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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
US President Donald Trump, President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington D.C. on December 4, 2025. Photo by Village Urugwiro

When sanctions become strategy: The limits of economic pressure in eastern DR Congo

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
With the new law, CMA leads on licensing and market conduct, while BNR safeguards monetary and payment system stability. The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) remains central to the AMLCFTCPF enforcement framework.

Rwanda’s virtual asset law ushers in a new era of digital finance regulatory architecture

Sunday, June 28, 2026
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Security

Rwanda–Singapore Police cooperation delivers new graduates

Saturday, June 27, 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
Delegates pose for a photo at the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)' s Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Defence on 10th January 2026.

The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes: From coordination to lasting peace

Wednesday, June 24, 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
Officials meeting residents of Arusha in Bigogwe Sector, Nyabihu District after six people died from a reportedly consuming suspected illicit alcohol from a local pub. Courtesy
Rwanda

Nyabihu: Six dead after consuming suspected illicit brew

Monday, June 15, 2026
The New Times

Youth Minister links drug abuse to violence, urges artists to lead by example

Monday, June 15, 2026
A view of Rubaya mines in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

Global Witness in service of a new scramble for Congolese minerals

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Jérôme Ndayambaje, Digital Innovation Analyst at Capital Markets Authority, speaks to The New Times during the interview in Kigali on June 5. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
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Inside Rwanda’s new virtual assets law primed to protect investors, consumers

Thursday, June 11, 2026