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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
Pupils read a book at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange in Kigali. File

Turning Agaciro into Africa’s pedagogical philosophy

Friday, July 17, 2026
A May 28, 2026 UN Security Council meeting in emergency session on Ukraine. As sanctions become a common tool of diplomacy, questions are growing over who sets the rules governing their use.

The world needs rules for sanctions, too

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Farmers salvage rice crops washed away by flooding in Nyagatare District in 2020. File photo.
Agriculture

Govt steps up measures to shield agriculture from global shocks

Friday, July 10, 2026
Members of the Kinshasa-backed FDLR genocidal militia captured by M23 rebels were handed over to Rwandan authorities in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Unilateralism is not justice: Rethinking sanctions against African states

Friday, July 10, 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
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Rwanda

US, Nigeria join Rwanda in marking Kwibohora 32

Thursday, July 09, 2026
Urukumbuzi Estate, commonly known as Kwa Dubai, in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District. The housing estate was reported in 2023 to have serious construction defects, forcing many homeowners to relocate. File photo
Housing

Can ending individual homebuilding improve housing standards?

Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Retired Colonel Jill Rutaremara, the Director of Rwanda Peace Academy, speaks during an interview with The New Times on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Rutaremara reflected on, among others, the enduring significance of the liberation struggle from a military and national security perspective. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL DUSHIMIMANA
Security

‘Liberation is a continuing journey, not a single event’ – Col (Rtd) Jill Rutaremara

Monday, July 06, 2026
RPA fighters during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

Barefoot through shattered glass: Why fear shards of a broken calabash?

Friday, July 03, 2026
Ambassador Urujeni Bakuramutsa, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva. Courtesy
Rwanda

What to know as UN Human Rights Council adopts Rwanda's UPR review

Thursday, July 02, 2026