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Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee camp hold a peaceful protest on December 12, condemning ethnic violence against Kinyarwanda-speaking Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. PHOTO/COURTESY

Why the danger facing Congolese Tutsi is a test the world must not fail again

Sunday, September 13, 2026
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Politics

Kagame, Macron discuss bilateral ties

Friday, September 11, 2026
APR FC players pose for a photo during a match at Pele Stadium on July 27. Photo by Olivie Mugwiza.

When football was never just football

Friday, September 11, 2026
L-R: Bongai Muhau, CEO of FMRE; Ben Karenzi, Founder and CEO of Reinsurance Brokerage Solutions; and Douglas Hoto, Group Chief Executive Officer at First Mutual Holdings Limited, cut a ribbon during the launch of FMRE operations in Rwanda, on September 7, 2026, in Kigali. Photo/Courtesy.
Featured

Rwanda becomes launchpad for Botswana reinsurer’s East, Central Africa expansion

Friday, September 11, 2026
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe shakes hands with his DR Congo counterpart, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, after signing a peace agreement, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on in Washington, DC, on June 27. Courtesy

Thirty years later, the FDLR survives: What do the DRC and the West really want?

Monday, September 07, 2026
One of the residential houses damaged by bombs fired into Rwandan territory in Rubavu District from DR Congo on Monday, January 27, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Editorial

There can be no lasting peace in DR Congo while FDLR remains

Thursday, September 03, 2026
President Kagame meets with James Swan, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO, and Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region.
Africa

Kagame discusses DR Congo crisis with new head of MONUSCO

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
MONUSCO boss James Swan meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe in Kigali on Tuesday, September 1. Courtesy
Rwanda

Nduhungirehe discusses DR Congo crisis with MONUSCO chief

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi during an interaction. FILE

The Great Lakes hold-up: The FDLR’s capture of Kinshasa and Bujumbura and the regional threat it poses

Monday, August 31, 2026
President Paul Kagame addresses journalists during the press conference on Monday, August 24. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.
Rwanda

Kagame: Kinshasa-FDLR ‘cantonment’ deal exposes their collaboration

Monday, August 24, 2026
Members of the genocidial group FDLR in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Editorial

The FDLR: three decades of reinvention and regional insecurity

Monday, August 24, 2026
Eric Muhoza ( right) and Xaverine Nirere ( left) of Team Amani were crowned winners of the 2026 Umusambi Gravel Race on Saturday.
Cycling

Cycling: Muhoza, Nirere win 2026 Umusambi Gravel Race

Sunday, August 23, 2026