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The M23 rebel group handing over Kibumba territory to the EAC force in DRC led by Kenyan Maj. Gen Jeff Nyagah as they withdraw from Kibumba in DR Congo. Courtesy
Security

Rwanda ‘not surprised’ by DR Congo expelling officers from regional body

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Demarco performing live at BK Arena
Music

Why Demarco’s concert flopped

Monday, January 30, 2023
United Nations special envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Huang Xia speaks during a meeting. The UN special envoy has called upon the two countries to “exercise maximum restraint” amid high tensions. Courtesy
Africa

UN urges restraint over Rwanda-DR Congo tensions

Friday, January 27, 2023
Ambassador Clever Gatete, Rwanda’s permanent representative to the United Nations speaks at an open debate of the Security Council on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Courtesy
Security

DR Congo situation remains a threat to regional peace – Amb Gatete

Friday, January 27, 2023
Pictures and footage of Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese being brutalised and killed have circulated on social media platforms in recent months. M23 rebels have on several occasions warned of a looming Genocide in DR Congo. Internet

DR Congo: UN envoy draws attention to 'alarming reports' of ethnic violence

Thursday, January 26, 2023
A Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwanda’s airspace on Tuesday, January 24, prompting Rwanda to take defensive measures. It was the third such incident involving a Congolese Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in three months. File
Security

DR Congo’s warplane incursion an act of war – analysts

Thursday, January 26, 2023
The Government Spokesperson, Yolande Makolo during a past news briefing. Rwanda has expressed its concern over the DR Congo “apparent abandonment” of the Luanda and Nairobi peace process. File
Security

Kigali regrets Kinshasa’s abandonment of Luanda, Nairobi peace processes

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Some of the DR Congo nationals who arrive in Bugeshi Sector in Rubavu on November 13. Photo: Courtesy

Rwanda shouldn’t be the whipping boy for the conflicts in DRC

Thursday, January 19, 2023
President Felix Tshisekedi at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 17. A global taste for a conflict-centric narrative to contextualize African misery routinely refutes the responsibility of Congolese leaders to provide good internal governance, Net photo.

Rwanda to blame: Will The Lie™ shape 2023 DR Congo Presidential elections?

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Congolese refugees in Kenya during a demonstration on Tuesday, January 17. They have petitioned the United Nations Security Council and multiple countries over human rights violations targeted at Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Security

Congolese refugees petition UN, world leaders over DR Congo abuses

Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Lewis Mudge, Central Africa Director at Human Rights Watch.

HRW unable to conceal its anti-Rwanda bias

Friday, January 13, 2023
CLOCKWISE: Clare Akamanzi, CEO Rwanda Development Board; Dr Emmanuel Rudakemwa, Chief Consultant, Radiologist Rwanda Military Hospital; Eric Kabera, founder of the Rwanda Film Festival; Joselyne Umutoniwase, founder of Rwanda Clothing; Louis-Antoine Muhire, Board Member, Rwanda Information Society Authority; Patience Mutesi Gatera, Country Director, TradeMark East Africa; Remmygeous Lubega, Head, RG Consult Inc.; and Sifa Sangwa Florence, Agripreneur. / Courtesy photos
People

2023: Influential figures share aspirations and expectations

Thursday, January 05, 2023