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Africa’s Berlin conference hangover: When European ambitions undermine African solutions

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
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International

Senators back govt decision to sever ties with Belgium

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
over 800 young people during the 'Rubyiruko Menya Amateka Yawe' (Youth, Know Your History) programme from Western Province in Karongi District. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

Karongi: Youth urged to safeguard national unity by learning from history

Sunday, March 16, 2025
Rwandan oral history recounts that during and after the reign of Kizira, the father of Muntu, the population of Mazinga (now part of Akagera National Park) suffered catastrophic floods and disease outbreaks. 

Shared Ancestral: Is Rwandan Muntu the same as Ugandan Kintu?

Monday, March 17, 2025
Rwanda Defence Force armed guard during a parade at the presidential inauguration atAmahoro stadium on August 11, 2024.

Rejecting the west’s influence: Rwanda’s stand for sovereignty

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
The Headquarters of UMICORE, a $27 billion Belgian-French multinational materials technology company which benefits from minerals from DR Congo.

Never again or never without gain: Belgium's cartographic crimes against Africa

Friday, March 07, 2025
The Scramble for Africa, formalised at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, was nothing short of grand larceny—a calculated theft of land, resources, and sovereignty by European powers.

Stolen wealth, fractured nations: The enduring legacy of colonial plunder

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Rwandan Embassy in Sweden. Rwandans living in Nordic countries have raised concerns over what they describe as a “misleading and one-sided” narrative adopted by leaders in the European countries.
Security

Rwandans in Northern Europe challenge false narratives of DR Congo crisis

Monday, February 24, 2025
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Africa

DR Congo crisis: Parliament condemns European legislature’s resolution

Saturday, February 22, 2025
AFCM23 fighters at the DR Congo side of the border after their brief show up at Rusizi 1 Border Post, on Sunday, February 16. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Can Rwanda’s war against colonial ideology spark Africa’s renaissance?

Friday, February 21, 2025
M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka addresses journalists in Bukavu on Tuesday, February 18. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The mirage of freedom in the DR Congo: Rwanda cannot afford to be indifferent

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Colonial rule divided Rwanda’s communities, setting in motion patterns of political events that continue to destabilise the region.
Rwanda

Rwanda’s stand against Belgium: A necessary move?

Wednesday, February 19, 2025