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Alison Thorpe, British High Commissioner to Rwanda. FILE
Politics

Rwanda summons British envoy over ‘insulting’ statement by minister

Thursday, February 27, 2025
If the aid was aimed at having the recipient graduate to another level, Belgium and other European countries of their ilk should not be strongly mobilising to cut aid to Rwanda. SAM NGENDAHIMANA

If we survived then, we will always survive

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The roundtable was part of the second edition of the Inclusive Fintech Forum, held from February 24-26. Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

FEATURED: Inclusive Fintech Forum: Experts' roundtable discussion on supporting SMEs, boosting cross-border trade

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Moments after the attack, Bertrand Bisimwa, one of the senior rebel leaders, pointed an accusing finger at neighbouring Burundi. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

M23 vows retaliation after explosives kill people at massive rally in Bukavu

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The report analysed the 2003 education policy and the 2017-2024 education sector strategic plan, which was meant to guide the second phase of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST2). Craish Bahizi
Education

Lawmakers want education policy reviewed in 12 months

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion on “Bridging the Funding Gap Building Private Capital and Leveraging Development Finance” as part of the Inclusive Fintech Forum 2025, in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Experts weigh in on tackling Africa’s tech talent brain drain

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Scramble for Africa, formalised at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, was nothing short of grand larceny—a calculated theft of land, resources, and sovereignty by European powers.

Stolen wealth, fractured nations: The enduring legacy of colonial plunder

Thursday, February 27, 2025
SADC mission soldiers in the eastern DR Congo
Africa

Military chiefs say mandate of SADC forces in DR Congo untenable

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Ferdinand Kambere, the deputy permanent secretary of the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD).
Africa

Tshisekedi must negotiate with M23, says Congolese politician

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Panelists engage in a discussion on “Bridging the Funding Gap Building Private Capital and Leveraging Development Finance” as part of the Inclusive Fintech Forum 2025, in Kigali. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Technology

Experts on how to tackle brain drain in Africa’s tech industry

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
AFCM23 fighters at the DR Congo side of the border after their brief show up at Rusizi 1 Border Post, on Sunday, February 16. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

UN and Europe’s actions in DR Congo will prolong the war, not end it

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Aerial view of Kigali Special Economic Zone. File

Why Africa must build institutions before factories

Wednesday, February 26, 2025