Vol 67 No 5 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES More pressure on Kigali 6th March 2026 President Félix Tshisekedi’s government is pressing its diplomatic advantage after the US State Department sanctioned the Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) and four of its senior commanders for their...
Vol 67 No 1 | RWANDAEAST AFRICAAFRICA IN 2026 As pressure mounts, Kagame plays security card 9th January 2026 Kigali holds its economy on course as it funds its Donbas strategy in neighbouring Congo-Kinshasa Rwanda has kept its extensive operations in Congo-Kinshasa off-budget by reviving its military’s involvement in the eastern Congolese mineral trade. Evidence of increased military spending could have derailed...
Vol 66 No 25 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Trump’s peace deal unravels as M23 seizes strategic eastern city 11th December 2025 Hopes for an historic reset linking security to a US-backed minerals and infrastructure deal have been overshadowed by fresh fighting displacing 200,000 people It has taken less than a week for a brutal reality to intrude on the brash hopes for the peace accord signed between Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda in Washington...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 25 | RWANDAFRANCE Banque de France accused of turning blind eye to genocide 15th December 2025 Allegations may reopen bitter tit-for-tat dispute between Kigali and Paris A lawsuit accusing the Banque de France of complicity in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda is set to reopen sores between Paris and President Paul Kagame’s government. READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 24 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Kagame accuses Kinshasa of brinkmanship ahead of White House deal signing due on 4 December 1st December 2025 There are also still no plans for withdrawal of Rwandan troops or M23’s disarmament at the heart of the fighting in the Kivu provinces Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has hedged on the prospect of a peace deal with Congo-Kinshasa being signed in Washington DC next week, accusing the Kinshasa government of having... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 24 | RWANDABRITAIN No more logo 5th December 2025 The days of London’s biggest football club, Arsenal, proclaiming ‘Visit Rwanda’ on its players’ sleeves are over after the club confirmed that its eight-year sponsorship deal with Rwanda’s...
Vol 66 No 20 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Peace talks falter as M23 tightens its grip on the Kivus 10th October 2025 Kinshasa balks at signing economic framework as Kigali-backed rebels consolidate territorial gains and set up proto-state The pressure is mounting on Massad Boulos, senior Africa advisor to United States President Donald Trump, after the latest setback to his efforts to corral Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda... READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 18 | RWANDAUNITED STATES Rwanda takes first US deportees, but terms of deal remain secret 1st September 2025 Denmark among European countries considering follow UK and US lead Rwanda has become the latest African state to accept foreign deportees from United States after confirming that it had received seven people expelled by Washington. READ FOR FREE
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 17 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASA Verbal brickbats exchanged as Doha peace talks stutter 11th August 2025 Trump target of progress before 9 September start of UN General Assembly is unlikely to be met Peace talks in Doha are under pressure after the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group complained that it had not received an invitation to the talks scheduled on Friday 8... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 14 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Trump’s peace deal hinges on minerals, militias – and megawatts 11th July 2025 A White House-brokered agreement promises regional calm and economic integration, but success depends on dislodging rebels and securing mining rights Speaking at the White House on 27 June, during the signing of a new peace agreement by the Rwandan and Congolese foreign ministers, President Donald Trump declared that... READ FOR FREE