Since the African continent was divided at the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885, the struggle for its wealth has played out on two fronts. The first was political, as European powers, starting with King ...

A newly surfaced historical image from Belgium’s highly protected archives has reignited debate over the country’s dark colonial legacy in Central Africa. The image, depicting Belgian royalty during ...

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 ...

where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many injured since late January. UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in ...

The Kinyarwanda-speaking communities in Kivu are part of the larger Banyarwanda ethnic group, which includes Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa people. Many of these communities migrated to the Kivu region from ...

It culminated an urgent session on the spiraling violence in a region where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels recently captured the key city of Goma. Some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many ...

The displaced people are returning to their homes.” The rebels are backed by some 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts. They are the most potent of the more than 100 ...