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Congolese refugees in Rwanda in a peaceful protest urging action to end killings targeting Tutsi communities in DR Congo. (File photo)

The responsibility to protect is failing its biggest test

Friday, April 24, 2026
More than 4,000 Banyamulenge gathered in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 20, for a peaceful march calling for international action to end violence and a prolonged humanitarian blockade in Minembwe, eastern DR Congo.

Banyamulenge and the blueprint of global neglect

Friday, April 24, 2026
Minister of Health, Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, and Ugandan State Minister for Primary Healthcare, ,Margaret Muhanga Mugisa sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 22. Courtesy
Health

Rwanda, Uganda sign four cooperation deals in Kampala

Thursday, April 23, 2026
Tensions between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) started on April 15, 2023.

A nation divided: Sudan three years after the guns first fired

Wednesday, April 22, 2026
President Paul Kagame, Chairman of the Board of Smart Africa, sits alongside Smart Africa Director General and Chief Executive Lacina Koné (right), and Guinea’s Minister and Director of Cabinet Djiba Diakité (left) during a panel at the Transform Africa Summit in Conakry, Guinea, on November 12, 2025. Photo: File
Technology

One year later, Africa’s AI drive shifts toward execution

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
A cross-border truck crosses Rusumo One Stop Border Post. Oil prices have surged roughly 40% since the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic fury against Iran, on February 28, 2026. COURTESY

US-Israel-Iran war reaches day 46: Why Africa pays the price

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Names of the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Murambi Genocide Memorial in Nyamagabe District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Kwibuka

Experts on why genocide ideology continues to spread abroad

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
Patients wait for medical services at Masaka Hospital in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHZI

What people feel when services fail

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Delegates at the 4th EAC Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Conference on Monday, March 30
Technology

Regional collaboration critical for Africa’s AI future — experts

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Panelists engage in a discussion during AI for Impact Global South Forum”in Kigali on 21 January 2026. Courtesy
Technology

From India to Africa: What India’s public-sector AI experience offers Rwanda and the Global South

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Lacina Koné, Director General and CEO of Smart Africa, and  Shalina Wadhwani, Co-Founder of Wadhwani AI Global, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Courtesy
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FEATURED: Africa bets big on responsible AI as Wadhwani AI Global, Smart Africa enter new partnership

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources Dr. Olivier Kamana and Professor Toby Peters, Executive Director of ACES during the signing ceremony in Kigali on March 26. Courtesy
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PRESS RELEASE: ACES and MINAGRI partner to unlock Rwanda’s cold chain infrastructure and agricultural markets

Friday, March 27, 2026