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U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Sanctions, sovereignty, and Rwanda: A small nation in the crosscurrents of global power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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Politics

The history and realisation of universal adult suffrage in Zimbabwe

Monday, May 18, 2026
Rwandan and Congolese officials meet in the United States on March 19, 2026, to discuss the implementation of the Washington Peace Agreement.

Selective outrage and transactional diplomacy in eastern DR Congo

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Minister of Sports Nelly Mukazayire (right) speaks at a session on investing in the sports industry during the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali on Friday, May 15. Photos courtesy
Economy

Africa bets on sport as the next jobs and investment frontier

Saturday, May 16, 2026
A Rwandan soldier on duty in Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique.

RDF is a people’s army deserving a Nobel Peace Prize, not sanctions

Friday, May 15, 2026
Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister for Justice and Attorney General speaks at a meeting. Photo By Craish Bahizi
Law

Justice ministry seeks bigger budget for legal aid, forensic services

Thursday, May 14, 2026
Thousands of Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp protested against violence targeting Congolese Tutsi communities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. File

DR Congo Tutsi labelled as ‘naturally evil’

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Martin Ngoga, speaks during the Second International Migration Review Forum held on Friday, May 8, in New York.
International

Rwanda's envoy to UN reaffirms commitment to refugee support

Saturday, May 09, 2026
Remains of the plane that was carrying former President Juvenal Habyarimana. Courtesy

Foreign lawyers who became architects of genocide denial

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Rwandan-owned biopharmaceutical platform, AKAGERA Medicines was built to translate this philosophy into practice—advancing the discovery, development, and manufacturing of vaccines and biologics.

When the lights flicker: From aid dependency to African ownership

Thursday, May 07, 2026
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila.
Africa

Congolese opposition politicians condemn US sanctions on Kabila

Thursday, May 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Lessons from genocide and sanctions to Rwandans

Wednesday, May 06, 2026