March 03, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Situation in Eastern DR Congo a Major Human Rights Challenge - Biruta
The situation in eastern DR Congo is a major human rights challenge for the international community, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Vincent… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Do Not Look for Culprits Outside Your Country - Macron to Leaders
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, March 4, advised the DR Congo leadership to look inward, stop living in denial about what really ails their country, as well as stop… Read more »
Rwanda: Regional Team Starts Investigating After Congolese Soldier Fires at RDF, Killed
A team from the Extended Joint Verification Mechanism (EJVM) on Saturday, March 4, visited the scene in Rubavu District where a soldier of the Congolese army (FARDC) crossed over… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Preventing Children Use in Conflicts Is Key to Transform Violence - Experts
Preventing the recruitment and use of children is central to transforming the multigenerational cycles of violence, said Shelly Whitman, Executive Director of Dallaire Institute… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese MPs Pressure Tshisekedi to Address FDLR Presence
Seventeen provincial members of parliament in North Kivu have asked President Felix Tshisekedi to address the root causes of the FDLR presence in eastern DR Congo as part of find a… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Rwanda: Kabuga Rewarded Interahamwe for Killing Tutsi - Witness
A new witness in the ongoing trial of the alleged financier of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, Felicien Kabuga, revealed how Interahamwe were awarded by the accused for… Read more »
Rwanda: DR Congo War Threats to Kigali Baseless - Kagame
DR Congo's threats of attacking Rwanda and overthrowing the Kigali leadership are baseless and outrightly empty, unfounded and not practical, President Paul Kagame has said. Read more »
Africa: Kagame Calls for 'Proper Strategy' to Cushion Africa From Ukraine War Shocks
President Paul Kagame has said that effects of the Ukraine war have hit Africa harder than any part of the world and that the continent needs a proper strategy to mitigate further… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Problems Cannot Just Be Wished Away - Kagame
President Paul Kagame has said that the security challenges afflicting the eastern DR Congo cannot just be wished away, but deliberate efforts must be put into resolving them,… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Rwanda: RDF, International Counterparts Treat Over 750 People
Military personnel from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) participating in the multinational exercise codenamed Justified Accord 23 (JA23), and their international counterparts, have… Read more »
February 17, 2023
East Africa: DR Congo Crisis - Kagame, EAC Leaders Meet in Addis
President Paul Kagame on Friday, February 17, joined other East African Community (EAC) Heads of State in Addis Ababa to discuss the implementation of the Nairobi peace process and… Read more »
February 15, 2023
Rwanda: Will We See Peace At Our Border With DR Congo in Our Lifetime?
Life as an East African citizen sometimes feels quite confusing. If you enjoy reading regional newspapers, as I do, you'll read a headline on one page that announces the launch… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: AU Chief Hopes Nairobi, Luanda Peace Processes Can Resolve DR Congo Crisis
The continent is banking on ongoing regional peace efforts - the EAC-led Nairobi peace process and the Luanda process - to resolve the security crisis in eastern DR Congo, the… Read more »
February 10, 2023
East Africa: Kenya Denies Claims It Encroached South Sudan's Territory
The government of Kenya on Thursday, February 10, denied claims that it has encroached South Sudan's territory arguing that it respects the boundaries of its neighbors. Read more »
February 09, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Eight Civilians Killed in DR Congo
Reports now emerge that United Nations peacekeepers killed eight civilians during an attack on their supply convoy in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the evening… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Calls Out International Community On Political, Diplomacy Hypocrisy
What is happening in eastern DR Congo is far from being peaceful and tranquil if politicians and diplomats continue to avoid the truth, facts, and evidence, President Paul Kagame… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Rwanda: Why Genocide Survivors Want Gacaca Law Revised
IBUKA, an umbrella organization of Genocide survivors' associations, has poked holes in article 9 of the Gacaca law precisely on the clause on judgements pronounced by Gacaca… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Rwanda: More Congolese Refugees Flee to Rwanda As Fighting Renews
The number of refugees entering Rwanda from eastern DR Congo has passed 4,300, according to new figures obtained by The New Times show. Read more »
January 31, 2023
East Africa: Kenyatta Calls Urgent Meeting As DR Congo Situation Worsens
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's former president and facilitator of the East African Community-led peace process for DR Congo, on Tuesday, January 31, convened an urgent meeting with the… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Rwanda: Congo Leaders Cannot Make Rwanda the Scapegoat - Kagame
M23 rebellion, a showdown with Félix Tshisekedi, criticism from the international community, reception of migrants, but also longevity in power and the Rwandan presidential… Read more »
Mozambique: US Should Act, Not Pay Lip Service to Fight Against Terror in Mozambique
On Friday, January 27, the Voice Of America (VOA) published a story: "US Calls for Redoubled Efforts to Fight Insurgents in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado," in which the U.S. Ambassador… Read more »
January 28, 2023
Rwanda: Rwandan Security Officers Urged to Lead Fight Against Use of Child Soldiers
Army and police officers from Rwanda have been called on to spearhead the fight against the use of child soldiers in Africa. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Rwanda: Foreign Minister Says Rwanda Ready to Protect Its Sovereignty
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Vincent Biruta, on Thursday, January 26, told parliament that the country is ready to defend its territorial integrity against any… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Ignored Luanda Agreement - Minister Biruta
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta, on Thursday, January 26, said the Congolese government has ignored the agreement signed in Luanda, Angola, in November… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Rwanda: Kishishe Massacres - Beyond DR Congo's War Propaganda
At the beginning of December 2022, allegations of massacres committed by the M23 rebels in Kishishe, Rutshuru territory, in the eastern DR Congo began to surface from different… Read more »
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