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Amani Athar

Amani Athar

The New Times

Why combating genocide ideology remains an enduring responsibility for the RPF-Inkotanyi

Monday, August 17, 2026

Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa

How Sant'Egidio uses Archbishop Munzihirwa's concept to sanitise the FDLR

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR and some members captured by M23, at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo Germain Nsanzimana

Rwanda and FDLR: The cost of negotiating with a genocidal legacy

Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Francesco Calvo, Aston Villa's President of Business Operations, and Janet Karemera, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Convention Bureau, officially unveil the Visit Rwanda–Aston Villa partnership in England on Tuesday, July 14.

From London to the UK’s second-largest city: Visit Rwanda’s journey rolls on

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Mercenaries who were fighting alongside FARDC and its coalition during a war against M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Courtesy...

Mask off: What peace in eastern DR Congo means for the West

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful march calling for action against the ongoing killings of Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. File photo.

How old anti-Tutsi ideology continues to shield FDLR – Part II

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Some of the homes belonging to Tutsi residents that were burned by members of the FDLR genocidal militia and FARDC soldiers during fighting with M23 rebels in Nturo Village, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

How historical anti-Tutsi ideology continues to shield FDLR - Part I

Thursday, July 09, 2026

Former FDLR members undergo a rehabilitation camp at Mutobo in Musanze District. File

Kwibohora 32: ‘Ndi Umunyarwanda’ at the heart of Rwanda’s sovereignty

Sunday, July 05, 2026

Some of the homes belonging to Tutsi residents that were burned by FDLR genocidal group members and FARDC soldiers during clashes with M23 rebels in Nturo Village, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. COURTESY

Can the ‘madman theory’ oust the Tutsi from their historical homelands?

Monday, June 29, 2026

DR Congo's defender #22 Chancel Mbemba (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 quarter-final football match between DR Congo and Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ebimpe, Abidjan on February 2, 2024. (Photo by SIA KAMBOU / AFP)

Allez les Léopards: You deserve better than politics on football's biggest stage

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi

Tshisekedi's endorsement of a Congolese Hutu national day raises questions

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

At the 2026 edition, number of African countries doubled to 10, with Algeria, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, and Tunisia.

FIFA World Cup: Why an African nation could lift the 2026 trophy

Monday, June 08, 2026

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, and Burundi's Evariste Ndayishimiye meet in Bujumbura on December 22, 2024. Courtesy.

The alliance driving instability in the Great Lakes region

Thursday, June 04, 2026

The New Times

Visit Rwanda wins big as PSG, Arsenal meet in Champions League final

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Agathe Kanziga, the wife of former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana

France must not let Kanziga escape justice through age

Monday, May 25, 2026

Colonial scholars documented that the name “Rwanda” derives from the Ikinyarwanda verb ku-aanda, meaning “to expand” or “to spread out.” Courtesy

The meaning of ‘Rwanda’ and the colonial distortion of its origins

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Thousands of Congolese refugees during a peaceful march to protest against the genocidal violence against Congolese Tutsi in eastern DR Congo , at Kigeme refugee camp in Nyamagabe District in December 2022. File

Why EAC must counter the Tutsi-as-invader narrative

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful march calling for action against the ongoing killings of Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. File photo.

Who is Congolese? The unresolved question in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, May 07, 2026