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Workers on duty at a garment factory in Musanze District. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

The desirability of indifference

Tuesday, March 03, 2026
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Security

PHOTOS: RDF army chief on official visit to Mozambique

Friday, February 27, 2026
French troops trained the Interahamwe militia shortly before the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Bureaucracy and key individuals orchestrated the genocide against the Tutsi

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Officers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), together with commanders from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) visit Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze. Courtesy
Security

PHOTOS: RDF, UPDF officers visit Mutobo demob centre

Friday, February 20, 2026
Dozens of soldiers from eastern DR Congo fled to Rwanda on Monday, January 27, after M23 rebels captured the border city of Goma. Courtesy

Balancing security and stability in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, February 19, 2026
Delegates pose for a photo during a one-week regional workshop aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent the recruitment and use of children in armed violence.
Security

Regional course against child recruitment in armed violence kicks off

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
A French soldier walks alongside Interahamwe militiamen during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

Genocide and the bureaucracy of hatred

Saturday, February 07, 2026
President Paul Kagame speaks during the opening of the 20th edition of the National Umushyikirano Council at Kigali Convention Centre on Thursday, February 5. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo must own up, stop blaming Rwanda - Kagame

Thursday, February 05, 2026
CLOCKWISE: Maj Gen Fred Gisa Rwigema (Imanzi); Séraphine Mukarutwaza (Imena); King Mutara III Rudahigwa (Imena); Félicité Niyitegeka (Imena); Michel Rwagasana (Imena); and Agathe Uwilingiyimana (Imena).
Society

What is the meaning behind categories of Rwandan heroes?

Sunday, February 01, 2026
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, January 29, appointed Brigadier General Jean-Paul Nyirubutama (L) as Deputy Senior Defence Advisor at the Office of the President, and James Wizeye as Deputy Secretary General of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Courtesy.
Security

Nyirubutama named deputy presidential security advisor as NISS gets new deputy boss

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Both delegations pose for a photo on Wednesday, January 28.
Security

Defence minister hosts visiting Namibian MPs

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Nearly 300 European mercenaries, mostly from Romanian contractors, surrendered after Goma's fall. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa

DR Congo: A look back at major events after the fall of Goma

Tuesday, January 27, 2026