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President Évariste Ndayishimiye currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the African Union for 2026. Courtesy

When rhetoric tests responsibility: Burundi, Rwanda and the burden of African Union leadership

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Mourners during the commemoration of victims of Gatumba on August 13, 2004, when armed attackers stormed the UNHCR transit camp, killing 166 Banyamulenge refugees. Courtesy
Africa

Experts on how Burundi, DR Congo ignored Gatumba massacre

Sunday, August 16, 2026
Tito Rutaremara addresses mourners during the commemoration of victims of Gatumba on August 13, 2004, when armed attackers stormed the UNHCR transit camp, killing 166 Banyamulenge refugees. Courtesy
Rwanda

Rutaremara on how Burundi shielded genocide suspects

Friday, August 14, 2026
A medical officer talking to a patient during clinic day at Most At Risk Populations Initiative (MARPI) clinic in Mulago National Referral Hospital on January 13, 2026 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images)

A new paradigm for global health financing

Thursday, August 13, 2026
(L-R) Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe, Amb Lt Gen (Rtd) Frank Mushyo Kamanzi, Executive Director of ISCA, Defence Minister Juvenal Marizamunda at the International Security Conference on Africa (ISCA) High-Level Discussion opened in Kigali on Wednesday, August 12.
Security

Is Africa ready for autonomous warfare?

Thursday, August 13, 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
The launch brought together government representatives, former heads of state, former first ladies, African Union officials, ministers, and women leaders from across the continent.
Editorial

Training Africa’s women leaders is only the first step

Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Former Ethiopian President and African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Elder Sahle-Work Zewde, delivers her remarks during the launch of the initiative in Kigali. Photos by Kellya Keza
Women

New academy launched in Kigali to train Africa’s women leaders

Monday, August 03, 2026
Parliament has postponed all activities that had been scheduled for Thursday, July 30, following the death of Senator and former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Donatille Mukabalisa. Courtesy
Rwanda

Parliament postpones all activities after Senator Mukabalisa's death

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Senator Donatille Mukabalisa died on Thursday, July 30, due to an illness. A former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Mukabalisa had served in the Rwandan Parliament since 2000.
People

Who was Senator Donatille Mukabalisa?

Thursday, July 30, 2026
CLOCKWISE: Arafat Mugabo, Moise Bugingo, Arnold Cyubahiro, Shima Shema Bella Bright, Dominique Alonga Uwase, and Olivier Karonkano.
Technology

How Substack is giving young writers a voice

Saturday, July 25, 2026
President Paul Kagame, the Chairman of RPF-Inkotanyi addresses members during the ruling party’s Bureau Politique meeting in Rusororo , on Friday, July 17. Photo by Village Urigwiro

Africa's wobbly foundations and the vibe quagmire

Tuesday, July 21, 2026