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Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) has repatriated 39 Congolese nationals who had entered Rwanda falsely identified themselves as former FDLR combatants. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda repatriates 39 Congolese 'falsely claiming' to be former FDLR combatants

Thursday, July 30, 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.
Africa

Analysts tackle DR Congo’s mineral resources, FDLR, governance failures

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) facilitated 22 former child combatants to reunite with their families in Musanze District on Tuesday, July 28. PHOTOS BY GERMAIN NSANZIMANA
Rwanda

PHOTOS: Dozens of former child combatants reunite with their families

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Members of the FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo were handed to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

FDLR and the Security Council: When UN resolutions become a substitute for action

Thursday, July 23, 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
President Paul Kagame addresses the RPF-Inkotanyi Bureau Politique meeting in Kigali, on Friday, July 17, 2026. Kagame said Rwanda will continue speaking out about its regional security threats, particularly the presence of the FDLR genocidal militia. PHOTO: VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Security

Kagame vows to keep speaking out on FDLR threat: ‘I will only shut up when I’m dead’

Saturday, July 18, 2026
Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers participate in a morale-boosting session during the liberation war. File photo.

Rwanda's liberation: Africa's most important political experiment

Saturday, July 18, 2026
MONUSCO Deputy Head Vivian Van de Perre arrives in Goma with three FARDC officers.
Africa

DR Congo deploys ceasefire monitoring team to Goma as fighting continues

Wednesday, July 15, 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
The attack took place at around 930 p.m. on Thursday in Kabizo village, Butare locality, where the family of local chief Rugamba was targeted.
Africa

FDLR kills woman, her five children in eastern DR Congo, reports say

Friday, July 03, 2026
US President Donald Trump, President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

When sanctions become strategy: The limits of economic pressure in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Rwanda's Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe speaks during an interview with France24 on Monday, June 29. Courtesy
Africa

Nduhungirehe: Rwanda ‘disappointed by biased US mediation’ in DR Congo crisis

Tuesday, June 30, 2026