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Security - 11 December 2025
RwandAir Assists Passengers After Dubai Flight Cancellations
Kigali - December 28, 2025 - RwandAir, Rwanda’s national carrier, has announced support for passengers affected by the recent cancellation of flights to Dubai.
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 11 December 2025
AFC/M23 Pledges Humane Treatment for Captured Burundian Soldiers
Goma, December 9, 2025 - The AFC/M23 coalition fighting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced that Burundian soldiers captured on the battlefield in South Kivu province will be treated well until they are…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
South Kivu: Sukhoi-25 Jets and Drones Strike Banyamulenge Areas
South Kivu, December 15, 2025 - Warplanes and drones have carried out a series of airstrikes on areas inhabited by the Banyamulenge community in South Kivu province, causing civilian deaths and injuries, according to…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
African Development Bank Supports Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in Crisis Response
Niamey, December 17, 2025 - At the headquarters of the Niger Red Cross, a workshop was launched for the project “Strengthening Community Resilience and Humanitarian Capacities for a Sustainable Response to Crises in the…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
Maj Gen Joseph Adinkra, Recipient of President Kagame’s Medal for Protecting Civilians, Dies
Kigali, Rwanda - Maj Gen Joseph Narh Adinkra, one of two Ghanaian soldiers awarded the medal of valor by President Paul Kagame in 2022 for their courage in protecting civilians during difficult circumstances, has died…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
Reports Allege Burundi Has Hosted FDLR Fighters as Fighting Intensifies in South Kivu
Bujumbura / South Kivu - Burundi is facing renewed scrutiny amid reports that it has hosted fighters from the FDLR, a group designated as terrorist, following recent advances by the AFC/M23 coalition in the Rusizi…
By Amina Kabasele - 4 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
Heavy Losses Reported Among Burundian Forces in South Kivu Fighting
SOUTH KIVU-DRC - Burundian troops deployed alongside Congolese government forces, Wazalendo militias, and the FDLR have suffered significant losses in ongoing fighting against AFC/M23 in eastern DR Congo, particularly…
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
Tshisekedi Rejects Claims of AFC/M23 Withdrawal from Uvira
Kampala/Kinshasa - December 19, 2025
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
President Tshisekedi Calls for Unity and Solidarity in New Year Address
Kinshasa, DRC - Wednesday, December 24, 2025
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 10 December 2025
RDF Brigade Completes Advanced Infantry Training at Gabiro
GABIRO, Rwanda - December 6, 2025 - A brigade of the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) has completed a five-month Advanced Infantry Course at the Gabiro Military Training Centre, with the closing ceremony led by RDF Chief of…
By Sarah Ndaya - 2 min read
Security - 9 December 2025
DRC Government Condemns Forced Civilian Marches in Eastern Provinces
Kinshasa, 23 December 2025 - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has strongly condemned the forced marches imposed on civilians in several eastern areas currently described as under Rwandan occupation.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 9 December 2025
AFC/M23 Says Burundian Forces “Learned a Lesson” in South Kivu Fighting
SOUTH KIVU - AFC/M23 spokesperson Lt Col Willy Ngoma has warned Burundian forces involved in fighting in eastern DR Congo that they have “learned a lesson,” following clashes in Kamanyola, Katogota, and Kiziba.
By Jean-Marc Okito - 2 min read