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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
Dozens of soldiers from eastern DR Congo fled to Rwanda on Monday, January 27, after M23 rebels captured the border city of Goma. Courtesy

Balancing security and stability in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Delegates attending the Great Lakes Region Peace Forum visit Mutobo Demobilisation and Reintegration Centre on Tuesday, February 17. Courtesy
Africa

Great Lakes peace advocates pledge to fight genocide ideology

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Delegates pose for a photo during a one-week regional workshop aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed violence.
Security

Regional course against child recruitment in armed violence kicks off

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Mourners at Ruhanga Genocide Memorial site, the former Anglican Church in Rusororo sector in Gasabo district. File (2)

The architecture of memory and the burden of proximity

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The New Times

DR Congo: When false narrative turns deadly

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
The AFCM23 movement has said it does not recognize the ceasefire proposed by Angolan President João Lourenço despite the Congolese government’s formal acceptance of the initiative.
Africa

AFC/M23 'does not recognise' Luanda-initiated ceasefire

Monday, February 16, 2026
Aerial view of Uvira city on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in South Kivu Province. Courtesy

Long before AFC/M23: Remembering life as ‘Banyarwanda’ in Uvira

Monday, February 16, 2026
The Rwanda Law Journal that was launched on February 13, is ILPD’s fourth research volume and was produced in collaboration with LawAfrica. Courtesy
Law

Legal scholars weigh in on Rwanda's transitional justice

Sunday, February 15, 2026
Archbishop André Perraudin

Mbonyintege’s scandalous tribute to Perraudin

Friday, February 13, 2026
The Banyamulenge community in eastern DR Congo has filed a case with the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), seeking justice for over alleged abuses committed by Burundian forces in Minembwe. Courtesy
Africa

Banyamulenge take Burundi govt to court over abuses in Minembwe

Friday, February 13, 2026
King Yuhi V Musinga gives an audience to two people with a disagreement, but with the supervision of a Belgian colonial administrator. EP.0.0.6127, collection MRAC Tervuren ; photo E. Gourdinne, 1918

The century-long struggle of the Tutsi in Africa’s Great Lakes

Friday, February 13, 2026