
The plan to locally assemble more than 200 electric buses under an agreement involving Chinese firm Chery and Ecofleet Solutions is a welcome step in the country’s shift towards cl...
When the AI bubble bursts
About a year ago, the idea that speculative investment has created an “AI bubble” began to take hold and soon became conventional wisdom. Since bubbles always burst, the fear now i...
Who pays when investigations cause financial loss?
Imagine borrowing Rwf40 million to import tomatoes from Tanzania. You hire a truck, expecting to sell the consignment, repay the loan and earn a profit. Instead, investigators susp...