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Pastor Theoneste Ngirinshuti, at Rusizi 1 Border Post in Rwanda, shortly after he cleared with immigration, upon return back home from neighbouring Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo's South Kivu Province, on Sunday, February 16.
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Pastor recounts ordeal during Bukavu looting, contact with fleeing DR Congo, Burundi soldiers

Sunday, February 16, 2025
AFC/M23 fighters were seen patrolling the Rusizi 1 Border Post on Sunday, February 16, hours after they captured the Congolese city of Bukavu in South Kivu Province. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

PHOTOS: M23 capture Bukavu city in latest advance

Sunday, February 16, 2025
Moise Nyarugabo, a Congolese lawyer. .
Africa

Mass arrests of Banyamulenge in Burundi spark urgent appeals for intervention

Saturday, February 15, 2025
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Africa

Bukavu business community urges M23 to quickly secure city, halt criminal activity

Saturday, February 15, 2025
On February 11, 1959, Bishop André Perraudin, then Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, published a pastoral letter known as the “Lent letter” that was circulated in churches all over Rwanda to brainwash Rwandans.

February 11, 1959, a day the unity of Rwandans was wounded

Saturday, February 15, 2025
Valentine’s Day traces its roots to Lupercalia, an ancient Roman fertility festival later Christianized in honor of St. Valentine

Valentine: The coloniality of love, desire, and romance

Friday, February 14, 2025
BENIMANA, a women’s traditional collective, performed at the first edition of the Mabara Meza Festival. The festival returns to Mundi Center this Friday. COURTESY
Showbiz

What are the top events in Kigali this weekend?

Friday, February 14, 2025
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Health

Uganda: WHO allocates $2M to support Ebola response

Friday, February 14, 2025
The Hutu masses were used as pawns to further the interests of Hutu elite and Belgian colonialists. File

How ‘Hutu masses’ were pawns in sociopolitical changes of late-colonial Rwanda

Thursday, February 13, 2025
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Infrastructure

Efforts underway to secure contractor for $30m five-star hotel in Southern province

Thursday, February 13, 2025
According to the Ministry of Finance value-added tax (VAT), that was previously exempted, will be reintroduced on mobile phones in Rwanda. Courtesy
Economy

What new tax reforms mean for businesses, consumers

Thursday, February 13, 2025
Some children with disabilities during the launch of the use of the Orbit Reader 20 on April 4, 2022. Activists have called upon the government to train more teachers for children with disabilities. Bahizi
Education

Shortage of trained teachers, stigma hinder inclusive education in Rwanda

Thursday, February 13, 2025