DRC–Rwanda: Congolese Coalition Warns of Peace Deal That Threatens National Sovereignty

A coalition of 79 Congolese civil society organisations and public interest attorneys, operating under the name MOSSAC (Mobilisation for the Safeguarding of Congolese Sovereignty and Autonomy), has issued a powerful warning. In a declaration dated 26 May …

The reality of journalism in Paul Kagame’s Rwanda. Samuel Baker Byansi – Denise Zaneza

Rwanda's Central Bank holds policy rate at 6.5%

Rwanda’s Central Bank has expressed optimism about achieving a growth rate of above 7 per cent in 2025 as domestic inflation continues to ease. The bank recently held its latest Monetary Policy Committee meeting where it decided to maintain the Central …

A Congolese customs worker who resisted corruption is the Catholic Church's newest model of holiness

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Africa is no place for the U.S.’s undocumented | Pius Kamau

To many Americans, the Trump administration’s announcement that undocumented immigrants will be sent to Rwanda and possibly South Sudan was another “blip” in the quotidian news barrage. Not for me. I’ve followed Rwanda’s development since the 1994 genocide …

Hundreds of SANDF troops returning from DRC set to land at Air Force Base Waterkloof

A second contingent of 257 South African troops coming from a mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is set to arrive at the Air Force Base Waterkloof in Tshwane on Sunday. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) announced the …

House Republicans Vote to Rescind Billions of ‘Wasteful Spending’

House Republicans passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, voting to rescind $9.4 billion of “wasteful spending” identified by President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Republicans in Congress said the bill guts $8.3 …

How AfDB-backed projects anchor Dodoma’s urban, economic rise

Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has underscored the significance of major infrastructure projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), citing their role in bolstering Tanzania’s economic transformation, regional connectivity, and …

Black Queens: Road to WAFCON 2025 

A GNA feature by Francis Ofori  Accra, June 15, GNA- “The senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, who do not get half the attention of the Black Stars, have been performing quite creditably,” former President Akuffo Addo remarked, capturing the …

Students who sold their laptops face loss of scholarship

RWANDA Students of the University of Rwanda who sell off computers they got through government support could lose their government scholarship as one of the penalties, writes Athanase Munyarugendo for The New Times. University officials said out of 18,000 …