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Belgian colonialists introduced ethnic-based identity cards and political ideolology as part of their divide-and-rule policy, even measuring the size of one's nose and other pysical features to determine which ethnicity to ascribe to them.
International

A historical timeline of Belgium's divisive politics in Rwanda

Monday, March 17, 2025
Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC) military commander Gen Sultani Makenga during an interview with former Belgian senator Alain Destexhe, on March 12.
Africa

FDLR is entrenched in DR Congo Presidential Guard, says Makenga

Saturday, March 15, 2025
In 1994, after the fall of the genocidal regime in Rwanda, perpetrators fled to neighboring Zaire (now DR Congo), carrying their ideology with them. 

Addressing the baseless claims of genocide in DR Congo

Saturday, March 15, 2025
Some of the artillery weapons seized by M23 at Goma International Airport last month, as seen in this February 10 picture. PHOTO BY JAMES MUNYANEZA

DR Congo: The unheard and unvalued voices

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço during their meeting in Lunda, Angola, on Tuesday, March 11. Angola’s presidency announced that direct peace talks between AFC-M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18. Courtesy
Africa

M23-DR Congo govt talks set for March 18

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Recently, large stockpiles of weapons were discovered near Rwanda’s border. Yet, the DR Congo government shrugs it off, claiming it is merely preparing for defense against M23 rebels. Photo by James Munyaneza

DR Congo crisis: Does Rwanda cry 'wolf' or is it Déjà Vu?

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Foreign minister Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe meets Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Brussels, on Monday, March 10.
Africa

Rwanda will not bear burden of DR Congo's failures – Nduhungirehe to EU top diplomat

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Women

From exile to empowerment: How Rose Rwabuhihi pioneered Rwanda's gender equality revolution

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
President Kagame during an interview with Mario Nawfal, an American blogger and host of one of the largest social media shows. COURTESY
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Rwanda only concerned by FDLR security threat, not minerals – Kagame

Monday, March 10, 2025
Congolese refugees in Mahama camp in Rwanda's Eastern Province protest against killings of Banyamulenge, Hema and Tutsi people in eastern DR Congo on March 6, 2024.
International

Hundreds of experts, academics, lawyers, religious leaders, writers, artists write to UN chief over persecution of Congolese Tutsi

Sunday, March 09, 2025
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Africa

What if M23’s struggle was also a feminist one?

Saturday, March 08, 2025
Agnès Kayijire, a member of the Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum (REAF). COURTESY
Women

Agnès Kayijire: From tough refugee childhood to serving in Rwanda Elders Advisory Forum

Saturday, March 08, 2025