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The Kigalian is an independent-minded source of provocative ideas, stories, and profiles. Every week, we publish content from writers and storytellers who look to the future.

Joe Christa Giraso's specialised expertise in merging architectural design with environmental protection has never been ...
16/12/2024

Joe Christa Giraso's specialised expertise in merging architectural design with environmental protection has never been more crucial — or more lonely.

“The earth isn’t just for humans,” Giraso says. “It’s also for animals and plants."

Throughout his academic life, Antoine Rutayisire excelled. As a student, he was brilliant and well-behaved, almost alway...
16/12/2024

Throughout his academic life, Antoine Rutayisire excelled. As a student, he was brilliant and well-behaved, almost always reaching the top of the ranks.

“Reconciliation Is My Lifestyle” proves Rutayisire wants the world to know he’s serious about normalising forgiveness and reconciliation.

Reliable information from trusted sources is invaluable as we continue to face evolving health challenges.
16/12/2024

Reliable information from trusted sources is invaluable as we continue to face evolving health challenges.

The pandemic happened, and then we forgot much about it – perhaps to cope, perhaps to live.

Manywa: "We may not have all the answers, but together, we can find strength and hope to face whatever comes our way."
16/12/2024

Manywa: "We may not have all the answers, but together, we can find strength and hope to face whatever comes our way."

Trying to put into words the wars, the pain, and the suffering people are enduring feels like an impossible task.

Increasing retirement contributions today and onward, and entrusting the Rwanda Social Security Board to invest our fund...
04/12/2024

Increasing retirement contributions today and onward, and entrusting the Rwanda Social Security Board to invest our funds wisely remains, as it was in 2016, our recommended approach. But any implementation must be carefully orchestrated to minimise impacts on current consumer incomes.

As an economist, our columnist can attest that accurate economic forecasting is very difficult.

This week on The Kigalian, Tal Ben Yakir profiles Joe Christa Giraso, a Rwandan landscape architect. Giraso shares how h...
28/11/2024

This week on The Kigalian, Tal Ben Yakir profiles Joe Christa Giraso, a Rwandan landscape architect. Giraso shares how her work merges environmental protection with architectural design, creating sustainable spaces for both people and wildlife.

“The earth isn’t just for humans,” Giraso says. “It’s also for animals and plants."

At six p.m. on a recent Saturday in September, the newly upgraded Amahoro Stadium buzzed with excitement as the referee'...
12/10/2024

At six p.m. on a recent Saturday in September, the newly upgraded Amahoro Stadium buzzed with excitement as the referee's whistle signalled the start of a football match. Rwanda’s leading team, A.P.R., and Egypt’s Pyramids were playing their first leg of the CAF Champions League.

The stadium, with its scale and presence, carries the potential to be a site of broader engagement.

Two hosts attempt to answer one interesting question: What exactly is The Kigalian?
07/10/2024

Two hosts attempt to answer one interesting question: What exactly is The Kigalian?

Two podcast hosts attempts to answer the question.

Most of Africa’s youth — the continent’s largest share of the population — were born in the twenty-first century. They a...
29/07/2024

Most of Africa’s youth — the continent’s largest share of the population — were born in the twenty-first century. They are armed with knowledge and tools of information in their pockets. And they know all too well that unaccountable rulers abuse power.

Leaders today face a more sophisticated demographic. They are young, educated, tech-savvy, and eloquent.

When Rwandans needed to rebuild their country after 1994, they used politics to reconstruct society and build a foundati...
29/07/2024

When Rwandans needed to rebuild their country after 1994, they used politics to reconstruct society and build a foundation of hope for young people. Now politics needs young people.

Rwanda has used politics to reconstruct society and build a foundation of hope for young people. Now politics needs them.

"Grief is not merely a response to past losses; it has become a cruel tutor, teaching me to brace myself for the inevita...
29/07/2024

"Grief is not merely a response to past losses; it has become a cruel tutor, teaching me to brace myself for the inevitable pains still to come. It demands so much, sapping the strength I once brought effortlessly to each day." — Amandine Manywa

In grappling with this fear, I have come to understand that grief is not a shadow passing over.

Read the newest Cappuccino, our subscriber newsletter featuring the latest reflections from our writers and editors.
11/07/2024

Read the newest Cappuccino, our subscriber newsletter featuring the latest reflections from our writers and editors.

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