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Mourners during the inauguration of the monument that serves as a place of remembrance for the more than one million victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi. PHOTO COURTESY
Kwibuka

Paris memorial signals shift in justice, Rwanda–France ties, say analysts

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Some of the members of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal FDLR militia handed over to Rwandan authorities by AFC/M23 rebels in Rubavu District, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. File photo

Selective accountability will not bring peace to eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
African and South Korean foreign ministers on Monday, June 1, agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, technology, infrastructure, food security, health, climate action, peace and security.
Business

African, Korean ministers talk critical minerals, tech and trade

Tuesday, June 02, 2026
President Museveni meets with African Union mediator, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyata and co-facilitators former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Mokgweetsi Masisi (Botswana), Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic), and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia), to discuss on eastern DR Congo crisis, in Kampala on February 3, 2026. Courtesy

African Unity: The contributions of retired and active diplomats

Monday, June 01, 2026
National Commission for Human Rights Chairperson Providence Umurungi said the change reflects operational realities within the institution. COURTESY
Law

How new immunity provision could protect human rights body staff

Friday, May 29, 2026
UNMISS Force Commander Major General Junhui Wu awarded prestigious UN service medals to Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) during a ceremony on May 25.

From tragedy to global security: Rwanda’s peacekeeping mission

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Amb Fred Gateretse Ngoga.
International

Burundian diplomat speaks out on anti-Tutsi discrimination

Thursday, May 28, 2026
A group of singers perform during the African Day Celebration in Brazzaville on Monday May 25. Courtesy

Africa’s Unity was not meant to succeed, unless we Africans make it so

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
US President Donald Trump, President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

When the teachers fail the test: The crisis of Western human rights credibility

Monday, May 25, 2026
Participants during a tour of the centre at the University of Rwanda’s (UR) Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and e-Health (CEBE) at Kigali Innovation City. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

UR, partners in drive to remove barriers facing students with disabilities in higher education

Thursday, May 21, 2026
The management and staff of Forzza (Baron Sports Gaming Ltd) Lay wreaths in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Nyanza-Kicukiro Genocide Memorial on May 20. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Forzza staff, cycling team honour Genocide victims at Nyanza Memorial

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Members of the Lower Chamber of Parliament on Wednesday, May 20, passed a new bill governing staff members of the National Commission for Human Rights. Craish BAHIZI
Law

Human rights commission staff get immunity under new bill

Wednesday, May 20, 2026