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AFC–M23 officials during the pass-out ceremony of 7,437 new fighters on Sunday, September 14. Courtesy.
Africa

DR Congo: AFC/M23 slams Burundi’s bid to join peace talks

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Burundian troops remain in DR Congo, where they were first deployed with the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in November 2022. Courtesy
Africa

How Burundian troops in South Kivu sparked a distinct humanitarian crisis amid DR Congo’s wider war

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Rwandan and Congolese government officials sign the initial text of the Regional Economic Initiative Framework in Washington as US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos (second left) and other US officials look on. Courtesy of Massad Boulos
Africa

Rwanda-DR Congo economic deal ‘good reason for optimism’

Monday, November 10, 2025
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
A photo taken in 2010 in Bujumbura during Burundi’s 2010 elections campaign. Photo/ by Teddy Mazina

Burundi’s military gamble in DR Congo

Monday, August 25, 2025
Olivier Nduhungirehe during a meeting on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama on August 20
Africa

Nduhungirehe calls for urgency in ending armed conflicts in Africa

Thursday, August 21, 2025
Former Chief of General Staff of the Congolese armed forces (FARDC), Lt Gen Christian Tshiwewe
Africa

DR Congo military generals to be quizzed over battle losses to M23

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa presenting the 2025-26 budget bill to the Members of Parliament. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy

Rwanda’s 2025/26 tax shifts: What divergence from EAC tariffs means

Saturday, July 12, 2025
The week-long initiative is part of the nationwide Defence and Security Outreach Programme 2025 in celebration of Liberation.
Health

Kwibohora: Rwf2bn citizen outreach leaves 41,000 patients treated, 70 homes built

Friday, July 04, 2025
Some of the newly constructed housing units that were handed over to sixteen families in Nyagatare as apart of Kwibohora 31, on Thursday, July 3. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura.
Housing

Liberation: Sixteen families in Nyagatare get new homes

Thursday, July 03, 2025
More than 40,000 patients across Rwanda received free medical treatment during the fifth East African Community (EAC) Armed Forces Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) week. Dan Gatsinzi
Health

PHOTOS: EAC troops provide free medical care, build communities in Rwanda

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Defence minister Juvenal Marizamunda listens as a Uganda People's Defence Forces officer explains the instalation of solar panels in rural homes in Kabazungu Cell, Musanze District, on Thursday, July 3. All photos courtesy of RDF
Security

RDF outreach powers homes, delivers clean water, healthcare to thousands

Thursday, July 03, 2025