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Mathilde Mukantabana, Rwanda's ambassador to the United States.
Security

Rwanda's defensive measures to remain 'until FDLR threat is gone'

Friday, January 23, 2026
Congolese government and AFC/M23 representatives sign the Declaration of Principles in Doha on July 19, 2025. Courtesy
Africa

Integration of AFC/M23 into DR Congo army to be discussed in Doha - US official

Friday, January 23, 2026
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 15, 2025 shows vessels loading and unloading containers at a container dock of Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
International

Xiconomics: China's vision for an open world economy in a turbulent era

Friday, January 23, 2026
Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana and House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith pose for a photo at the US Congress on Thursday, January 22. Courtesy of Rwandan Embassy in Washington
Africa

Amb. Mukantabana’s statement to US Congress on path to peace under Washington Accords

Friday, January 23, 2026
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Sarah Troutman speaks during House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee hearing on US-brokered Washington Accords between Rwanda and DR Congo on Thursday, January 22. Screengrab from livestream.
Africa

Neutralising FDLR absolutely essential, US official tells DR Congo

Friday, January 23, 2026
The Banyamulenge diaspora has appealed to the United States to urgently intervene over escalating violence, displacement and human rights abuses in Uvira, South Kivu
Africa

Banyamulenge group urges US Congress to condemn violence in Uvira

Thursday, January 22, 2026
US President Donald Trump signed to order the United States’ withdrawal from dozens of UN-affiliated bodies and multilateral groups.

From aid to absence: Africa after America’s retreat

Thursday, January 22, 2026
The leader of the AFCM23 movement, Corneille Nangaa, has rejected renewed attempts by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to divert ongoing peace talks to Angola
Africa

Nangaa rejects Tshisekedi's attempt at peace talks in Luanda

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Heads of State pose for a group photo at the headquarters of the African Union in Ethiopia. Courtesy

Mobility on trial: Why Africa must put its house in order

Thursday, January 15, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives voted this week to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA
International

U.S House of Representatives votes to extend AGOA to 2028

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Rwanda’s former Minister of Justice Edda Mukabagwiza will lead the East African Community (EAC) observer mission for Uganda’s general elections scheduled for Thursday, January 15.
Politics

Mukabagwiza leads EAC observers for Ugandan elections

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
From politics and wildlife to space and satire, AI left its mark across every corner of 2025. Illustrated by GPT-5 nano.
Technology

Seven ways AI changed everything in 2025

Monday, January 12, 2026