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 ...

Millions of Rwandans and other Kinyarwanda speakers have struggled to understand why changes were recently introduced in the language's orthography. The new instructions on how to write Kinyarwanda ...

As the world marks International Day of Sign Languages on September 23, Rwanda has an opportunity to reflect on the strides made in promoting inclusivity and the gaps that remain. Language is more ...

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 ...

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 ...

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The Rwandan government on Friday suspended all BBC radio broadcasts in Rwanda’s most common language, Kinyarwanda, to protest the news organization’s recent documentary about ...

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 ...

Many African countries had indigenous languages before colonisation imposed the languages of the colonial powers, typically English, French, or Portuguese. Tanzania’s colonial language was English ...

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 ...

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 ...