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M23 fighters patrolling the border between Rwanda and DR Congo on January 29. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Africa

Timeline of events before and after M23 entered Goma

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
President Paul Kagame and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the crisis in DR Congo.
Africa

Kagame, US Secretary of State discuss "need to address root causes" of DR Congo crisis

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
A waiter helps a client at Portofino Hotel in Kigali. Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Priority skills needed to boost Rwanda’s MICE industry - Experts

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Delegates at the event while unveiling a revamped Single Customs Territory (SCT) Centralised Platform. Courtesy
Economy

One-stop border posts save EAC over $63m annually

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Delegates at the Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting on January 23, 2025 Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

How Rwanda has increased rice production and its commercialisation

Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Close to 2,000 people, most of them employed by the UN in Goma, were received in Rwanda.
Africa

DR Congo: 2,000 UN staff, aid workers given safe passage through Rwanda

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Inspector General of Police CG Felix Namuhoranye addresses delegates at the 49th Permanent Coordinating Committee meeting of the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation (EAPCCO) in Kigali, on Monday, January 27
Security

Namuhoranye calls for regional efforts to tackle criminal networks at police meeting

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Kenyan President William Ruto, chairs the high-level Extended Bureau Retreat on AU Institutional Reforms in Nairobi on Monday, January 28. Courtesy

African leaders call for AU reforms to improve efficiency

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
PHOTOS BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Africa

VIDEO: Rubavu residents hope ‘DR Congo chaos ends soon’

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Workers inside a green house in which they grow new varieties of sweet potatoes in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Govt steps up fight against certified seed shortages

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Delegates during the Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Monday, January 28. Courtesy
Energy

Five things to know as govts race to power 300m Africans

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
A view of Rubavu business centre, that was on Monday, January 27, almost shut down. According to Rwanda Defence Force, at least five Rwandans were killed by bombshells from DR Congo on Monday, January 27. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Africa

Five Rwandans killed, 35 injured by bombshells from DR Congo

Monday, January 27, 2025