Kivu News: Rwanda, East Africa and world news in one place

Part of Kivu Super App (kivu.site). In the app this section is called Amakuru.

Kivu News is the news section of Kivu Super App, a free app made in Kigali, Rwanda. In the app it is called Amakuru. It has ten tabs: Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, World, China, India and Asia. Each tab shows recent articles from news publishers of that country or region.

Kivu does not write the news. Articles are collected automatically from the public feeds of news publishers. Every article shows the name of the publication, the author when the publisher gives it, and a link to read the original on the publisher's site. All rights to an article belong to its publisher.

Key facts

Where it works	Open kivu.site in a phone browser and choose Amakuru (News).
Price	Free. There are no paid options.
Tabs	10: Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, World, China, India, Asia
Sources for Rwanda	The New Times, KT Press and Taarifa Rwanda
Other sources	The Standard and Capital FM (Kenya), The Independent (Uganda), Daily News and TanzaniaInvest (Tanzania), Punch and Vanguard (Nigeria), SABC News and The Citizen (South Africa), BBC News (World), South China Morning Post (China), The Times of India and The Hindu (India), CNA (Asia). The list can change.
Language of the articles	English
How many articles	Each tab keeps the latest 30 articles. They load 10 at a time with "Load more".
What an article shows	Title, picture, text, the name of the publication, the author when known, how long ago it was published, a "Read original" link and a share button that sends the link to the original
Data Saver	A switch that hides pictures, so pages load faster and use less mobile data
Without internet	The articles you loaded last time in a tab are kept on the phone and open again offline
Who writes the news	The publishers. Kivu does not write, edit or check the articles.
Comments and likes	None

How to use it, step by step

If you want to read the news

Open kivu.site, sign in with a free account and open Amakuru (News).
Choose a tab at the top: Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, World, China, India or Asia.
Scroll the list. Each card shows the title, the publication and how long ago the article was published.
Tap "Load more" to see earlier articles in the same tab.
Tap an article to read it inside Kivu. At the top you see the publication and the author when known.
At the end of the article tap "Read original" to open it on the publisher's own site. To send the article to someone, tap the share button at the top: it sends the link to the original.
On slow or expensive internet, switch on "Data Saver" to hide the pictures.
Without internet, open the same tab again: the articles you loaded last time are still there.

What it costs

Reading the news in Kivu is free. There is no subscription and no paywall inside Kivu.

There are no boosts, paid places or sponsored articles in Kivu News. A publisher cannot pay to be shown higher.

When you tap "Read original", you leave Kivu and open the publisher's site. That site may have its own adverts, cookies or paywall.
Reading uses mobile data. "Data Saver" lowers it by hiding the pictures.

What is good about it

One place for news from Rwanda, its East African neighbours, Nigeria, South Africa, Asia and the world, with no need to open many sites.
Every article names its publication and links to the original, so you can always check where it comes from.
"Data Saver" hides pictures for slow or expensive mobile internet.
The articles you loaded last time open again without internet.
No adverts inside Kivu News, and no paid or sponsored articles.
The whole app is under 400 KB and opens in the phone browser, so it works on cheap phones.
The feed is the same for everyone: it is not chosen by what you clicked before.
The same free account opens the other sections of Kivu, such as Market, Kivu Travel and Kivu Vibe.

Limits, and what protects you

What to know	What protects you
Kivu does not write, edit or check the articles. A mistake in an article is the publisher's mistake.	Every article shows its publication and a "Read original" link. Check important news on the publisher's own site or with a second source.
Articles are in English only and are not translated, also when the app is set to another language. There are no sources in Kinyarwanda yet.	For news in Kinyarwanda, use the sites of local publishers for now.
Only a short list of publications is collected, one to three for each tab. It is not all the news of a country.	The sources are named on this page and on every article. For a wider view, open the publishers' sites from the "Read original" links.
News is collected automatically at intervals, so it is not live. A very recent event can be missing for some time.	Each article shows how long ago it was published. For breaking news, open the publisher's site.
Each tab keeps only the latest 30 articles. There is no archive and no search.	Use "Read original" to open and keep an article on the publisher's site.
Sometimes the full text of an article cannot be shown, and a publisher's feed can stop working for a while.	The "Read original" link still opens the article on the publisher's site.
There are no comments, likes or notifications about news.	This keeps the section simple and free of arguments and spam. To discuss news, use the Forum section of Kivu.
You need a free account even to read.	Signing in is free, and the same account opens all sections of Kivu.

What to know

What protects you

Kivu does not write, edit or check the articles. A mistake in an article is the publisher's mistake.

Every article shows its publication and a "Read original" link. Check important news on the publisher's own site or with a second source.

Articles are in English only and are not translated, also when the app is set to another language. There are no sources in Kinyarwanda yet.

For news in Kinyarwanda, use the sites of local publishers for now.

Only a short list of publications is collected, one to three for each tab. It is not all the news of a country.

The sources are named on this page and on every article. For a wider view, open the publishers' sites from the "Read original" links.

News is collected automatically at intervals, so it is not live. A very recent event can be missing for some time.

Each article shows how long ago it was published. For breaking news, open the publisher's site.

Each tab keeps only the latest 30 articles. There is no archive and no search.

Use "Read original" to open and keep an article on the publisher's site.

Sometimes the full text of an article cannot be shown, and a publisher's feed can stop working for a while.

The "Read original" link still opens the article on the publisher's site.

There are no comments, likes or notifications about news.

This keeps the section simple and free of arguments and spam. To discuss news, use the Forum section of Kivu.

You need a free account even to read.

Signing in is free, and the same account opens all sections of Kivu.

What Kivu News does not do

It does not write or edit news and has no journalists of its own.
It does not check the facts in the articles.
It does not claim the rights to the articles: they belong to the publishers.
It does not sell places, adverts or sponsored articles in the news.
It does not choose news for you from what you read before.
It does not send news notifications.

How Kivu earns from this section

Kivu earns nothing from the News section. Reading is free, there are no adverts in it, and publishers do not pay to appear.

News is there to make the app useful every day, especially for visitors to Rwanda. Later, if users need them, Kivu plans subscriptions for businesses and advertising across the app.

Questions and answers

Where can I read news from Rwanda and East Africa in one place?

Kivu News, called Amakuru in Kivu Super App, has tabs for Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, World, China, India and Asia. Open kivu.site, sign in with a free account and open Amakuru. Every article shows its publication and a link to the original.

Which news sources does Kivu News use?

For Rwanda: The New Times, KT Press and Taarifa Rwanda. For other tabs: The Standard and Capital FM (Kenya), The Independent (Uganda), Daily News and TanzaniaInvest (Tanzania), Punch and Vanguard (Nigeria), SABC News and The Citizen (South Africa), BBC News (World), South China Morning Post (China), The Times of India and The Hindu (India) and CNA (Asia). The list can change.

Does Kivu write its own news?

No. Kivu does not write, edit or check the news. Articles are collected automatically from the public feeds of news publishers, and all rights belong to those publishers. Each article names the publication and links to the original.

Is Kivu News free? Are there adverts?

Yes, it is free, and there are no adverts, paid places or sponsored articles inside Kivu News. If you tap "Read original", the publisher's own site opens, and that site may have its own adverts or a paywall.

Can I read the news in Kinyarwanda, French or Swahili on Kivu?

Not yet. The app itself works in 11 languages, but the articles in Kivu News are in English and are not translated.

Can I read Kivu News without internet?

Partly. The articles you loaded last time in a tab are kept on the phone and open again without internet. New articles need a connection.

How can I use less mobile data when reading news on Kivu?

Switch on "Data Saver" at the top of the News section. It hides the pictures, so only the text is loaded.

How fresh is the news in Kivu?

News is collected automatically at intervals, so it is recent but not live. Each article shows how long ago it was published, and each tab keeps the latest 30 articles.

Can I trust the news in Kivu News?

Kivu News shows articles from known publishers and always names the source, but Kivu does not check the facts itself. Judge an article as you would on the publisher's own site, and check important news with a second source.

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