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M23 rebels arrive at Rusizi border after capturing Bukavu City in eastern DR Congo on February 16, 2025. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Can AFC/M23 save DR Congo from a Haiti-style collapse?

Friday, January 23, 2026
General Manager Justin Uwiringiyimana explains to journalists during a media tour at the Nyakabingo mining site on December 4. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Power, minerals, sovereignty: The rise of US–Africa partnerships

Thursday, December 11, 2025
Andrew Mold, Director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Eastern Africa, explained key factors behind the region’s unexpected resilience. Courtesy of UNECA.
Economy

Weakening dollar, strong exports drive eastern Africa’s trade resilience – UNECA

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam, the biggest one of its kind in Africa

Africa, when will you listen to me?

Sunday, September 07, 2025
Gasabo Gold Refinery in Kigali. Rwanda is uniquely positioned to become a leading regional processing hub, leveraging a combination of strategic, infrastructural, and institutional advantages.

Strategic minerals, strategic peace: Unlocking shared prosperity in Africa’s great lakes region

Sunday, August 10, 2025
Local tourists enjoy the walk on the canopy in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Africa must leverage its wealth or remain trapped in poverty

Friday, May 23, 2025
Donald Kaberuka, a Rwandan economist and former president of the African Development Bank speaks at the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) in Kigali on May 20.Courtesy
Security

With critical minerals running out, Africa’s industrialization should be now, says Donald Kaberuka

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
The New Times

Why engaging Tshisekedi in good faith is a strategic mistake

Tuesday, May 06, 2025
Rwanda embassy in Brussels. Rwanda, on Monday, March 17, announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Belgium with immediate effect.

Good riddance: The Belgium-Rwanda discord in perspective

Sunday, March 23, 2025
European mercenaries surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into Rwanda before they were facilitated to take flights to their countries on Wednesday, January 29. Courtesy.

The real reason the West backs the wrong side in the DR Congo conflict.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Senator Édouard Mwangachuchu Hizi from North Kivu, was sentenced to death for alleged "participation in the M23 movement" and "treason," despite there being no evidence of the alleged crime. Net photo

DR Congo: The silence of the West in the face of serious Human rights violations - indifference or complicity?

Friday, March 07, 2025
Rukaragata mine in Ngoroero District processes up to 50 tonnes of coltan per hour, using modern equipment and innovative processing techniques. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Coltan: A look at Rwanda's fully mechanised mine operating 24 hours

Thursday, March 06, 2025