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Cybercrime in Rwanda

When the money crosses borders: Rwanda’s cybercrime challenge

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Kigali hosted the Africa Australia Clean Energy Conference from August 6–7 under the theme “Advancing a Sustainable Future Through Clean Energy, Climate Innovation and Critical Minerals for a Just Inclusive Transition”.

The smart city mirage: who are we building for?

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
President of Uganda Museveni meets with AU Facilitators on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process on February 3, in Kampala. Courtesy

The Great Lakes paradox: Three decades of diplomacy without durable peace

Saturday, August 08, 2026
From left: Rwanda’s foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and DR Congo's foreign minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner during the signing of the Rwanda–DR Congo Peace Agreement on June 27, 2025. Courtesy.

When diplomacy demands insecurity: Rethinking sovereignty, self-defence and collective security in the 21st Century

Thursday, August 06, 2026
Inmates during ICT class at Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

In the digital age, our devices carry both evidence and livelihoods

Thursday, July 30, 2026
MONUSCO peacekeepers in eastern DR Congo. The UN Security Council has repeatedly called for the disarmament and repatriation of foreign armed groups, including the genocidal FDLR militia.

30 years of UN Security Council resolutions on eastern DR Congo: Has the world mistaken process for progress?

Monday, July 20, 2026
RPA fighters during the Liberation War in 1990s. File

Barefoot through shattered glass: Why fear shards of a broken calabash?

Friday, July 03, 2026
Every year, thousands of African students leave Nairobi, Kigali, Lagos, Accra and Kampala, for universities across Europe and North America.

Black fatigue beyond the Diaspora: The hidden journey of African students abroad

Thursday, July 02, 2026
DR Congo President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi during the signing of Washington Accords. File

Who sanctions the sanctioners? The missing accountability in international affairs

Monday, June 29, 2026
East African Community (EAC) headquarters in Arusha in Tanzania. File

The compliance paradox in the East African Community

Tuesday, June 09, 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
African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President Sidi Ould Tah speaks during the AfDB Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Courtesy
Economy

Africa doesn’t lack capital for its development, says AfDB President

Wednesday, May 27, 2026