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Albert Rudatsimburwa

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Albert Rudatsimburwa

Albert Rudatsimburwa is a veteran Rwandan journalist who covered the first Congo (then Zaire) war in 1996. He is also a political analyst and the founder of one of the first private radio stations in Rwanda, Contact FM, which he established in 2004

In fairness: When the mediator in a peace deal applies coercive pressure
in ways that appear biased, as in the case of the US placing sanctions on Rwanda’s gold refinery, it raises questions. Photo: Supplied

Peace needs more than pressure

The US's decision to impose sanctions on Kigali's Gasabo Gold Refinery Ltd has once again brought international sanctions policy in the Great Lakes region into focus. Washington…

The memorial inaugurated in Paris symbolises more than remembrance. It reflects the evolution of a relationship between Rwanda and France that has moved, however imperfectly, from denial toward dialogue and from confrontation toward mutual respect

From diplomatic rupture to shared memory: What Rwanda’s memorial in Paris represents

The memorial inaugurated in Paris symbolises more than remembrance. It reflects the evolution of a relationship between Rwanda and France that has moved, however imperfectly,…

Never again: The Walk to Remember, an annual, solemn, youth-led event on 7 April to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photo: Flickr

Africa’s unfinished reckoning

The question is not whether the world recognises the genocide against the Tutsi. It does. The question is whether the continent has claimed it — intellectually, historically and…

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi

DRC crisis: Can Africans stand up to Western nations’ perpetuation of the tragic status quo?

When Congo’s President, Felix Tshisekedi, squeezes his corpulent bulk into designer clothing, accessorised with expensive watches that would feed thousands of his immiserated…

Lived history: After the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, an estimated 250 000 Rwandans fled into Tanzania within 24 hours. Photo: P Moumtzis/UNHCR

Rwanda on its own to prevent Genocide

Although critics like to believe otherwise, the country is not choosing sides in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Diplomacy: Rwandan President Paul Kagame, President Donald Trump and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. Photo: The White House

Great Lakes strife calls for no bias

US partiality towards one party risks subverting mediator role in Washington Process