We switch gears now for a story from Rwanda. You'll probably remember that in the mid-1990s, a horrific conflict between the country's two main ethnic groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis, resulted in the ...

Rwanda turned its back on the French-speaking world when it chose English as the language of education a decade ago, but with bilingualism seen as an asset French is reviving. As the language of ...

Primary school students in a classroom in Eastern Province, Rwanda, 2012 (photo by Tim Williams). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click ...

In December, Rwanda’s government announced that all Rwandan primary schools should teach in English, a language many teachers in the country cannot understand or speak. This is the third time in 11 ...

Alongside Kinvarwanda, English and French, Kiswahili has been added as an official language in Rwanda. Members of the Lower House of the Parliament passed a law on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, to ...

Despite the fact that the African languages in Rwanda and Uganda are marginalised in most formal domains in society, they are used far more extensively than commonly believed. This is one conclusion ...

Two years ago, Lydiella Hakizimana knew no more than a few words of English. Today it is her favourite subject. As the bell rings for the start of the day at Paysannat L School, just outside Mahama ...

Rwanda is a beautiful nation in the heart of Africa within the Great Rift Valley, where the African Great Lakes region and southeast Africa converge. It takes pride in a rich literary history, with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Wight is a science journalist covering the Global South Olivier Uwishema, a Rwandan now studying medicine in Turkey, used ...

Two years ago, Lydiella Hakizimana knew no more than a few words of English. Today it is her favourite subject. As the bell rings for the start of the day at Paysannat L School, just outside Mahama ...