Browsing: Rwanda

The traditional, bright and colourful Rwandan art form of Imigongo is being revived after almost disappearing during the country’s genocide in 1994. Looking at these beautiful…

Let’s make banana beer. Africans were using locally available crops to brew beer long before Europeans introduced their own techniques, but East Africans stand out in…

A much-anticipated peace summit between Central African rivals Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) flopped when Rwandan President Paul Kagame failed to turn…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will meet during a 15 December summit in Luanda, Angola, following both countries signing a four-point peace…

Western foreign policy has increasingly focused on isolating countries like Russia and China. In contrast, Rwanda, one of Washington’s key partners in Africa, appears to be…

In September 2023, DRC President Tshisekedi officially requested the gradual withdrawal of MONUSCO (the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…

Anti-immigrant sentiment is rife in the US, much like Europe, where the far-right have seen a rise in popularity in places, such as Germany. Listen to…

Recently, the UK passed the Safety of Rwanda Bill. It declared the African country a safe place for asylum seekers to be sent while their asylum…

This illustration by Carlos Latuff vividly captures the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda and Uganda have played significant roles in destabilising the…

On this day two years ago, the 64th US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, died aged 84. Her legacy in Africa and the Middle East is…