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Israel Mbonyi’s runaway Kiswahili gospel tune “Nina Siri (I have a secret)” had garnered a whopping 39 million views on YouTube. PHOTO BY DAN GATSINZI

Mbonyi’s rousing dance: A secular cultural Christian’s take

Monday, March 18, 2024
President Paul Kagame has spoken out on the exit of the East African Regional Force (EACRF), and the deployment of the SADC mission (SADMIR) in eastern DR Congo
Africa

DR Congo: Kagame on EACRF exit, SADC deployment

Friday, March 15, 2024
Speaking to students and alumni of Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs on March 14, former South African president Thabo Mbeki said the conflict in the eastern region of DR Congo is rooted in historical and ethnic complexities and can only be addressed by the Congolese themselves. Net photo
Africa

Former SA president Thabo Mbeki weighs in on DR Congo conflict root causes

Friday, March 15, 2024
Participants follow a presentation during the second Civil Military Cooperation Training in Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean region. Photo by Heritier Bahizi
Aviation

COMESA’s civil-military training to foster aviation sector synergy

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
President Paul Kagame meets with Kenyan politician Raila Odinga at Village Urugwiro on March 8, 2024. PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Africa

Kagame endorses Kenya's Raila Odinga for AU top job

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council has asked the AU Commission to “mobilise requisite support” for SADC military mission in eastern DR Congo. Internet
Africa

AU to fund SADC mission in DR Congo

Sunday, March 10, 2024
A cache of firearms displayed at the Baragoi Police Station in Samburu County, Kenya on April 14, 2023. PHOTO | GEOFFREY ONDIEKI | NMG
Africa

EA security chiefs plan to end arms trade with technology

Sunday, March 10, 2024
Some Kinyarwandaphones under torture in Eastern DR Congo. Addressing the root causes of conflicts in eastern DRC,involves dismantling the ideology propagated by the FARDC-FDLR alliance, which has infiltrated the DRC government.

Addressing root causes of armed conflict in eastern DRC

Friday, March 08, 2024
Amb Wang Xuekun, the Chinese envoy to Rwanda, speaking at a press conference in Kigali on Tuesday, February 5. He spoke about the never-ending conflict in eastern DR Congo, pointing out that his country supports the Nairobi and Luanda peace processes. PHOTOS BY CRAISH BAHIZI
Africa

Eastern DR Congo crisis: Chinese envoy backs Luanda, Nairobi peace processes

Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Reda Helal, the Group Managing Director – Processing, Africa and Co-Head Group Processing at Network International (left) and Benjamin Mutimura, the CEO of I&M Bank (Rwanda) during the signing ceremony of the MoU in Kigali on Tuesday, March 5
Featured

I&M Bank, Network International team up to accelerate digital payment transformation in Rwanda

Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Congolese refugees in Rwanda during a peaceful march in protest of killings of Tutsi, Banyamulenge and Hema communities in eastern DR Congo in Karongi District at Kiziba camp on Monday, March 4. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

VIDEO: Congolese refugees protest killings of Tutsi, Banyamulenge, Hema communities

Monday, March 04, 2024
Some of the mercenaries fighting alongside FARDC against M23. In 2023, DR Congo’s authorities sought to hire 2,500 military contractors from Latin America to fight in North Kivu province.
Africa

Inside Kinshasa’s plan to hire American mercenaries to fight M23

Sunday, March 03, 2024