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Congolese refugees at Kigeme Refugee Camp take part in a peaceful march calling for action against the ongoing killings of Tutsi communities in eastern DR Congo on December 12, 2022. File photo.

Who is Congolese? The unresolved question in eastern DR Congo

Thursday, May 07, 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

Lessons from genocide and sanctions to Rwandans

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo with student representatives during the launch of the fifth edition of the Ndi Umunyarwanda initiative in secondary schools at the Lycée de Kigali on March 10.

Why youth must resist the politics of identity

Wednesday, May 06, 2026
Congolese researcher Alex Mvuka speaks during The New Times's inaugural episode of 'The Context'. Courtesy
Africa

Researcher warns genocide ideology in DR Congo 'at its peak'

Monday, May 04, 2026
A delegation of more than 800 residents from Nyarugunga Sector in Kicukiro District, visit Nyarubuye the memorial on Saturday, April 2. Courtesy
Kwibuka

How Tutsi were relocated to Nyarubuye to face death during Genocide

Sunday, May 03, 2026
Congolese expert Dr Alexis Mvuka during the recording of the inaugural episode of 'The Context' in Kigali.
Rwanda

The New Times launches podcast for deeper conversations beyond headlines

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Genocide survivor Xaverina Mujawayezu speaks to The New Times during the interview in Rwamagana. Photos by Kellya Keza
Kwibuka

How a genocide widow turned personal tragedy into leadership and purpose

Thursday, April 30, 2026
Demonstrators during the so-called 'Hutu Social Revolution' protest the Tutsi monarchy and call for majority rule in 1959 just before independence. Photo credit: The Pan African Review.

The Republic of Rwanda that was not

Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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A far-fetched Kinshasa plot: Destabilize Rwanda by wholesale expulsion of its own people

Friday, April 24, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion at the Symposium on Genocide Prevention, held in Nairobi on Wednesday, April 22. Courtesy
Crime

Experts sound alarm on evolving genocide threats

Thursday, April 23, 2026
On Monday, AFCM23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka reported renewed strikes targeting civilian areas of Mikenke, in Minembwe. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo: How Minembwe crisis complicates peace efforts

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
European mercenaries who surrendered to AFC/M23 rebels cross into Rwanda, where they were facilitated for repatriation to their home countries on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The borders of other people’s wars

Tuesday, April 21, 2026