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 Edwin Ashimwe
Edwin Ashimwe
Experts engage in a panel discussion on the first day of the Africa Business Heroes in Kigali on Saturday, March 15. PHOTOS BY DAN GATSINZI
Featured
FEATURED: ABH: African entrepreneurs must prioritize continent's market - experts
Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaderd are expected to hold an extraordinary summit on Thursday, March 13
Africa
DR Congo crisis: SADC leaders to meet in extraordinary summit on Thursday
DR Congo citizens are demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign military forces, including MONUSCO, the Burundi National Defence Forces  and SADC. Courtesy
Africa
Congolese citizens demand withdrawal of Burundi, foreign troops amid deteriorating security
Djiboutian Mahamoud Ali Youssouff, Kenyan Raila Odinga, and Malagasy Richard Randriamandrato are candidates for the AU Chairmanship.
International
AUC leadership race: How does the vote work?
President Paul Kagame at the Africa Union (AU) Peace and Security Council meeting on the security situation in the conflict-battered region. Village Urugwiro
Africa
Congo is too big for Rwanda to carry on its back, says Kagame
Minister Marizamunda responding to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi's claims at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, February 12. Courtesy
Africa
Rwanda gains nothing from unstable DR Congo, Marizamunda tells Tshisekedi
President Paul Kagame speaks during the High-Level Meeting on Domestic Health Financing at the African Union, in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on February 14, 2025. Courtesy
Health
Kagame: Africa’s health systems can’t be outsourced to anybody else
Angolan President João Lourenço speaks during an interview with Jeune Afrique
Africa
Angolan leader says dialogue with M23 only solution to DR Congo crisis
President Paul Kagame during an interview with the French magazine, Jeune Afrique in Kigali. Courtesy
Rwanda
You can't threaten me for defending myself, Kagame tells West
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
Djiboutian Mahamoud Ali Youssouff, Kenyan Raila Odinga, and Malagasy Richard Randriamandrato are candidates for the AU Chairmanship
International
New AU commission to be elected as summit gets underway in Addis Ababa
M23 rebels in Goma city in eastern  DR Congo  on January 28. Courtesy
Africa
DR Congo: M23 calls out Congolese forces as cases of violence, abuse emerge in South Kivu
The joint EAC-SADC summit of February 8, 2025 was the latest regional attempt to address the security situation in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa
A closer look at past efforts to pacify DR Congo
Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa
DR Congo officials are experts at shifting blame - Govt spokesperson
The New Times
Africa
DR Congo crisis: UN on spot over number of civilian casualties
Andrew Mwenda, a veteran Ugandan journalist and  seasoned observer of regional affairs. Internet
How the West frustrated DR Congo peace talks
The Minister of State for Regional Cooperation, Gen. (Rtd) James Kabarebe.
Africa
Gen. Kabarebe dismisses South Africa General's claims on origins of DR Congo crisis
Some of the United Nations  staff and their dependants  airlifted from Kigali International Airport by a UN aircraft on Wednesday afternoon. Courtesy
Africa
DR Congo Crisis: UN staff flown out of Rwanda

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