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Amani Athar
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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
The New Times
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
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, the leader of the unregistered DALFA-Umurinzi party, appears before the High Court in Nyamirambo, on June 19. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Victoire Ingabire's dangerous ideology threatens regional stability
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Jan Vansina distorted Rwanda’s history to serve colonial interests. Internet
How Jan Vansina distorted Rwanda’s history to serve colonial interests
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
On June 13, 1994, the RPA liberated the City of Gitarama, in a battle considered one of the greatest height in Rwanda’s liberation war. File
June 13, 1994: Remembering one of the battles that defined the RPA struggle
Friday, June 13, 2025
The New Times
How Rwanda’s pre-colonial Kings shaped its borders
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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