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DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi

Tshisekedi's endorsement of a Congolese Hutu national day raises questions

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Mourners attend a night vigil at Kinazi Genocide Memorial in Ruhango District during the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Located in the former Amayaga region, according to Genocide survivors, Kinazi was among the areas where many Tutsi were killed by some Burundian Hutu refugees during the Genocide. Phot by Sam Ngendahimana

1994 Genocide against the Tutsi found favourable ground in the Burundian crisis

Monday, June 15, 2026
Clockwise Celestin Mutabaruka, Dr Vincent Bajinya, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja, Charles Munyaneza are Genocide fugitives who live in the UK. File

Genocide fugitives in the UK: PM Starmer's time to choose leadership

Thursday, June 11, 2026
AI-generated image showing employees engaging with their manager during a workplace discussion.

Make tough discussions your superpower

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Children during ICT lesson in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Parents must pay attention to their children's digital teachers

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Congolese refugees from Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful walk calling for action to end the ongoing killings targeting members of the Tutsi and Banyamulenge communities in Eastern DR Congo

The ethnic identity politics in DR Congo are fundamentally domestic in origin

Tuesday, June 09, 2026
In 1994, the Genocide against the Tutsi happened while the UN had peacekeepers on the ground. File
Editorial

The UN must seize the opportunity to reform

Monday, June 08, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, and Burundi's Evariste Ndayishimiye meet in Bujumbura on December 22, 2024. Courtesy.

The alliance driving instability in the Great Lakes region

Thursday, June 04, 2026
Gacaca courts (2002–2012) processed approximately 1.9 million cases through more than 12,000 community courts, delivering restorative justice and reconciliation at scale. FILE

Rwanda’s consensus governance model and lessons for post-conflict Africa

Thursday, June 04, 2026
President Paul Kagame interacts with French President Emmanuel Macron during a dinner hosted at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris, France, on June 2. The event followed the inauguration of the first permanent memorial dedicated to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Paris. VILLAGE URUGWIRO

From reconciliation to partnership: The new chapter in Rwanda–France relations

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Burned remains of houses belonging to Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. The people of Minembwe, in South Kivu, continue to be subjected to regular mortar and kamikaze drone attacks. Courtesy.

The rhetoric of ‘non-natives’ in DR Congo: Echoes in current ethnopolitics

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Remains of a plane that was carrying former President of Rwanda Juvenal Habyarimana. Courtesy

The lies which expose the planners of genocide

Monday, June 01, 2026