Rwanda: Cabinet Approves Mineral Exploration Licenses

The Cabinet on July 16 approved applications for mineral, quarry and exploration licenses, in line with continued efforts to boost mining in the country, according to a statement from the Office of Prime Minister. However, the statement did not provide …

Preparing students for a global future; the success of ‘Generation Global’ in Rwanda

Ahead of Africa’s Catholic Bishops’ Assembly in Rwanda, SECAM Highlights Plenary Purpose, Participants, Vision

The needed “common vision” would be “rooted in synodality, shaped by the lived experiences of the people, and capable of transforming the continent over the next 25 years,” SECAM leadership stated in the Concept Note. According to the leadership of SECAM, …

Rwanda banking on wood tech to cut 30% production wastage

Minerals for peace? How to make the Rwanda-DRC deal stick.

A U.S.-brokered peace deal, signed on June 27 between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, will link economic integration and respect for territorial integrity with the promise of Western investment. It is a mineral deal first, an opportunity …

What We’re Watching: Budapest Pride parade, Rwanda and DRC peace agreement, SCOTUS ruling on Trump’s executive power

Pride and Politics: the drama in Budapest Hungary’s capital will proceed with Saturday’s Pride parade celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, despite the rightwing national government’s recent ban on the event. The culture war between the city and “illiberal” …

What We’re Watching: US’s Iran decision postponed, Court OK’s Trump’s use of the national guard in LA, Rwanda detains ...

Trump gives himself, and Iran, two weeks US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide whether to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities “in the next two weeks,” a move that re-opens the door to negotiations, but also gives the US more time to …

Small Country, Big Story: How Rwanda’s trying to woo Washington

As Western nations adopt increasingly hardline stances on migration, Rwanda has positioned itself to capitalize on these concerns by offering to accept deportees in exchange for payment. In 2022, then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson struck a $385 million …

How Qatar became the global capital of diplomacy

On the morning of Friday 13 June, a few hours after Israel launched a volley of missiles towards Tehran, one of Donald Trump’s first calls was to the emir of Qatar. Trump hoped that Sheikh Tamim could persuade the president of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, to …

DRC Strikes Early-Stage Peace Agreement with M23 Terror Group 

7/21/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23, a Rwanda-backed terrorist organization, met Saturday in Qatar to sign a Declaration of Principles laying out the framework …