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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
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
French soldiers oversee the training of Interahamwe militia ahead of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. French forces on the ground were reported to have trained militia members and, in some instances, operated alongside genocidal forces in opposition to the Rwanda Patriotic Army. Internet

France fabricated reasons to stage Operation Turquoise

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
Amb. Fatuma Ndangiza successfully moved a motion seeking leave of the Assembly to introduce a new East African Community (EAC) Counter-Trafficking in Persons Bill. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Rwanda

Rwandan lawmaker leads bid to step up regional anti-human trafficking fight

Monday, April 13, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe addresses mourners during the 32nd anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on Saturday, April 11. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Genocide: Nduhungirehe says the world still fails to act 32 years after ETO Kicukiro 

Sunday, April 12, 2026
DR Congo's Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya. File
Africa

An open letter to DR Congo’s verbose minister Patrick Muyaya

Sunday, April 12, 2026
A residential house destroyed by bombs from FARDC drones in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo: Suspected govt war plane filmed dropping bombs on Minembwe - reports

Friday, April 10, 2026
A photograph of a list of leading contributors to RTLM, preserved in the archives at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. In 1994, the big powers that had the means to jam or disrupt broadcasts of the hate radio, RTLM, that fanned hate, spread genocide ideology and directed the killers, refused to do so on the grounds that it would be a violation of Rwanda’s sovereignty. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

When sovereignty is excuse for inaction

Friday, April 10, 2026
A convoy of the United Nations at Kisimenti in Kigali in 1994 after the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy

Why core reasons for not stopping 1994 Genocide also explain today’s sanctions

Friday, April 10, 2026
Peace talks between the Congolese government and the AFCM23 rebel movement have been moved from Qatar to Switzerland. Courtesy
Africa

AFC/M23-DR Congo peace talks moved to Switzerland amid Middle East conflict 

Monday, April 06, 2026
Visitors during a guided tour of the memorial in Nyamagabe. Today, more than 50,000 victims are buried at the memorial, which preserves evidence of the killings and offers a space for remembrance and education. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Murambi: From a site of horror to global beacon of remembrance

Tuesday, April 07, 2026