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A view of Kavimvira border between DR Congo and Burundi. Courtesy

Burundi economy on brink as borders close

Saturday, December 13, 2025
AFC/M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka 
Africa

AFC/M23 orders FARDC soldiers in Uvira to surrender

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Burundi has been militarily involved in the crisis in eastern DR Congo, operating alongside the Congolese armed forces (FARDC).Courtesy

What are the motivations of Burundi’s military intervention in South Kivu?

Tuesday, December 09, 2025
European mercenaries surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross through Rwanda, where arrangements were made for them to fly back to their respective countries on January 29. Photo: Courtesy

Unseen battles: The nights Rwanda was meant to fall, and why it didn’t

Tuesday, December 09, 2025
The New Times

Africa “experts”: Moral certainty and local ignorance

Saturday, December 06, 2025
L-R: Alain Destexhe, former Belgian senator; Alphonse Muleefu, author and law expert; Fatuma Ndangiza, EALA MP from Rwanda; and Bojana Coulibaly, researcher and language analyst.
Security

Washington Accords offer hope, but FDLR remains the true test of peace – analysts

Saturday, December 06, 2025
Grégoire Kayibanda

How Kayibanda’s regime made killings a political process

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Bintou Keïta, the head of the UN mission in DR Congo attends an event at the mission’s base in Goma in September 2025. The Guinean diplomat is stepping down at the end of November 2025. Courtesy
Africa

MONUSCO’s fatal imbroglio: Taking stock of Bintou Keïta’s tenure

Saturday, November 29, 2025
The New Times
Security

Military Attachés commend Rwanda’s ex-combatant reintegration program

Friday, November 28, 2025
DR Congo citizens reportedly detained by the FDLR and bound in a torturous manner. Founded by perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the FDLR has continued to promote genocide ideology and violence.
Law

Rwandans in France shed light on petition against Radio France

Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Burundian troops remain in DR Congo, where they were first deployed with the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in November 2022. Courtesy
Africa

How Burundian troops in South Kivu sparked a distinct humanitarian crisis amid DR Congo’s wider war

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Rwandan and Congolese government officials sign the initial text of the Regional Economic Initiative Framework in Washington as US Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos (second left) and other US officials look on. Courtesy of Massad Boulos
Africa

Rwanda-DR Congo economic deal ‘good reason for optimism’

Monday, November 10, 2025