Voices

As tensions persist between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, Kigali has consistently articulated one core position: Rwanda’s security cannot be understood as beginning at its borders … …

The latest video series featuring Agathe Habyarimana, released on the YouTube channel Mémoire Habyarimana – Officiel, is presented as a gentle act of remembrance: a personal story shaped by faith, …

  Dear Dad, This past Saturday, something you always wished for happened. Your last born—the little girl you left behind at thirteen—got married. When you died in 2009, she was …

David Rutaganda recently published an insightful article titled “DRC-backed FDLR – The Genocidal Threat the World Keeps Ignoring.” The historical perspective provided in this piece is crucial for understanding the …

A core principle underlying the Gates Foundation’s work is closing the innovation gap between rich countries and everyone else. People in poorer parts of the world shouldn’t have to wait …

Around 27 years ago, Richard Orth, a former defense attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Kigali, offered a sober warning that remains strikingly relevant today. In his 1999 unplublished policy …

In the shadowy corners of Rwandan exile politics—where ambition often collides with spectacle—Fr. Thomas Nahimana has once again resurfaced. The defrocked Catholic priest, long based in France, has unveiled yet …

Majority of people seeking Rwandan nationality are Burundians, according to new official statistics. Nearly 20,000 Burundians have emigrated to Arab countries by last year, choosing to endure some of the …

When the first domino fell in Washington, it made barely a sound in Africa. A speech here, an executive order there, strong borders, transactional diplomacy, “America First” revived with sharper …

Shooting in the air while burying a fallen soldier is a symbolic farewell, a mark of honor, and a ritual rooted in ancient warrior culture meant to respect the dead, …

Slowly but surely the mask slips to reveal the ugly truth that Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president, Felix Tshisekedi, his Western advisers and accomplices, have steadfastly pretended not to …

  The inflammatory remarks made by Major General Sylvain Ekenge, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) army spokesman, on national television RTNC on December 27, 2025, represent more than a …