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Corneille Nangaa, the coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) addresses journalists at the Goma Serena Hotel, on Thursday, January 30, three days after the rebel movement he leads captured the capital of eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu Province. Nangaa said they were undeterred to march to Kinshasa, as they look to confront “poor governance and a failed state.” PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Africa

M23 to Kinshasa: ‘The sooner we talk, the sooner peace becomes a reality’

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) gathered experts from 35 African countries in Kigali from March 11 to 13, 2025.
Featured

FEATURED: Experts convene in Kigali for UNDP conference on tackling Africa's governance challenges

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Foreign minister Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe meets Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Brussels, on Monday, March 10.
Africa

Rwanda will not bear burden of DR Congo's failures – Nduhungirehe to EU top diplomat

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Umuriro wa Pantekote church is among churches whose legal status revoked.
Religion

RGB revokes legal status of 20 faith-based organisations

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Believers during a praise and worship session at the Evangelical Restoration Church Masoro on Christmas. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Religion

A look at 8 key requirements for faith-based organisations in Rwanda

Monday, March 10, 2025
Inside what used to serve as FDLR's 'Major' Benjamin Nimubutumwa's command post at Kanyamahoro, there is a bench, a table, two anti-tank weapon boxes, and pieces of communication gadgets.

Why sanctions are counterproductive

Monday, March 10, 2025
Senator Édouard Mwangachuchu Hizi from North Kivu, was sentenced to death for alleged "participation in the M23 movement" and "treason," despite there being no evidence of the alleged crime. Net photo

DR Congo: The silence of the West in the face of serious Human rights violations - indifference or complicity?

Friday, March 07, 2025
A view of Tanzania's newly constructed highways in Dar Es Salaam.

Why governance is Africa’s greatest economic weapon

Thursday, March 06, 2025
Bertrand Bisimwa, the AFC/M23 rebellion’s deputy coordinator, during a press conference in Goma, North Kivu, on January 30. Bisimwa on March 4 said the rebels will not passively witness as massacres of innocent civilians continue. FILE PHOTO
Africa

M23 says will ‘not passively watch’ as DR Congo bombs, massacres Banyamulenge

Tuesday, March 04, 2025
President Kagame greets thousands of residents during his outreach in Kibingo ground Ruhango District, on August 25, 2022. File

Rwanda’s composure in the face of misguided external pressure

Sunday, March 02, 2025
The raft of measures imposed by the UK government against Rwanda, including suspending support towards development programmes and other measures with potential economic repercussions, is a wakeup call for Rwandans.

A diplomatic misstep rooted in paternalism

Monday, March 03, 2025
The newly appointed governor of South Kivu Emmanuel Birato Rwihimba
Africa

M23 announces new governor for South Kivu

Friday, February 28, 2025