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On March 1, 2025, AFC-M23 handed over Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR. Gen Gakwerere was with other 14 members of FDLR who were fighting alongside FARDC soldiers in eastern DR Congo. Germain Nsanzimana
Editorial

Belgium must stop fueling instability in the region

Monday, March 17, 2025
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?

Monday, March 17, 2025
China has achieved “escape velocity”, and broken free of the gravitational pull of those that have worked so hard and for so long to keep it down.

So much to root for about the emergence of China as a superpower

Monday, March 17, 2025
Felix Tshisekedi.

Felix Tshisekedi’s past as a pizza deliveryman foretold the DRC’s current crisis

Sunday, March 16, 2025
In 1994, after the fall of the genocidal regime in Rwanda, perpetrators fled to neighboring Zaire (now DR Congo), carrying their ideology with them. 

Addressing the baseless claims of genocide in DR Congo

Saturday, March 15, 2025
The New Times

A health scare, reality check and one lazybones leap into fitness

Friday, March 14, 2025
On March 1, 2025, AFC-M23 handed over Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR. GERMAIN NSANZIMANA

RTLM to international sanctions: When empty tins make the most noise

Friday, March 14, 2025
South African troops deployed in eastern DR Congo to fight alongside FARDC and FDLR genocidal group. COURTESY
Editorial

Termination of SADC military mission in DR Congo is long overdue

Friday, March 14, 2025
Some of the artillery weapons seized by M23 at Goma International Airport last month, as seen in this February 10 picture. PHOTO BY JAMES MUNYANEZA

DR Congo: The unheard and unvalued voices

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Grégoire Kayibanda (centre), first elected President of Rwanda, with African and Belgian government representatives, Brussels, December 1961. PHOTO BY AFP

How PARMEHUTU sold out Rwandans by relying on Belgian colonialists

Thursday, March 13, 2025
The lifeblood of any thriving economy lies in its SMEs. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwanda's SMEs: Pioneering economic independence through bold adaptation

Thursday, March 13, 2025
The Luwowo coltan mine near Rubaya on March 18th, 2014.

Myths of coltan exploitation in DR Congo

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Every year on March 8th , the world celebrates the International Women’s Day (IWD), a day meant to recognize the achievements of women and advocate for gender equality.
Editorial

All about Women’s Month and why performative feminism must stop

Thursday, March 13, 2025
The New Times

The importance of self-breast examination in early cancer detection

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaderd are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday, March 13.

DR Congo crisis: Time for SADC to take remedial action

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
European mercenaries surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on Wednesday, January 29. Courtesy.

The real reason the West backs the wrong side in the DR Congo conflict.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Recently, large stockpiles of weapons were discovered near Rwanda’s border. Yet, the DR Congo government shrugs it off, claiming it is merely preparing for defense against M23 rebels. Photo by James Munyaneza

DR Congo crisis: Does Rwanda cry 'wolf' or is it Déjà Vu?

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The government has rightfully introduced stringent measures to regulate religious entities, to safeguarding public welfare. Craish BAHIZI
Editorial

Strengthening oversight of religious entities is for the public good

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
A view of Mombasa port in Kenya. For too long, Africa has remained a supplier of raw materials, exporting commodities that fuel industrial economies while missing out on the wealth generated by value-added production.

Africa’s place in the global supply chain

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
French-Congolese musician Maitre Gims has faced criticism for scheduling a concert on April 7, the same date when Rwandans and friends of Rwanda commemorates the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Solidarity or subversion? The disturbing reality behind the April 7 "Solidarité Congo" concert

Tuesday, March 11, 2025