Sitting in a comfortable red chair at the Kigali Convention Centre, I found myself reflecting on the fact that this was almost my fourth visit to the same venue in …
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When President William Ruto addressed micro, small and medium-sized enterprise traders and investors at State House in Nairobi on September 2, he was speaking to a constituency with a legitimate …
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In 1969, Jiddu Krishnamurti published Freedom from the Known, a book assembled from his earlier talks and dialogues. Its central challenge was deceptively simple: Can a human being live without …
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In the shadow of the misty Virunga Mountains, a centuries-old tradition has rewritten the trajectory of one of the planet’s most vulnerable species. Kwita Izina, translated from Kinyarwanda as “to …
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This is an intervention statement by Rwanda’s ICT and Innovation Minister Paula Ingabire at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, August 31 – September 4, 2026. She was speaking …
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On the evening of August 29,2026 Kigali was ready for music. People had bought their tickets, made their plans and dressed for the Diamond Platnumz concert at BK Arena. But …
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Whether the FDLR poses a real threat to Rwanda should not even be a matter of debate. It is a question that would rarely, if ever, be asked of a …
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Recently, I have been reflecting on the young people I have met through my work and what their experiences tell us about the future of agriculture. One is 28-year-old Adeline …
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Across Africa, a new generation is rising. They are digital natives, Pan-Africanists by instinct, and increasingly impatient with the slow pace of change that has defined the continent for decades. …
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A Racist Habit, Disguised as Activism Among many of those who claim to fight ethnicism and racism in the African Great Lakes region, there is a reflex that fancies itself …
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To understand Rastafari, we must begin in Jamaica, but the story does not belong to Jamaica alone. Jamaica is a Caribbean island shaped by African displacement, slavery and British colonialism. …
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From Neutralization to Advocacy: Is Tshisekedi Risking the Political Sanitization of the FDLR?
The recently signed protocol between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) raises a fundamental question about Kinshasa’s interpretation of its …