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President Paul Kagame interacts with French President Emmanuel Macron during a dinner hosted at the Palais de l'Élysée in Paris, France, on June 2. The event followed the inauguration of the first permanent memorial dedicated to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Paris. VILLAGE URUGWIRO

From reconciliation to partnership: The new chapter in Rwanda–France relations

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Members of FDLR genocidal group in Esatern DR Congo. The United States Department of Treasury on Tuesday, June 2, announced new sanctions on members of armed groups based in DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa

Who is 'Colonel Sirkoof', FDLR commander sanctioned by US govt?

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Some of the members of the Kinshasa-backed genocidal FDLR militia handed over to Rwandan authorities by AFC/M23 rebels in Rubavu District, on Saturday, March 1, 2025. File photo

Selective accountability will not bring peace to eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Burned remains of houses belonging to Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo. The people of Minembwe, in South Kivu, continue to be subjected to regular mortar and kamikaze drone attacks. Courtesy.

The rhetoric of ‘non-natives’ in DR Congo: Echoes in current ethnopolitics

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
President Museveni meets with African Union mediator, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyata and co-facilitators former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Mokgweetsi Masisi (Botswana), Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic), and Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia), to discuss on eastern DR Congo crisis, in Kampala on February 3, 2026. Courtesy

African Unity: The contributions of retired and active diplomats

Monday, June 01, 2026
Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
Africa

Rwanda warns peace efforts in DR Congo risk failure without concrete action

Saturday, May 30, 2026
UNMISS Force Commander Major General Junhui Wu awarded prestigious UN service medals to Rwandan peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) during a ceremony on May 25.

From tragedy to global security: Rwanda’s peacekeeping mission

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Amb Fred Gateretse Ngoga.
International

Burundian diplomat speaks out on anti-Tutsi discrimination

Thursday, May 28, 2026
Workers remove water hyacinth in Cyohoha Lake. The Rwanda Water Resources Board is set to purchase specialised equipment capable of removing water hyacinth. Courtesy
Environment

Rwf1.5bn plan to protect Rwandan lakes in Victoria basin

Thursday, May 21, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Sanctions, sovereignty, and Rwanda: A small nation in the crosscurrents of global power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Rwandan and Congolese officials meet in the United States on March 19, 2026, to discuss the implementation of the Washington Peace Agreement.

Selective outrage and transactional diplomacy in eastern DR Congo

Sunday, May 17, 2026
Thousands of Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp protested against violence targeting Congolese Tutsi communities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. File

DR Congo Tutsi labelled as ‘naturally evil’

Wednesday, May 13, 2026