The New Times

The New Times is Rwanda's leading English-language daily newspaper, published in Kigali. Its site covers Rwanda, business, Africa, international affairs, technology, agriculture, health and sport.

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The New Times at a glance

Country: Rwanda
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: newtimes.co.rw ↗
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How Crosswire groups The New Times

Crosswire groups The New Times as Centrist for comparisons within Rwanda's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The New Times sits in Rwanda's press

The New Times is one of 4 outlets tracked in Rwanda and the only daily newspaper tracked there. By outlets tracked, Rwanda ranks 21st of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 73 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The New Times outside Rwanda, starting with East Africa, are Daily Nation (Kenya), The Reporter (Ethiopia), The Citizen (Tanzania) and Daily Monitor (Uganda). Opening one of them beside The New Times is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.