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 Jesca Mutamba
Jesca Mutamba
Ambassador Martin Ngoga, Permanent Representative to the United Nations addressing UN Security Council. Courtesy
Africa
Ending FDLR indispensable to solving DR Congo crisis: Ngoga tells UN
A panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity in Modern Society at the International Conference on Computing, Information Sciences and Technology (ICCIST2026). Courtesy
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UNILAK international tech summit spotlights innovations set to shape the future
Edmond Tubanambazi, First Counsellor at the Rwandan embassy in Geneva, delivered the statement at the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday, March 25. Courtesy
Rwanda
Rwanda urges de‑escalation amid Middle East tensions
The Minister of Labour and Public Service, Christine Nkulikiyinka meets Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam of Mauritius for discussions on Louise Mushikiwabo’s candidacy , on Wednesday, March 25.
International
Nkulikiyinka in Mauritius to seek support for Mushikiwabo’s OIF candidacy
Africa’s Moneypreneur, a pan-African platform founded by financial expert Christine Sesay, was unveiled at the Wealth Balance Summit held on Saturday, March 21. Photos by Craish Bahizi
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Africa’s Moneypreneur drive empowers women to build wealth, close financial literacy gap
Aloys Kayiranga, one of the survivors of Nyange shares the testmony during the 29th commemoration. He was 19 when the attacker stormed Ecole Secondaire de Nyange in Ngororero District.
Rwanda
Former Nyange student recalls gruesome attack of March 18, 1997
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Africa
Nduhungirehe warns against silence amid genocide ideology, Tutsi persecution in DR Congo
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila
Africa
Kabila speaks out on Goma drone attack, slams ‘Tshisekedi’s tyranny’
AFC M23 official Dr Freddy Kaniki comforts members of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January. Photo by Teddy Mazina
Africa
AFC/M23 deputy head condemns bias, double standards over DR Congo crisis
Milleire Batamuriza, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, addresses members of political party forum. Courtesy
Politics
Political parties, gender ministry exchange on ways end issues affecting the family
UNICEF’s West and Central Africa Regional Director, Gilles Fagninou, and his delegation meet with AFCM23 political coordinator Corneille Nangaa and his deputy Bertrand Bisimwa in Goma. Courtesy
Africa
UNICEF official visits Goma after drone attack that killed humanitarian worker
The newly elected NFPO Spokesperson Senator Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, and  Deputy Spokesperson Eugenie Neema Ingabire of the Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais (UDPR).
Politics
Senator Habineza elected as political parties spokesperson
Officials during the 29th commemoration of the heroism of the former students of Nyange Secondary School, in Ngororero District  on Wednesday, March 18. Courtesy
Kwibuka
PHOTOS: Bravery, unity of Nyange students celebrated, 29 years on
Amb Martin Ngoga,  Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, presented his Letters of Credence to Jamaica’s Governor-General, Patrick Allen, during a ceremony held in Kingston  on Tuesday, March 17.
International
Amb. Ngoga accredited as High Commissioner to Jamaica
A drone strike by the Congolese army killed three people on Wednesday, March 11. Courtesy
Africa
Security Council discusses DR Congo conflict after Goma drone attack
Fighting reportedly intensified early Tuesday, March 17, in eastern DR Congo as government coalition forces launched artillery strikes in South Kivu.
Africa
Kinshasa ‘is escalating conflict in South Kivu’ – rebels
A residential house owned by Banyamulenge that was bombed by DR Congo's army and its coalition during a recent atrocity in Minembwe on February 26. Courtesy
Africa
Eastern DR Congo experienced record number of drone attacks in February - report
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PHOTOS: RDF officers meet Jamaican military chief

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