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FDLR is encamped right alongside DRC military forces, Wazalendo, mercenaries, Burundians, Mai-Mai among others. Tshisekedi fuels violence and conflict, fans hate speech against sections of his country’s population, and integrates groups like the genocidal FDLR into his military, to achieve his violent agenda. Internet

Latest New York Times article on Congo inadvertently exposes real culprits in Congolese mess

Monday, May 20, 2024
The hospital was founded to address the gaps in the provision of eye care services in Rwanda. Photos by Christianne Murengerantwari for The New Times
Society

Mashariki synergy: How a partnership between a Rwandan and Kenyan doctor birthed an eye hospital

Monday, May 20, 2024
This photo taken with a mobile phone on May 19, 2024 shows a view of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An "attempted coup" in Kinshasa was suppressed on Sunday by defense and security forces, said Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the Congolese army. (Str/Xinhua)
Africa

"Attempted coup" in Kinshasa suppressed - DR Congo army

Sunday, May 19, 2024
President Paul Kagame poses for a photo with a delegation from the Royal College of Defence studies of the UK, in Village Urugwiro on Saturday, May 18. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Security

Kagame, UK Royal College of Defence delegation discuss Rwanda’s history

Saturday, May 18, 2024
Brig Gen Patrick Karuretwa, the head of RDF’s international military cooperation department, and Brig Gen Fabien Kuzniak, the head of the French military’s southern bilateral cooperation department, exchange documents, in Paris, on May 16. Their respective delegations agreed on a new roadmap that will guide bilateral cooperation between the two nations until 2025.
Rwanda

Rwanda, France agree on new defence cooperation roadmap

Friday, May 17, 2024
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Security

PHOTOS: UK Royal College of Defence Studies visits to learn from Rwanda Peace Academy

Friday, May 17, 2024
Yuhi III Mazimpaka was renowned not only for his regal lineage but also for his striking appearance and poetic prowess, evidenced by the collection of his compositions.

The reign of Yuhi III Mazimpaka: A tale of dynasty, conflict and legacy

Friday, May 17, 2024
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and Ministry of Health medical personnel attend to a patient during the launch of the nationwide programme for treating patients with cataracts, at Rutongo District Hospital in Rulindo District, on Thursday, May 16.
Health

PHOTOS: RDF, Ministry of Health launch nationwide campaign to treat over 5,000 cataracts patients

Thursday, May 16, 2024
R-L Stéphanie Gasana (daughter of Oscar Gasana); Eric Nzabihimana, one of the survivors of Bisesero, and Marie Claire Gatayire, the moderator. Photo by Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Kwibuka

Daughter reflects on how father's book immortalizes Genocide resistance in Bisesero

Thursday, May 16, 2024
Newly commissioned officer cadets during a parade at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako on Monday, April 15. The government is planning to establish Rwanda’s first national defence university. Photo: Dan Gatsinzi.
Education

Plan for Rwanda’s first defence university underway, says minister

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
RDF Spokesperson Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga addresses delegates during the opening session of the meeting in Kigali, on Tuesday, May 14. The meeting has brought together military and police officers from Rwanda and across Africa, government officials, peace-advocating organisations and cyber-security experts . Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Security

Experts discuss use of digital technologies to minimise civilian death, injury in conflict situations

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
President Paul Kagame greets residents during the citizen outreach in Kibingo, Ruhango District, on August 25, 2022. Photo by Village Urugwiro

I am a “Kagamist”? When people conflate truth with propaganda

Monday, May 13, 2024