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U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Sanctions, sovereignty, and Rwanda: A small nation in the crosscurrents of global power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, a businessman accused of being among the key financiers Genocide against the Tutsi, died while under detention in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Kabuga is dead, but the chain that shielded him must not escape justice

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

According to the AfCFTA 2024–2025 Implementation Report, 48 countries have submitted draft schedules of specific commitments on trade in services, with 22 already technically verified in priority sectors

The $200 handshake: Africa’s payment paradox

Sunday, May 17, 2026

A health worker during temperature screening at Gatuna One Stop Border Post on May 27, 2019.File

Vigilance must be our first line of defence against Ebola

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Rwandan and Congolese officials meet in the United States on March 19, 2026, to discuss the implementation of the Washington Peace Agreement.

Selective outrage and transactional diplomacy in eastern DR Congo

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Bank tellers attend to the customers at I&M Bank Rwanda main brainch in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Cost of development or price of imbalance? Rwanda’s currency depreciation

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Participants follow a presidential panel discussion featuring Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, in Kigali on Thursday, May 14. Dan Gatsinzi

Capital mobility should be treated as Africa’s priority

Friday, May 15, 2026

A section of Kigali Central Business District in Nyarugenge on May 8. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

We can finance the future using national assets

Friday, May 15, 2026

Children play at school in Nyarugenge District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Children feel stress too – even before they can explain it

Friday, May 15, 2026

Youths consult one another while watching a video. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

The exposure gap: Why we are more ordinary than we think

Friday, May 15, 2026

A Rwandan soldier on duty in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique.

RDF is a people’s army deserving a Nobel Peace Prize, not sanctions

Friday, May 15, 2026

A woman with her baby arrives at Girubuzima Health Post in Burera District. According to statistics every day, on average, more than 700 women die from causes linked to pregnancy and childbirth. Courtesy

The glaring injustice of maternal deaths in Africa

Friday, May 15, 2026

Delegates during opening session of Africa CEO Forum in Kigali on May 14. Courtesy.

Boards “MUST” lead Africa’s shared ownership revolution

Thursday, May 14, 2026

The Fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS-IV) is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on May 31, 2026. Courtesy

India–Africa Forum Summit IV: A defining moment for the Global South

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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Why stable China-U.S. ties matter more than ever

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Juvenal Habyarimana, former President of Rwanda.

Juvenal Habyarimana: The “Umubyeyi” and Genocidaire-in-Chief

Thursday, May 14, 2026

A section of one of the streets of Kigali, in the city's Central Business District on Monday, May 11. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Our country’s future will not be built by concrete alone

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana during Arusha Peace Accord. Courtesy

Resistance to the Arusha Peace Accord and the descent into Genocide

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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Dialogue: The safeguard against China-US strategic miscalculation

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Minister of Infrastructure Jimmy Gasore and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General Ashish Khanna,during the signing of the agreement in Kigali on May 8. Courtesy

Off-grid clean energy is no longer the future

Wednesday, May 13, 2026