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
Vol 66 No 14 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Trump family allies broker security and mining deals in Central Africa 27th June 2025 Multiple mining investments and a hydropower project are riding on Kigali and Kinshasa making peace but details on military arrangements remain thin US Africa Envoy Massad Boulos and US hedge fund executive Gentry Beach – both with close links to US President Donald J Trump’s family – were prime movers...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 13 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Washington wants security-mining deal finalised by end of June 16th June 2025 Demands by Washington and Kinshasa for Rwanda to withdraw its troops are the key sticking point The United States is stepping up the pressure on Kigali and Kinshasa to conclude a security-minerals access deal by the end of June. Both Washington and Kinshasa insist... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 10 | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICRWANDARUSSIA Touadéra’s allies in Moscow and Kigali back his third-term aim 13th May 2025 Defying local and foreign enforcers, activists protest against the President’s anti-constitutional plans Hundreds of activists took to the streets of Bangui on 4 April to oppose President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s plan to run for an unconstitutional third term with the support...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 10 | RWANDACONGO-KINSHASAUNITED STATES Ceasefire, minerals deal and troops out as peace deal takes shape 6th May 2025 Washington envoy Boulos has prompted Kinshasa and Kigali to offer mining rights and military changes Under the terms of a peace process agreed with the United States, the governments of Congo-Kinshasa and Rwanda are due to submit separate draft peace agreements ahead of... READ FOR FREE