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ACP Augustin Kuradupagase, a former member of the ex-FAR and DR Congo-backed FDLR militia, is now serving on the Rwanda National Police Senior Management Council. Courtesy.
Security

Ex-FAR soldier, now a senior police officer, recounts how he joined RDF during insurgency war

Monday, June 29, 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
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
Former FDLR Combatant, Corpol (Rtd)Laurence Mujawayezu, delivering her testimony, on June 2 at Mutobo Demobilisation Center.
Rwanda

Former FDLR combatant recounts path from trauma to hope

Saturday, June 13, 2026
Minister of youth and arts Dr. Abdallah Utumatwishima speaks at Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in Musanze District, on June 12. 2026. The minister urged youths undergoing a reintegration programme to remain vigilant against genocide ideology, warning that Rwanda’s achievements must not lead to complacency.
Rwanda

From DR Congo’s jungles to Rwanda’s future: Youth urged to safeguard unity, reject genocide ideology

Saturday, June 13, 2026
The New Times
Culture

PHOTOS: Former RPA soldiers visit liberation sites

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Officials and staff of Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) and former rebels during a guided tour of the memorial. Courtesy
Rwanda

Former FDLR fighters reflect on lessons learnt at Kigali Genocide Memorial

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
A cattle herder climbs a hill in Nturo village, in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, eastern DR Congo. Photo by Teddy Mazina

In conversation: Moïse Nyarugabo on genocide ideology in DR Congo and its regional implications

Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Some of the 120 religious leaders and traditional chiefs from DR Congo's South Kivu province visit Kigali Genocide Memorial on Sunday, April 12. Courtesy
Africa

PHOTOS: Leaders from South Kivu honour victims of Genocide against the Tutsi 

Monday, April 13, 2026
‘Corporal’ Bimenyimana Nzayisenga is among the 214 former members of armed groups, including some from FDLR and its splinter factions, who were discharged on Tuesday, March 31. Courtesy
Rwanda

Former FDLR combatants on how they plan to rebuild lives in Rwanda

Thursday, April 02, 2026
The Chairperson of RDRC Valerie Nyirahabineza and Jean Maurice Uwera, Government Deputy Spokesperson handing over IDs to one of the E-x combatants who graduated at Mutobo Demobilisation Center on Tuesday, March 31.
Rwanda

Over 200 ex-FDLR combatants reintegrated back in society

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Some members of FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

Genocide in eastern DR Congo and Capitol Hill’s forgotten truths

Sunday, March 29, 2026