Two decades after genocide, Rwanda has risen from the ashes. But what does the future hold for a nation scarred by a history of divide and rule?

Activism > Changemakers

How Rwanda’s genocide liberator became an absolute dictator

This is Paul Kagame

Why are the international community still supporting Kagame’s regime? And could their support be sowing seeds for more bloodshed?

Art & Culture > Print

Dayo Ntwari: The Afrofuturist writer shaping Africa’s next generation through sci-fi

Stories for a new African century

Dayo Ntwari is one of a new generation of writers using sci-fi to imagine a bold future for Africa and exorcise the demons of today, like corruption, religious exploitation and Boko Haram.

Activism > Reportage

How did the world’s poorest country double life expectancy in just 20 years?

Rwanda’s health miracle

Rwanda’s health system overcame an AIDS epidemic after the 1994 genocide to become a shining example of success for developing countries worldwide.

Art & Culture > Film

Rwandan cinema is healing wounds in a country scarred by genocide

Welcome to Hillywood

In one of the smallest and poorest countries on earth, filmmakers are bringing people together around stories about Rwanda’s dark past.

Art & Culture

Meet the young journalists building a new teenage identity for Rwandan girls

Rwanda Rising

The teenager is a new phenomenon in Rwanda. Ni Nyampinga magazine is leading efforts to empower young girls and create space for teenage growth and community.

Activism

Huck’s Rwanda Rising series: an artistic renaissance in the heart of Africa

Rwanda Rising

Two decades after genocide, Rwanda has risen from the ashes to become a thriving arts and tech hub.

Activism > Reportage

SafeMotos Rwanda: The tech startup taking on Africa’s second-biggest killer

This is Uber, Kigali-style

Road accidents are the second biggest killer in Africa, after HIV/AIDS. But SafeMotos are fuelling a tech boom with their life-saving app in Kigali – and beyond.