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The roundtable brought together 28 participants representing different institutions. Photo by Kellya Keza
Featured

Chancen International and HEC convene stakeholders to advance student financing dialogue in Rwanda

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Some of the 266 genocide convicts, including 101 women, who completed a month-long reintegration programme attend the closing ceremony in Nyamagabe. Photo Courtesy.
Featured

Over 260 Genocide convicts complete unity and resilience course ahead of release

Thursday, March 19, 2026
The newly elected NFPO Spokesperson Senator Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, and  Deputy Spokesperson Eugenie Neema Ingabire of the Union Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais (UDPR).
Politics

Senator Habineza elected as political parties spokesperson

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Former FARDC spokesperson Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge made statements targeting Tutsi women and families, repeating long-discredited narratives historically associated with ethnic hatred. Courtesy

The Congolese government and its conflict narrative about Rwanda

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Members of Tutsi community undergo torture in Eastern DR Congo. File

FDLR and the legacy of genocide ideology in the Great Lakes Region

Thursday, March 19, 2026
The 2020 US presidential election prompted recounts, court battles, and culminated in the January 6 Capitol attack, a plain demonstration of how contested democratic processes can become.

When the teachers of democratic governance stumble

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Rwanda Security Forces in Cabo Delgado. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Security

Before and after Rwanda sent troops to Mozambique

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Women sell food commodities at Kimironko Market in Gasabo. For women working in informal sectors or in workplaces where enforcement is weak, there is still a gap. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Women’s Month in a high-pressure job: Recognising privilege and pushing for change

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
President of Burundi Evariste Ndayishimiye meets with a group of Banyamulenge men at the State House in Burundi. Courtesy

President Ndayishimiye and Banyamulenge actors

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Minister of Justice and Attoney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja presents Rwanda's statement during hearing in The Hague on Wednesday, March 18. Courtesy

Minister Ugirashebuja’s statement during Rwanda-UK arbitration proceedings

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
CAF's decision to award the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco at the expense of Senegal continues to spark intense debate across the continent. Courtesy
Football

CAF decision to strip Senegal of AFCON draws criticism

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Minister of Justice and Attoney General Emmanuel Ugirashebuja during hearing in The Hague in a dispute between Rwanda and the United Kingdom over an unimplemented asylum agreement on Wednesday, March 18. Courtesy
International

Rwanda-UK dispute: Justice minister makes case for Rwanda as arbitration hearing opens

Wednesday, March 18, 2026