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Panelists from UNICEF and the media during a breakfast dialogue on children’s rights and welfare in Kigali on September 18.
Education

More media space needed for children’s voices - experts

Saturday, September 19, 2026
Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee camp hold a peaceful protest on December 12, condemning ethnic violence against Kinyarwanda-speaking Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. PHOTO/COURTESY

Why the danger facing Congolese Tutsi is a test the world must not fail again

Sunday, September 13, 2026
At least 26 people were killed after a fire broke out in Bukavu on Thursday, September 10. Courtesy
Africa

AFC/M23 declares three days of mourning after Bukavu fire kills 26

Friday, September 11, 2026
A view of Mahama Refugee Camp in Kirehe District, Rwanda, which hosted 139,452 forcibly displaced people, including refugees from the DR Congo and Burundi. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.

How access to justice is strengthening refugee protection

Friday, September 11, 2026
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe shakes hands with his DR Congo counterpart, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, after signing a peace agreement, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on in Washington, DC, on June 27. Courtesy

Thirty years later, the FDLR survives: What do the DRC and the West really want?

Monday, September 07, 2026
Sudanese filmmakers Elbashir Abdalla, Duha Adil, Nora Adil, and Mohamed Awad Mustafa. They are all living in Rwanda currently. Courtesy.
Rwanda

For Sudanese creatives in Rwanda, home is no longer just one place

Saturday, September 05, 2026
Rwanda Development Board has announced a list of 23 distinguished personalities who will take part in the 21st Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony.
Tourism

Who will name baby gorillas at Kwita Izina? 

Friday, September 04, 2026
Health workers during the ongoing crisis to fight against Ebola in DR Congo.

When health systems weaken, communities become the first line of survival

Friday, September 04, 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
Remains of a civilian aircraft carrying humanitarian aid and essential supplies that was shot down by Kinshasa coalition in Minembwe, South Kivu, on August 27.
Africa

DR Congo army accused of bombing of humanitarian aircraft in Minembwe

Thursday, September 03, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force medical personel treat a patient in Tanzania. The week-long activities ran from August 26 to September 1. COURTESY
Rwanda

EAC armed forces conclude civil-military activities in Tanzania

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) contingent of 20 medical personnel participated in the 6th EAC Armed Forces Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Week. Courtesy
Health

PHOTOS: RDF medical contingent takes part in EAC armed forces CIMIC week

Thursday, August 27, 2026