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Amani Athar
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October 1, 1990, the Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA), the armed wing of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), launched the war to liberate Rwanda from the genocidal regime
October 6: The first RPA battle with foreign forces in Gabiro
Monday, October 06, 2025
Late Maj. Gen. Fred Gisa Rwigema
Fred Gisa Rwigema: The ultimate sacrifice for us to live in peace
Wednesday, October 01, 2025
President Felix Tshisekedi and Prime minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka is also a Belgian and, according to some reports, she did not renounce her Belgian nationality
When will DR Congo cease to be ‘Belge’? 140 years is too much
Friday, September 26, 2025
Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel won his third consecutive gold medal in the men’s individual time trial at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, on Sunday, September 21. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Who will claim the Rainbow Jersey in Kigali: Evenepoel or Pogačar?
Monday, September 22, 2025
Despite its large big troop numbers, nearly 20,000 troops at its peak, and considerable resources, ONUC ultimately failed the Congolese people
Dag Hammarskjöld’s death and the UN’s long failure in DR Congo
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Genocide convict Protais Zigiranyirazo, died at his residence in Niamey, Niger, where he had been living since his acquittal on August 3, 2025. COURTESY
Genocide: ‘Mr. Z’, divine justice, and the echoes of Antigone
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Some members of Jambo Asbl, a Belgium-based organization of descendants of perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Internet.
‘In defense of our fathers’: Understanding JAMBO ASBL’s genocidal legacy
Sunday, September 07, 2025
Teen girls during a reproductive health session at GS Gisagara. Courtesy
Stop worrying about teen sex — start teaching safe choices
Tuesday, September 02, 2025
From February 15 to 22, 2003, Belgium organised the first dubbed La Semaine Africaine—“African Week” initiated by then–Foreign Minister Louis Michel
Brussels’ ‘Semaine Africaine’: A gala of love or a facade of lies?
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Congolese refugees during a peaceful march on March 8, 2024. Photo by Willy Mucyo
August 22, 1997: A reminder of the forgotten Congolese Tutsi refugees
Friday, August 22, 2025
A traditional food store known as "IKIGEGA" that was used by farmers in ancient Rwanda. According to historians, Mirenge was the richest Rwandan who existed. His story may seem mythical and hard to believe. Photo: Courtesy
Beyond myth: The story of Mirenge, Rwanda’s pre-colonial tycoon
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
The Banyarwanda are people who live in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, speak Kinyarwanda, and share cultural ties with Rwanda. Internet
Colonial legacy should not impede Banyarwanda’s rights
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
King Mutara III Rudahigwa died suddenly during a trip to Usumbura (now Bujumbura, Burundi) on July 24–25, 1959.
King Mutara III Rudahigwa was bumped off by Belgium
Friday, July 25, 2025
A historical photo showing a meeting between a Belgian colonialist and a Rwandan local. While colonial scholars often emphasized the king’s authority, Rwanda’s political system was fundamentally theocratic.
Why the Kingdom of Rwanda was a theocratic monarchy
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy.
Counting fighters won’t erase 31 years of FDLR terror
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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Ruganzu, Rujugira, and Kagame: The leaders who secured Rwanda’s survival
Friday, July 11, 2025
RPA fighters pose for a photo during the Liberation War in 1990s. Courtesy
Liberation: RPA heroic act that set the foundation for a new Rwanda
Friday, July 04, 2025
Students march during the celebration of independance of Rwanda that was approved in 1962
Why Rwanda and Cameroon don’t celebrate Independence day
Tuesday, July 01, 2025

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