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Some of the homes belonging to Tutsi residents that were burned by FDLR genocidal group members and FARDC soldiers during clashes with M23 rebels in Nturo Village, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. COURTESY

Can the ‘madman theory’ oust the Tutsi from their historical homelands?

Monday, June 29, 2026
‘Col (Rtd)’ Augustin Nshimiyimana, who graduated from Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in 2022, speaks during at Unity Club meeting on the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi and the struggle to stop it.
Africa

Former FDLR ‘Colonel’ on how militia funds its operations

Sunday, June 28, 2026
Munyamulenge woman displaced from Minembwe to Kamanyola, South Kivu. Photo by Teddy Mazina.
Africa

315 killed in Kinshasa attacks on Minembwe in five months - report

Friday, June 26, 2026
Edmond Tubanambazi, First Counsellor at Rwanda's Permanent Mission at the UN Office in Geneva, speaks at a past event.
Africa

DR Congo’s weaponisation of ethnicity a warning sign, says Rwandan diplomat

Friday, June 26, 2026
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior commander of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal militia, FDLR, was, on March 1, 2025, handed to Rwandan officials by AFC-M23 rebels. FDLR is the most enduring organized manifestation of the ideology that fueled the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana

We are misreading the FDLR threat: It is dangerous incubator of genocide ideology, not just an armed group

Friday, June 26, 2026
Z listens intently as the trial judges find him guilty of genocide and extermination, ICTR, 18 December 2008. courtesy of UNICTR
Crime

Protais Zigiranyirazo: The rise and fall of ‘Monsieur Z’ - a cautionary tale of greed and power

Friday, June 26, 2026
A view of a village that was burned by the FDLR genocidal group in Walikale Territory, eastern DR Congo, in December 2025. File photo.
Africa

Congolese rights groups say FDLR drives insecurity in Walikale

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Eugène Rwamucyo with his lawyers during his trial in France in October 2024. Rwamucyo played a central role in the atrocities committed in Butare during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

From Rwanda 1994 to DR Congo Today: How Rwamucyo’s trial exposes the genocidal network behind DR Congo’s 30‑year war

Saturday, June 20, 2026
A view of Minembwe, South Kivu, where violence has intensified over recent years.
Africa

DR Congo: Lawyers prepare ICC cases over atrocities in Minembwe

Friday, June 19, 2026
Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Urujeni Bakuramutsa speaks during a right of reply at the United Nations Human Rights Council on June 17. Courtesy
Africa

Rwanda voices concerns about Burundi, FDLR role in DR Congo crisis

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere, a senior commander of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal militia, FDLR, was, on March 1, 2025, handed to Rwandan officials by AFC-M23 rebels. Courtesy

Following the money: Inside FDLR's war economy and the networks that sustained it

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
South Africa Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola will host his Rwandan counterpart Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in Pretoria, on Wednesday, June 17. Courtesy
International

Rwanda-South Africa talks offer opportunity for a new start, analysts say

Wednesday, June 17, 2026