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Banyamulenge self-defence group Twirwaneho has issued a warning over attacks targeting Banyamulenge communities in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo: Twirwaneho warns of govt attacks on Uvira, Minembwe highlands

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Goma citizens walk and do their businesses freely in the city center on December 23, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

Goma’s streets, markets, and people one year under AFC/M23

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
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Africa

AFC/M23 say they will not withdraw from Goma, Bukavu

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Banyamulenge civilians flee Uvira following the withdrawal of AFC/M23 from the city. Courtesy
Africa

Human rights violations on rise in Uvira after AFC/M23 pullout – activist

Friday, January 23, 2026
The government plans to introduce lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, in the last quarter of the year.
Health

Rwandans react to planned six-month HIV prevention injection

Friday, January 23, 2026
The Banyamulenge diaspora has appealed to the United States to urgently intervene over escalating violence, displacement and human rights abuses in Uvira, South Kivu
Africa

Banyamulenge group urges US Congress to condemn violence in Uvira

Thursday, January 22, 2026
On January 18, 2026, l’Église 37ᵉ CADC, a Banyamulenge church in Uvira, burned down for the fifth time.

Uvira: when a church burns for the fifth time

Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja (centre) speaks during Rwanda's fourth UPR review, as the country's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva, Amb. Urujeni Bakuramutsa, (left) and Rwanda Governance Board CEO Doris Uwicyeza Picard look on. Courtesy
Rwanda

What next after Rwanda's fourth UPR review?

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Remains of clothes and other properties of Tutsi who were killed in Nyamata Catholic Church during the Genocide against the Tutsi. File

The failed church and five priests who refused to be silent

Thursday, January 22, 2026
US President Donald Trump signed to order the United States’ withdrawal from dozens of UN-affiliated bodies and multilateral groups.

From aid to absence: Africa after America’s retreat

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Corneille Nangaa, the political coordinator of Congo River Alliance (AFC-M23).
Africa

Nangaa’s family says they are targeted by DR Congo intel agencies

Monday, January 19, 2026
Jean-Luc Habyarimana, son of former President Juvénal Habyarimana. INTERNET PHOTO

Jean‑Luc Habyarimana and the Genocidal nostalgia

Saturday, January 17, 2026