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Parliament ratifies Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
On Thursday, July 24, President Paul Kagame appointed Dr. Bernadette Arakwiye as Minister of Environment and Dominique Habimana as Minister of Local Government.
Politics

Who are Arakwiye and Habimana, the newest ministerial faces

Friday, July 25, 2025
Nduhungirehe (left) shakes hands with Huang during their meeting on Thursday.
Africa

Nduhungirehe, UN diplomat discuss eastern DR Congo peace efforts

Thursday, July 24, 2025
The two countries' diplomats shake hands after the signing of the deal as a UNHCR official looks on.
Africa

Rwanda, DR Congo sign communiqué on repatriation of refugees

Thursday, July 24, 2025
The peace agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and the AFC_M23 rebels was signed on Saturday, July 19, in Doha, Qatar
Africa

Rwanda says new DR Congo-AFC/M23 deal ‘a significant step towards peace’

Saturday, July 19, 2025
Representatives from DR Congo and the AFC-M23 sing the declaration as a Qatari official looks on.
Africa

Macron, other key leaders welcome M23-DR Congo declaration of principles

Saturday, July 19, 2025
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe shakes hands with his DR Congo counterpart Therese Kayikwamba Wagner after signing the peace agreement, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on in Washington DC, on June 27. Courtesy
Africa

Cabinet ratifies Rwanda-DR Congo peace agreement

Thursday, July 17, 2025
Vincent Karega (left) was appointed as Rwanda’s proposed Ambassador to Algeria and Innocent Muhizi was appointed as proposed High Commissioner to Singapore.
Rwanda

Five ministries get new Permanent Secretaries as envoys to Algeria, Singapore are named

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
The Minister of Interior, Dr Vincent Biruta, met with Qatar’s Minister of State for Interior Affairs, Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Mohammed Al Thani on Wednesday, July 16, in Doha.
Africa

Minister Biruta meets Qatar official amid Kinshasa-AFC/M23 talks

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy.

Counting fighters won’t erase 31 years of FDLR terror

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
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Deconstructing the so-called recycling of FDLR

Saturday, July 12, 2025
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Eastern DR Congo: The tree and the forest, peace beyond a single story

Friday, July 11, 2025