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M23 rebels arrive at Rusizi border after capturing Bukavu City in eastern DR Congo on February 16, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Can AFC/M23 save DR Congo from a Haiti-style collapse?

Friday, January 23, 2026
On January 18, 2026, l’Église 37ᵉ CADC, a Banyamulenge church in Uvira, burned down for the fifth time.

Uvira: when a church burns for the fifth time

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Remains of clothes and other properties of Tutsi who were killed in Nyamata Catholic Church during the Genocide against the Tutsi. File

The failed church and five priests who refused to be silent

Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Doha Peace Process between DR Congo and M23 rebels. Courtesy
Editorial

Process-shopping will not end the DR Congo conflict

Thursday, January 22, 2026
US President Donald Trump signed to order the United States’ withdrawal from dozens of UN-affiliated bodies and multilateral groups.

From aid to absence: Africa after America’s retreat

Thursday, January 22, 2026
People conduct a Yoga training session in Kigali. People are now learning music, dance, and yoga through online classes.

Electronic versus manual skills

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force Engineer Contingent rehabilitates a residential house damaged by Hurricane Melissa in 2025, during the launch of a joint reconstruction project on Monday, January 19, in Montego
Editorial

RDF’s humanitarian act in Jamaica redefines conventional military service

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot integrated into social media platform X has attracted such intense scrutiny.

Grok is not photoshop: Embedded AI changes the risks

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Workers on duty at Asanti garment factory in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI

Idleness, entitlement, and the cost of waiting

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Former President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana, inspects his officers in 1990s. Courtesy

‘Secret’ document reveals Habyarimana regime’s plot to assassinate Uganda’s Museveni

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Former President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana

Habyarimana’s regime mistook Museveni ‘murder’ for stratagem

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Image taken in Gakenke District starkly reveals the environmental cost of conventional tillage, where bare, disturbed soil is left defenceless against erosion, as evidenced by the sloughing hillside and washed-out field. Such practices compact the soil, severely hindering water infiltration and aggressively depleting the soil of its vital organic matter and nutrients. Photo: Courtesy of RICA

Conservation agriculture: Rwanda’s practical response to climate change and soil degradation

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Kigali residents during sports exercise in a gym in Gasabo. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Editorial

Discipline, not shortcuts, breeds a healthy nation

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Bank of Kigali teller attends to customers at the main branch. Craish BAHIZI

Rethinking the American dream: Financial planning when U.S. immigration isn’t an option

Monday, January 19, 2026
Following the withdrawal of the AFCM23 movement, some incidents of looting, gunfire shots and civilian displacement were reported in Uvira city in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Editorial

Uvira: Deploy a neutral force to give peace a chance

Monday, January 19, 2026
Monzer Ali, MTN Rwanda Chief Executive Officer, speaks during a past function in Kigali. File

Connectivity at the center of how Rwanda moves, trades and grows

Monday, January 19, 2026
Jean-Luc Habyarimana, son of former President Juvénal Habyarimana. INTERNET PHOTO

Jean‑Luc Habyarimana and the Genocidal nostalgia

Saturday, January 17, 2026
RURA’s directive to make USSD short codes work across all mobile networks is a welcome and overdue intervention in Rwanda’s digital ecosystem.
Editorial

Ending the USSD maze is progress, but interoperability must be the destination

Friday, January 16, 2026
According to historians Belgium deposed Bucyanayandi to eliminate a rear base for Rwandan Tutsi.

Why Belgium deposed Bucyanayandi to eliminate a rear base for Rwandan Tutsi

Friday, January 16, 2026
South African soldiers deployed in eastern DR Congo in 2025 as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) force. Courtesy

Stupidity is a gift of God

Friday, January 16, 2026