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The then Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Vincent Biruta and then Home Secretary of the United Kingdom Priti Patel sign the agreement in Kigali in April 2022. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Law

Rwanda takes United Kingdom to arbitration over migration partnership breach

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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Africa

Goma’s streets, markets, and people one year under AFC/M23

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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Africa

AFC/M23 say they will not withdraw from Goma, Bukavu

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Rwanda observes Data Privacy Week 2026, running from January 26 to 30.

Why 2026 is the year of accountability for data controllers and processors

Monday, January 26, 2026
Members of the Banyamulenge community who fled Uvira following the withdrawal of M23 rebels from the city. Courtesy.

Having seen DR Congo unravel, a veteran proposes a Citizen Pact

Sunday, January 25, 2026
Banyamulenge civilians flee Uvira following the withdrawal of AFC/M23 from the city. Courtesy
Africa

Human rights violations on rise in Uvira after AFC/M23 pullout – activist

Friday, January 23, 2026
The government plans to introduce lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in the last quarter of the year.
Health

Rwandans react to planned six-month HIV prevention injection

Friday, January 23, 2026
The Banyamulenge diaspora has appealed to the United States to urgently intervene over escalating violence, displacement and human rights abuses in Uvira, South Kivu
Africa

Banyamulenge group urges US Congress to condemn violence in Uvira

Thursday, January 22, 2026
A bride and groom during a wedding ceremony. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

What are the most contentious issues in divorce cases in Rwanda?

Thursday, January 22, 2026
On January 18, 2026, l’Église 37ᵉ CADC, a Banyamulenge church in Uvira, burned down for the fifth time.

Uvira: when a church burns for the fifth time

Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (centre) speaks during Rwanda's fourth UPR review, as the country's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva, Amb. Urujeni Bakuramutsa, (left) and Rwanda Governance Board CEO Doris Uwicyeza Picard look on. Courtesy
Rwanda

What next after Rwanda's fourth UPR review?

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Remains of clothes and other properties of Tutsi who were killed in Nyamata Catholic Church during the Genocide against the Tutsi. File

The failed church and five priests who refused to be silent

Thursday, January 22, 2026