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Heads of delegations from AFC/M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sign agreements during talks held in Montreux, Switzerland. Courtesy.
Africa

AFC/M23, Kinshasa agree to exchange prisoners at Swiss talks

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Forces Armées Rwandaises (ex-FAR) soldiers fled Rwanda, primarily into Zaire during the liberation war in 1994. Courtesy

Genocide ideology was allowed to grow in DR Congo

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Robert Kayinamura, the Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, addresses the Security Council briefing on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework on Wednesday, April 15. Courtesy.
Africa

No peace without FDLR neutralization, Rwandan envoy tells UN Security Council

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo with student representatives during the launch of the fifth edition of the Ndi Umunyarwanda initiative in secondary schools at the Lycée de Kigali on March 10. File.

Education and the long struggle against genocide ideology

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Negotiators of the AFC/M23 movement and the DR Congo government are expected to meet in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, April 14. Courtesy
Africa

What hope do peace talks in Geneva offer for DR Congo?

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Jean Damascene Niyonzima, a former preacher, shares his testimony during an event at the Mutobo Demobilisation and Reintegration Centre. Courtesy
Security

Former preacher lifts lid on FDLR’s use of religion to spread hate

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Smoke rises in Minembwe in South Kivu province after an attack by forces loyal to the Congolese government. Courtesy.
Africa

Fresh attacks reported in DR Congo hours before peace talks resume

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Clockwise: Celestin Mutabaruka, Dr Vincent Bajinya, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja, Charles Munyaneza are Genocide fugitives who live in the UK. File

Kwibuka 32 in London: Remembrance grows, but justice remains elusive

Monday, April 13, 2026
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR and some members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1,2025. Photo Germain Nsanzimana
Africa

FDLR’s long survival and the spread of genocide ideology

Monday, April 13, 2026
Some of the 120 religious leaders and traditional chiefs from DR Congo's South Kivu province visit Kigali Genocide Memorial on Sunday, April 12. Courtesy
Africa

PHOTOS: Leaders from South Kivu honour victims of Genocide against the Tutsi 

Monday, April 13, 2026
A genocide suspect gives explanations during the Gacaca Court in 2004. File

From memory to prevention: What the world must learn from Rwanda

Sunday, April 12, 2026
Nduhungirehe addresses youths during the 15th edition of Our Past Initiative on Thursday, April 9. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Kwibuka

Nduhungirehe to youth: Avoid complacency, safeguard unity

Friday, April 10, 2026