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The East African Community Secretary General, Peter Mathuki (R) meets with the Executive Secretary of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, Amb. João Caholo , on Wednesday, February 22. Courtesy

Regional blocs in joint bid to help address DR Congo crisis

Thursday, February 23, 2023
A smartphone shaped-like gold ingot on display at Aldango Gold Refinery at the Kigali Special Economic Free Zone in June 2019. / File

Rwanda is resource poor? Says who?

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Delegates at the 42nd Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Africa

AU chief hopes Nairobi, Luanda peace processes can resolve DR Congo crisis

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Oda Gasinzigwa, the new chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, swearing in on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. The National Electoral Commission is proposing to harmonize the timelines for the upcoming Parliamentary and Presidential elections. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

What next after NEC proposes new schedule for next legislative polls?

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
(L-R) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Jean Bosco Kazura, Minister for Defence, Maj Gen Albert Murasira , Christoph Retzlaff, the Director for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sahel in the German Foreign Office and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Rwanda Dr. Thomas Kurz pose for a photo after a meeting in Kigali. Courtesy
Security

Address root causes of DR Congo crisis – Germany

Friday, February 10, 2023
Pope Francis in Kinshasa, delivered a speech full of stinging condemnation of the exploitation over centuries. Internet
Africa

DR Congo, Africa shouldn’t be plundered, Pope Francis tells West

Thursday, February 02, 2023
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