Rwanda-first
news, verified
by community
and context.
Everything you need
to trust the news.
Visual Agent Builder
A curation layer that brings Rwanda context to every story — with credibility signals you can understand, not a black box.
Credibility scoring
Transparent methodology to help you judge sources and claims — especially when misinformation spreads fast.
Kinyarwanda-first
Built for how Rwanda reads and listens — Kinyarwanda alongside English and French from day one.
Community verification
Phone-verified contributions with location and expertise tiers — so hyper-local updates can be trusted.
A platform that
builds trust.
Curate stories, verify local reports, grow new journalists, and ship audio summaries — all designed for Rwanda and the region.
Context-first aggregation
When global outlets cover Rwanda and the region, Amakuru adds local context sidebars and points you to primary sources.
Community proof, not vibes
Phone-verified contributions with location tiers (neighborhood → district → province) and evidence-first verification.
Grow the next newsroom
A contributor pipeline with micro-payments for verified tips and beat badges (tech, agriculture, policy) to build portfolios.
Radio-native summaries
Audio summaries of top stories, voice-based contributions, and podcast partnerships — designed for how Rwanda consumes news.
From signal to trusted story
in four steps.
Curate
Aggregate local + international coverage and add Rwanda context overlays where it matters.
Score
Assign credibility signals with a transparent method — and show why a source earns trust.
Verify
Phone-verified community reports with location + expertise tiers to confirm what’s happening now.
Publish
Turn updates into shareable stories and audio summaries in Kinyarwanda, English, and French.
Connect sources.
Connect people.
Partnerships with journalism schools, emerging reporters, and trusted organizations — plus community contributors across the country.
Contributor pipeline
Turn tips into stories with verification, micro-payments, and portfolio badges for beat specialization.
POST /tips({
topic: 'transport',
locationTier: 'district',
evidence: 'photo + timestamp'
})
Hyper-local updates like outages, road blocks, and price changes — surfaced by verified community reports.
Trust & transparency
from day one.
Credibility is earned. Every score, label, and verification step is explainable — so readers can see the “why”, not just the headline.
Transparent scoring
Clear methodology behind credibility signals
Verification tiers
Phone, location, and expertise-based credibility
Provenance trail
See sources, evidence, and what changed over time
Built for Rwanda.
Useful for everyone.
Signals being
verified in real time.
Community reports, source signals, and context overlays update continuously — so you know what’s happening now, and why it’s credible.
Get early access to
Amakuru.
Subscribe for launch updates, contributor onboarding, and the first invite to community verification.