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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço during their meeting in Lunda, Angola, on Tuesday, March 11. Angola’s presidency announced that direct peace talks between AFC-M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18. Courtesy
Africa

M23-DR Congo govt talks set for March 18

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Participants during a groundbreaking data governance training programme for judges and senior staff of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ)
Law

Rwanda hosts data governance programme for regional court judges

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Every year on March 8th , the world celebrates the International Women’s Day (IWD), a day meant to recognize the achievements of women and advocate for gender equality.
Editorial

All about Women’s Month and why performative feminism must stop

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaderd are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday, March 13.

DR Congo crisis: Time for SADC to take remedial action

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
European mercenaries surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on Wednesday, January 29. Courtesy.

The real reason the West backs the wrong side in the DR Congo conflict.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Congolese activist Adele Kibasumba and AFC spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka.
Africa

HRW is serving Kinshasa regime’s interests – M23

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Corneille Nangaa, the coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) addresses journalists at the Goma Serena Hotel, on Thursday, January 30, three days after the rebel movement he leads captured the capital of eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu Province. Nangaa said they were undeterred to march to Kinshasa, as they look to confront “poor governance and a failed state.” PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Africa

M23 to Kinshasa: ‘The sooner we talk, the sooner peace becomes a reality’

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) gathered experts from 35 African countries in Kigali from March 11 to 13, 2025.
Featured

FEATURED: Experts convene in Kigali for UNDP conference on tackling Africa's governance challenges

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi delivers remarks during the conference in Kigali on March 6. Courtesy
Business

Why Rwanda seeks to regulate multilevel marketing

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
South African troops deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo under SAMIDRC. Courtesy.
Africa

Are SADC troops on verge of leaving eastern DR Congo?

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Basketball is becoming a tool to break gender stereotypes in Bugesera District-courtesy
Basketball

Beyond the court: Bugesera uses basketball to break gender stereotypes

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Foreign minister Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe meets Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Brussels, on Monday, March 10.
Africa

Rwanda will not bear burden of DR Congo's failures – Nduhungirehe to EU top diplomat

Tuesday, March 11, 2025