In the previous article in this series, we saw how a so-called “Tutsi-based” monarchy was replaced with a “Hutu-based’ republic. The Hutu masses were used as pawns to further the interests of Hutu ...

THE West’s selective outrage when it comes to the treatment or perceived treatment of white African citizens is a stark ...

Recognising the vital role of youth in shaping Rwanda’s future, the Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement launched “Rubyiruko menya amateka yawe (Youth, know your history),” a programme that ...

In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...

The World Health Organization said that at least 900 bodies were recovered from the streets of Goma as of last Friday ...

a legacy of wars that ravaged the region after the 1994 Tutsi genocide in neighboring Rwanda. When the Hutu-dominated Rwandan regime that committed the genocide collapsed, millions of people ...

Eastern Congo, which is rich in critical minerals, has been plagued by armed conflict for three decades, a legacy of wars that ravaged the region after the 1994 Tutsi genocide in neighboring Rwanda.

During that time, Hutu militia groups massacred between 5 to 10 lakh (500,000 to 1 million) ethnic Tutsis, along with moderate Hutus and indigenous Twa people. In response, as tensions escalated ...

It accuses Congo's military of joining forces with Hutu-led militias it says are bent on slaughtering Tutsis in Congo and threatening Rwanda. Burundi, whose ruling party draws heavily from the ...

The RPF launched an invasion of Rwanda, sparking a civil war that culminated in the 1994 genocide, during which an estimated 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were slaughtered by Hutu extremists.