Rwanda: UN Peacekeeping Missions Need Realistic Mandates, Says Rwandan Envoy

Rwanda has urged the United Nations to rethink the current approach to peacekeeping operations, calling for realistic mandates, stronger community engagement, and deeper investment… Read more »

Rwanda: RDF Chief Urges African Military Colleges to Invest in Digital Education

The Chief of Defence Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Gen Mubarakh Muganga, has called on African military colleges to invest in digital education infrastructure and deepen… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa Skips Signing of Doha Peace Deal

The Congolese government and the AFC/M23 movement were expected to meet in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, November 11, to advance the ongoing peace negotiations, with reports saying a… Read more »

Rwanda: Gen Nyakarundi in Morocco to Strengthen Defence Cooperation

Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) Army Chief of Staff, Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi, is on a four-day working visit to Morocco aimed at strengthening defence cooperation between the two… Read more »

Africa: Africa Needs Digitally Literate, Ethical Military Officers, Says Marizamunda

The Minister of Defence, Juvenal Marizamunda, has emphasized that addressing Africa's evolving security threats requires a new generation of military officers who are tactically… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - Uncertainty Looms Over Doha Peace Talks

Though negotiations between the Congolese government and the AFC/M23 might lead to a peace agreement this week, according to DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi, the rebels have… Read more »

Rwanda: Elevated to Patriots - the Shocking Tales of the Wazalendo Militia

A disturbing video is circulating online from DR Congo's Fizi territory in South Kivu. Seven militiamen recorded themselves committing a brutal sexual assault against a woman. The… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Can't Wait to Meet My Parents', Says Rwandan Woman Returning DR Congo

A total of 326 Rwandan nationals returned from DR Congo on Thursday, October 30, in the latest group to cross the border as part of a repatriation effort between the two countries. Read more »

Rwanda: AFC/M23 Vows Self-Defence As Kinshasa Launches Offensive 'On All Fronts'

The AFC/M23 movement has vowed to respond to the renewed attacks by the Congolese government and its allied militias, including the Congolese-backed Rwandan genocidal militia FDLR,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda, DR Congo Renew Pledge to Peace At Washington Talks

Rwandan and DR Congo delegations have renewed their commitment to advancing peace, stability, and cooperation following high-level talks held this week in Washington. Read more »

Rwanda: What We Know As M23, DR Congo Set Up Ceasefire Monitoring Team

October 21 marks seven days since the signing of a ceasefire monitoring agreement between the AFC/M23 movement and the Congolese government. The deal, reached during the sixth… Read more »

Rwanda: 'We Are Relieved From Conflicts' - Returnees From DR Congo Narrate Ordeals

A total of 277 Rwandans returning from eastern DR Congo, a region ravaged by conflicts for decades, crossed Grande Barrière Border Post in Rubavu District on Tuesday,… Read more »

Rwanda: The Calling of Children - Using Art to Advocate for Peace, Child Protection

As war's deafening language drowns out calls for peace globally, Rwandan visual artist King Ngabo's new installation, "The Calling of Children" emerges as a poignant, urgent… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ceasefire Tops the Agenda As Kinshasa, AFC/M23 Resume Peace Talks

The AFC/M23 movement and the government of DR Congo return to the negotiation table in Doha on Monday, October 13, for the sixth round of peace talks that began in April. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Receives Over 100 New African Migrants From Libya

Rwandan immigration officers on Thursday, June 13, received 113 refugees and migrants from Libya. Read more »

Rwanda: Gen Karenzi to Head Nyakinama Military Academy

Major General Karenzi Karake has been appointed Commandant of the Rwanda Military Academy based in Nyakinama, in the Northern Province. Read more »

Rwanda: Gacaca Genocide Trials Set for July

After continued postponement of the Gacaca trials, the National Service of Gacaca jurisdiction has set July 15 as the date to begin the trials. Addressing a press conference at her… Read more »

Rwanda: Over 60 Witnesses to Pin Munyakazi

The Military Prosecution has said it will line up over sixty witnesses to testify against jailed Maj. Gen. Laurent Munyakazi in the ongoing genocide trial at the Military Tribunal… Read more »