Egypt on Sunday announced the discovery of three rock-cut tombs dating to the New Kingdom period (1550 BC-1069 BC) at the Bubasteion necropolis in Saqqara, Giza Province, west of Cairo.

Creatives need greater financial support, stronger business skills and closer collaboration with financial institutions if Rwanda's creative economy is to realise its full potential, participants at the 12th Ubumuntu Arts Festival stressed.

Rwanda will once again bring together artists, performers, writers and cultural leaders from around the world as the Ubumuntu Arts Festival returns to Kigali for its 12th edition from July 13 to 19, 2026.

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city buried beneath the Western Desert, shedding new light on urban life nearly 1,600 years ago.

President Paul Kagame, on June 25, 2026, met with internationally acclaimed architect Daniel Libeskind and senior representatives from Studio Libeskind to discuss plans for a new National Genocide Monument to be established at the current Kigali Genocide Memorial.

President Paul Kagame on Thursday met with internationally acclaimed architect Daniel Libeskind and senior representatives from Studio Libeskind to discuss plans for a new National Genocide Monument to be established at the current Kigali Genocide Memorial.

A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday denied the Justice Department's last-minute request for a temporary pause of a court order directing that President Donald Trump's name be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

As artificial intelligence reshapes creative industries across the world, including in major media and advertising markets such as the United States and Europe, a growing number of artists are responding with a contrasting aesthetic: visibly handmade, imperfect, and deliberately rough design.

On the occasion of Africa Day 2026, spouses of African ambassadors accredited to Berlin, the capital of Germany; highlighted innovation, creativity, and women's entrepreneurship as critical drivers of the continent's economic transformation.

A recent federal court decision has placed the future of the Kennedy Center’s branding, and its association with President Donald Trump, into uncertainty, marking a significant turn in an ongoing dispute over the identity and governance of one of the United States’ most prominent cultural institutions.

Egypt announced Sunday the discovery of artifacts dating back to the ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman eras in Beni Suef Governorate, south of Cairo.

The Rwandan final of the 2026 Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College and Secondary School Students was held in Kigali, the country's capital city, on Sunday.

Africa Day 2026, held on May 20 in Seoul, was marked by a high-profile celebration highlighting the growing partnership between African nations and the Republic of Korea, with the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda serving as Chair of the Organizing Committee on behalf of the African Group of Ambassadors (AGA).

A book borrowed nearly 43 years ago has been returned to a public library in England after going so long overdue that it was no longer registered on the system.

Christie’s sold more than $1.1 billion worth of artworks in a single evening in New York, in a record-breaking auction that saw major paintings and sculptures sell for extremely high prices within hours. The auction began strongly on Monday, with over $630 million in sales recorded in just 40 minutes. It later closed the night […]

Scientists have uncovered new information about how people lived in Europe during the Bronze Age, a period thousands of years ago when humans widely used bronze tools and weapons before iron became common.

The French Senate on Thursday approved a draft law on the restitution of cultural property acquired through illicit appropriation, following a new round of debate.

The City of Kigali has responded to claims made by Museum Ingabo founder King Ngabo following the closure of the museum at Agaseke Centre over alleged unpaid rental obligations.

The French National Assembly has approved a framework law intended to facilitate the restitution of cultural property seized through illicit appropriation between 1815 and 1972. The bill passed the lower house on Wednesday with 141 votes in favour and none against, though the session was marked by significant absenteeism, with fewer than a quarter of the 577 deputies present.

On a quiet street in Kacyiru, a growing hum of creativity fills the air. Painters lean over canvases, brushes moving in rhythm, ideas taking shape in colour and form. At the centre of it all is Inkingi Arts Space, a place that, in just a few years, has evolved into one of Kigali’s most dynamic creative hubs.