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 Amani Athar
Amani Athar
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, former President Joseph Kabila returned to Goma. His mission, reportedly, is to help salvage a country plagued by leadership failures in Kinshasa. File
Unity with purpose: The antidote to DR Congo's leadership betrayals
Professor Yochannan Bwejeri, a Mututsi from Burundi and founder of the Havila Institute, the Batutsi are descendants of the biblical Israelite tribes of Judah and Dan.
Is the Havila ideology a new tool of imperialism in the Great Lakes region?
La Place de l 'Independence in Bukavu in South Kivu province eastern DR Congo. A city that was liberated by M23 rebels in February. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
The tale of the short-lived ‘Central Kivu’ province
Congolese refugees at Kigeme  refugee camp during a peaceful march calling for action on the ongoing killings against Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. Photo by Willy Mucyo
Why Congolese need to stand tall and decide their own future
Chief Paul Nturo of Nyirimigabo.
The story of Nturo the first victim of ‘Ndi Umunyarwanda’
Chief Paul Nturo of Nyirimigabo.
The story of Nturo the first victim of ‘Ndi Umunyarwanda’
President Juvenal Habyarimana declared the “final solution” for the Tutsi problem three years before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
April 28, 1991: Habyarimana’s un-minimizable declaration of “the final solution”
Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traoré. Internet
Africa needs authentic leadership, not western puppets
With a clenched fist and a scarf in RPF colours, this senior citizen looked the part as he whispered something in President Kagame's ear during the latter's campaign rally in Kirehe on July 2. File
How ancestral legacy shaped Paul Kagame’s leadership
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Dr. Richard Kandt’s role in sowing division in Rwanda
Jean-Michel Marlaud, France’s ambassador to Rwanda in 1994 and Colonel Theoneste Bagosora
Genocide: Was Marlaud France’s envoy or Bagosora’s puppet?
Former  U.S envoy to Rwanda David Rawson
Genocide: The controversial legacy of U.S envoy David Rawson
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Could East Africa be the original Eden?
Embassy of Belgium in Kigali. Rwanda, on Monday, March 17, announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Belgium with immediate effect. File
African renaissance: Is globalisation igniting its revival?
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Lessons for Belgium: How Rwanda and France rebuilt ties after 2006
Rwandan oral history recounts that during and after the reign of Kizira, the father of Muntu, the population of Mazinga (now part of Akagera National Park) suffered catastrophic floods and disease outbreaks. 
Shared Ancestral: Is Rwandan Muntu the same as Ugandan Kintu?
Rwanda Defence Force armed guard during a parade at the presidential inauguration atAmahoro stadium on August 11, 2024.
Rejecting the west’s influence: Rwanda’s stand for sovereignty
President Kagame greets  thousands of residents during his outreach in Kibingo ground Ruhango District, on August 25, 2022. File
Why President Paul Kagame will win a war that isn't his

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