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Former FARDC spokesperson Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge made statements targeting Tutsi women and families, repeating long-discredited narratives historically associated with ethnic hatred. Courtesy

The Congolese government and its conflict narrative about Rwanda

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Some of the artillery weapons seized by M23 at Goma International Airport in January 2025 during the fall of Goma, as seen in February 2025. Photo by James Munyaneza

When distant threats justify intervention but immediate ones invite sanctions

Thursday, March 12, 2026
President Paul Kagame delivers his remarks during the diplomatic dinner on Friday, March 6. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi

Rwanda’s impossible choice

Sunday, March 08, 2026
Migrants travel in an overcrowded boat across the Mediterranean Sea as they attempt to reach Europe.

Trade, state, and society – Part II: immigration, populism, and the future of the transatlantic order

Saturday, March 07, 2026
President Kagame speaks during the diplomatic dinner hosted at Kigali Convention Centre on Friday, March 6. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Security

Kagame: Rwanda faces impossible choice to tolerate or defend against FDLR

Saturday, March 07, 2026
Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

Never again or never mind: Does sanctioning RDF free Congo?

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Arthur Nkusi demonstrated that Rwandan stand-up can travel beyond borders. His performances abroad showed preparation and cultural awareness. Craish Bahizi

Elevating Rwandan comedy to global standards

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Amelberge Nyagatare, the author of The Roads That Found Me, a book that traces a life shaped by resilience, displacement, discrimination, and extraordinary courage. Courtesy
Education

New memoir confronts Rwanda’s history through one woman’s life

Friday, February 27, 2026
European mercenaries who surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on, January 29. Emmanuel Dushimimana.

When the world chooses sides, where does Africa stand?

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe and Urujeni Bakuramutsa, Rwanda's Permenant Representative to the UN Office in Geneva at The Durban 25 session on Monday , February 23.
Rwanda

Rwanda proposes regional front against hate speech, impunity

Monday, February 23, 2026
The Defence and Military Adviser to Rwanda Mission to the UN in New York, Col Deo Mutabazi, delivers Rwanda’s statement at the opening of the 2026 session of the United Nations Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) on Wednesday, February 18. Courtesy
Crime

Silence on hate speech risks complicity in mass violations, Rwandan envoy tells UN

Thursday, February 19, 2026
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DR Congo: When false narrative turns deadly

Tuesday, February 17, 2026