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A UN Debate About Ukraine Somehow Became an Argument About Stolen Gorillas
A DR Congo representative accused Rwanda of stealing mountain gorillas and chimpanzees from the country’s forest in a wild tangent.
Woman Tells Congress What It’s Like to Be Hacked by NSO’s Pegasus
During a congressional hearing, a woman who was allegedly targeted by a government using NSO Group’s spyware, said she was “terrified” and “frightened.”
Tucker Carlson Wildly Claims Studying ‘White Rage’ Will Turn US Into Rwanda
Carlson is the latest right-wing figure to respond to Gen. Mark Milley, who told Congress he wants to understand “white rage.”
Workers Say Patrons Ignored Nonprofit Leader's 'Culture of Fear' for Years
Complaints against a Jeffrey Sachs protege in East Africa, employees said, were ignored for almost a decade. The end of poverty, it turns out, requires a lot more due diligence.
U.S. Pastor Deported From Rwanda Now Works in Uganda
Gregg Schoof claimed the Rwandan government had "taken a stand against God with its heathen practices" before being arrested last year.
Rwanda’s Transgender Community Face Violent Detentions For Being Trans
Rwanda’s record on LGBTQ rights far outperforms its neighbors. But the lived reality for some transgender Rwandans doesn’t match the narrative.
How Young Women Journalists Helped to Fight COVID-19 in Rwanda
The NGO Ni Nyampinga has created accessible prevention guidelines, regularly reaching 680,000 women and girls.
Celebrated Rwanda-Based Nonprofit Faces Harrowing Misconduct Accusations
The director was accused of harassment, discrimination, anti-Semitism, and financial impropriety—and stayed on a year after his backers among the great and good were told.
Malaria Is Devastating Rwanda's Rice Farmers — but the Government Still Won't Commit to This Easy Fix
Rice farmers put food on Rwandans' tables and prop up the economy, but get little help coping with the malaria-carrying mosquitoes in their fields.
The Second-Deadliest Outbreak of Ebola Ever is About to Spread to a Third Country
A second case in the Congolese border city Goma is raising fears the outbreak will spread into Rwanda.
Some of Those Missing Commonwealth Games Athletes Turned Up
It’s estimated that more that 100 are still missing.
A Photographer's Reflections on Capturing the World's Worst Conflict Zones
Japanese photographer Ryo Kameyama lost his sight in his left eye documenting the conflict in Palestine's Gaza Strip.