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Revelers enjoy the rolling of Kivu Fest concert, the annual festival that takes place at Kivu Public Beach at the shores of Lake Kivu in Rubavu District for two days. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Music

Photos: How Kivu Fest went down

Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Some combatants of the genocidal FDLR group, who were captured by M23 rebels, fighting alongside the DR Congo armed forces in the east of the country last year. Courtesy
Africa

Kagame speaks out on UN Group of Experts report on DR Congo

Tuesday, July 04, 2023
French soldiers inspect a training session of Interahamwe in 1994. Courtesy
Rwanda

The forces that RPA defeated to liberate Rwanda

Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Vincent Karega, the former ambassador to DR Congo and current ambassador designate to Belgium, was given only 48 hours to leave the Congolese territory in October 2022. Christianne Murengerantwari
Current Affairs

PODCAST: Rwandan diplomat Karega reflects on current thorny relations with DR Congo — PART 2

Monday, July 03, 2023
Amavubi players before the game in Benin. Amavubi found themselves in the same pot alongside neighbors Burundi, Comoros, Niger, Botswana, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eswatini and Liberia.
Football

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Rwanda placed in Pot 5

Monday, July 03, 2023
The UNCLOS entered into force on 17 June 2023 for Rwanda, just in time for the adoption of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction on 19 and 20 June 2023.

New rights, duties and expectations for Rwanda in the Law of the Sea Convention

Monday, July 03, 2023
A flooded area in Nyundo sector, Rubavu. Environment and climate change experts have called for a probe into deforestation, land degradation, and mining activities that have triggered the increase in soil erosion and flooding .
Environment

Scientists call for probe into deforestation, illegal mining

Monday, July 03, 2023
A view of Rusizi Port which is under construction. The port is expected to be fully operational in December next year. All the Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Infrastructure

Construction of Rusizi port underway

Sunday, July 02, 2023
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, the Facilitator of the East African Community (EAC)-led Nairobi Peace Process speaks during the June 30, 2023, meeting on the cantonment of armed groups in DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Kenyatta convenes meet on cantonment matters, says all parties should be adequately consulted

Saturday, July 01, 2023
On the sidelines of the Quadripartite Summit in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki and the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, signed a $2 million grant agreement aimed at facilitating the operation of the EAC-Regional Force in eastern DR Congo.
Africa

EAC gets over $2m for peace efforts in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Leaders from four regional blocs of the African continent – the EAC, ECCAS, ICGLR and SADC during a meeting in Luanda, Angola, on Tuesday, June 27. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Regional leaders hint on need for AU coordination

Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Heads of state and other senior delegates pose for a group photo after a meeting that discussed the coordination and harmonisation of regional responses to the conflict in eastern DR Congo Tuesday, June 27 .Courtesy
Africa

Burundi president warns against duplication of effort in mediating DR Congo crisis

Tuesday, June 27, 2023