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On Monday, AFCM23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka reported renewed strikes targeting civilian areas of Mikenke, in Minembwe. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo: How Minembwe crisis complicates peace efforts

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall is set to face a public questioning session on Wednesday, April 22. Courtesy
International

Senegal’s Macky Sall pitches for UN top job: Who are his challengers?

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Youths light candles in honour of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi during the 2018 Our Past edition at Kigali Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

Youth, memory, and responsibility: Reflecting on engagement during Kwibuka

Monday, April 20, 2026
As a result of increased investment, fish production, mainly tilapia, has risen from 31,465 metric tonnes in 2019 to 52,439 metric tonnes in 2025. 
Agriculture

Private investment fuels tilapia boom in Rwanda

Monday, April 20, 2026
South Sudanese student and content creator Tonny John aka Tonny Mugisha (centre) pays tribute to Genocide victims, along with his friends. Courtesy.
Kwibuka

Foreign students reflect on lessons learned during Kwibuka 32

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Workers sort fresh avocados for export at the National Agricultural Export Development Board Warehouse in Kigali. File
Business

China seen as key alternative as Rwanda’s export markets weaken

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Retired Pastor Antoine Rutayisire shares his testimony during a commemoration event at Kigali Genocide Memorial. He spoke about his personal account of how divisionism in Rwanda’s education system before the Genocide against the Tutsi. Courtesy.
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 32: Pastor Rutayisire recounts cost of divisionism on education

Friday, April 17, 2026
DR Congo's communication and media minister Patrick Muyaya

Hate speech and incitement in DR Congo; why does world remain indifferent?

Friday, April 17, 2026
Young people attend a commemoration event 'Our Past Initiative' at Kicukiro-Nyanza Genocide Memorial on April 9. Collective memory is part of healing. Craish BAHIZI

Kwibuka 32: Sustaining mental health support critical to Rwanda’s continued healing

Friday, April 17, 2026
Forces Armées Rwandaises (ex-FAR) soldiers fled Rwanda, primarily into Zaire during the liberation war in 1994. Courtesy

Genocide ideology was allowed to grow in DR Congo

Thursday, April 16, 2026
A dignified burial of 153 victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial on Wednesday, April 15. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Why Genocide ideology must be fought without mercy

Thursday, April 16, 2026
A monument depicting how RPA fighters rescued Tutsi who had fled into a Catholic church during the Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Inkotanyi spirit built the state, but does it run it?

Thursday, April 16, 2026