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U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Lessons from genocide and sanctions to Rwandans

Wednesday, May 06, 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
Brig Gen Ezechiel Gakwerere of the genocidal militia FDLR and some members captured by M23 at the handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1,2025. Photo Germain Nsanzimana
Africa

FDLR’s long survival and the spread of genocide ideology

Monday, April 13, 2026
The three-day meeting brought together senior officers from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) 2nd and 5th Divisions and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) 2nd Infantry Division, deployed along the shared border.
Security

Musanze: UPDF, RDF officers conclude proximity commander’s meeting

Friday, February 20, 2026
A view of Rubaya mining site in eastern DR Congo. Intenet

‘Blood minerals’ in DR Congo: Myth or reality?

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
General Manager Justin Uwiringiyimana explains to journalists during a media tour at the Nyakabingo mining site on December 4. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Power, minerals, sovereignty: The rise of US–Africa partnerships

Thursday, December 11, 2025
The New Times

Reparations for Africans must transform the systems that still limit Africa’s future

Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Alex Mwangi (L), Acting Commissioner for Business Strategy, Technology and Enterprise Modernization at the Kenya Revenue Authority; and Diana Kisaka, Assistant Commissioner for Finance at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Chairperson of East African Revenue Authorities Technical Committee (EARATC) during an interview at the meeting. EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Economy

EAC tax chiefs mull ways to curb fraud, inefficiencies

Friday, November 14, 2025
Carine Umutoni, Managing Director of Ecobank Rwanda and other panelists engage in a discussion during the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Compliance Forum (ACF) in Kigali on Wednesday, November 12. PHOTOS BY Kellya Keza
Technology

Banks, regulators back AI for smooth African trade

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Ambassador Claver Gatete, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa speaks during the official opening of the 2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa.
Economy

UNECA calls for fairer global systems to unlock Africa’s land potential

Monday, November 10, 2025
Eric Dusengimana meets with his former counterparts during a campaign to fight against smuggling in Burera District.
Rwanda

Burera: One former Kanyanga dealer now leads anti-smuggling campaign

Monday, October 06, 2025
Officials launch the East African Business & Investment Summit and Expo 2025 in Arusha on August 13. Courtesy
Economy

Govt to push private sector agenda ahead of key EAC trade summits

Monday, August 18, 2025