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Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva Amb. Urujeni Bakuramutsa (right) speaks during the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council as First Counsellor Edmond Nguweneza looks on. Courtesy
Africa

Scapegoating cannot end DR Congo crisis, Rwandan envoy tells UN

Wednesday, September 09, 2026
A man identified as Bonheur Dieudonne, whom Burundian police presented to journalists as a Rwandan national recruited by RED-Tabara in eastern DR Congo. 
Rwanda

Analysts criticize Burundi’s latest attempt to link Rwanda with RED-Tabara

Thursday, September 03, 2026
Tito Rutaremara addresses mourners during the commemoration of victims of Gatumba on August 13, 2004, when armed attackers stormed the UNHCR transit camp, killing 166 Banyamulenge refugees. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rutaremara on how Burundi shielded genocide suspects

Friday, August 14, 2026
President of Uganda Museveni meets with AU Facilitators on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process on February 3, in Kampala. Courtesy

The Great Lakes paradox: Three decades of diplomacy without durable peace

Saturday, August 08, 2026
The government Spokesperson Yolande Makolo speaks during an interview in Kigali on August 6. Courtesy.
Africa

Makolo: DR Congo must disarm FDLR, repatriate its members

Thursday, August 06, 2026
Former Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana (left) and his son Jean-Luc Habyarimana. An investigation by African Facts explores ties between members of the former Rwandan first family and influential figures in Kinshasa.
Africa

Investigation: How the Habyarimana network reached the heart of power in Kinshasa

Saturday, August 01, 2026
MONUSCO peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo. The UN Security Council has repeatedly called for the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups, including the genocidal FDLR militia.

30 years of UN Security Council resolutions on eastern DR Congo: Has the world mistaken process for progress?

Monday, July 20, 2026
A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Munyamulenge woman displaced from Minembwe to Kamanyola, South Kivu. Photo by Teddy Mazina.
Africa

315 killed in Kinshasa attacks on Minembwe in five months - report

Friday, June 26, 2026
Edmond Tubanambazi, First Counsellor at Rwanda's Permanent Mission at the UN Office in Geneva, speaks at a past event.
Africa

DR Congo’s weaponisation of ethnicity a warning sign, says Rwandan diplomat

Friday, June 26, 2026
AFC-M23 movement, has condemned the reported bombing of Hôpital Général de Minembwe in South Kivu province by coalition forces aligned with Kinshasa.
Africa

DR Congo army blamed for drone attack on Minembwe hospital

Thursday, June 25, 2026
A view of a village that was burned by the FDLR genocidal group in Walikale Territory, eastern DR Congo, in December 2025. File photo.
Africa

Congolese rights groups say FDLR drives insecurity in Walikale

Wednesday, June 24, 2026