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DR Congo's defender #22 Chancel Mbemba (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 quarter-final football match between DR Congo and Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan on February 2, 2024. (Photo by SIA KAMBOU / AFP)
Allez les Léopards: You deserve better than politics on football's biggest stage
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi
Tshisekedi's endorsement of a Congolese Hutu national day raises questions
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
At the 2026 edition, number of African countries doubled to 10, with Algeria, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.
FIFA World Cup: Why an African nation could lift the 2026 trophy
Monday, June 08, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, and Burundi's Evariste Ndayishimiye meet in Bujumbura on December 22, 2024. Courtesy.
The alliance driving instability in the Great Lakes region
Thursday, June 04, 2026
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Visit Rwanda wins big as PSG, Arsenal meet in Champions League final
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Agathe Kanziga, the wife of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana
France must not let Kanziga escape justice through age
Monday, May 25, 2026
Colonial scholars documented that the name “Rwanda” derives from the Ikinyarwanda verb ku-aanda, meaning “to expand” or “to spread out.” Courtesy
The meaning of ‘Rwanda’ and the colonial distortion of its origins
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Thousands of Congolese refugees during a peaceful march to protest against the genocidal violence against Congolese Tutsi in eastern DR Congo , at Kigeme refugee camp in Nyamagabe District in December 2022. File
Why EAC must counter the Tutsi-as-invader narrative
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful march calling for action against the ongoing killings of Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. File photo.
Who is Congolese? The unresolved question in eastern DR Congo
Thursday, May 07, 2026
The historical site of “Ku nzoga za Rubingo” is located on Mount Jali, in Jali Sector, Gasabo District
Inside the mystery of Ku nzoga za Rubingo
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Agathe Kanziga Habyarimana, the wife of former Rwandan President Juvénal Habyarimana. Internet.
Kanziga's past defies belief and leaves everyone speechless
Friday, April 17, 2026
President of DR Congo Felix Tshisekedi and Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye
The calculated historical blindness of Burundi and DR Congo
Monday, April 13, 2026
A dignified burial is accorded to victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi from families that were completely wiped out, during a commemoration ceremony in Kinazi on May 16, 2015. Photo by Samuel Ngendahimana.
Eradicating genocide ideology is more urgent than ever
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Former President of Senegal Macky Sall.
The Sall nomination fiasco: Is the AUC blameless?
Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana and Zaire's former President Mobutu fueled ethnic division in eastern DR Congo
How Habyarimana and Mobutu fueled ethnic division in eastern DR Congo
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Members of Tutsi community undergo torture in Eastern DR Congo. File
FDLR and the legacy of genocide ideology in the Great Lakes Region
Thursday, March 19, 2026
President Paul Kagame and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi signed the Washington Accords on Thursday, December 4, 2025, witnessed by US President Donald Trump. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Why U.S. sanctions against RDF undermine peace process
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Some members of FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Why the FDLR remains the top threat to Rwanda's security
Tuesday, March 03, 2026

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