The global West built an empire on the assumption that Africa would remain permanently "helplessly disorganized." And never anticipated a crafty, disciplined, tech-literate indigenous resistance that would turn their own underdevelopment against them.
Here's the irony in the Western extraction model:
By treating the Democratic Republic of the Congo as nothing more than a borderless, corporate warehouse for cheap resources, the global empire has accidentally engineered its own strategic defeat.
The West deliberately refused to build modern roads, logistics hubs, or state infrastructure in the eastern Congo (and elsewhere on that vast land) because their sole objective was raw plunder.
They wanted a PERMANENTLY weak administrative shell that could not resist foreign corporations.
Today, that exact greed has turned into an imperial trap. Because they kept the land fractured and underdeveloped, the West now finds itself with zero operational infrastructure to launch an effective military response against the disciplined resistance of AFC_M23.
The fall of Goma and Bukavu effectively decapitated their entire regional assault plan, leaving their proxy armies completely stranded.
Their genocidal coalition is now left with almost no pathways to march and no launchpad terrain.
"If you look at what has happened in Eastern Congo, and everything we have gone through over the past four or five years, and you look at what we have left behind, there is evidence. There are facts that speak for themselves. In Eastern Congo, in Goma and elsewhere, the whole world came together against Rwanda. The whole world lined up against Rwanda: the FDLR and all the groups associated with it that have been mentioned, the Wazalendo, the Burundian forces, the FARDC, the South Africans, and many others. I would rather not spend time naming them all; there were so many.
When you look at the scale of what they had assembled there and what they were up against, it is clear that what they were trying to do was wage war against Rwanda, destabilize our country, and reshape it the way they wanted. In fact, they said so themselves. Ordinarily, if someone were to say these things without evidence, you might think they were simply trying to frighten people, to intimidate them.
To convince themselves that what they wanted was within reach and that they were going to achieve it, they even brought in mercenaries. You know that many of them passed through here. We gave free passage to our enemies, allowing them to leave a war they waged against us, a war that was never theirs to begin with. That alone tells you something. And it is also something for which our forces, together with others who stood with them, deserve recognition.
As for Rwanda, we will always be in a struggle for our very existence. Regardless of those who wish us harm, surrounding us from many sides, one thing remains true: we should and will always be a step ahead of them.
It is our right. It is our will. And our history has taught us that we have within ourselves the capacity to defend and protect ourselves whenever necessary. And that is exactly what we will continue to do." President Kagame | Unity Club Meeting
Today on 24 June 3026, The Defence Attache' Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Moscow visited the Branch of the Military Logistics Academy PENZA to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in training and capacity building in the fields of Military Logistics.
“A single market works best, when rules and standards are predictable and consistent across jurisdictions. The institutions mandated to lead this work already exist, and they deserve our support. The same principle applies to visa policies.
In Rwanda, we removed this particular barrier because we wanted people to visit, connect and discover opportunities. And as we know, it is just the right thing to do. We saw stronger business activity, increased tourism, and expanded air links.
Experience, therefore, shows us that openness and cooperation are powerful drivers of development. No single region has unlocked its potential, while remaining fragmented. Air connectivity opens immense opportunities and possibilities.” President Kagame | African Air Transport Convention & Expo 2026
Ceasefire this, ceasefire that!
Go and ask them where their drones are! We are not a stupid country.
Only stupid countries don’t fire back when they are shot at.
Thanks.
Not management.
Congratulations to our #VisitRwanda partner Paris Saint-Germain @PSG_inside on their well-deserved UEFA @ChampionsLeague title and on being crowned champions for the second consecutive year.
Congratulations as well to @Arsenal on reaching the final and fighting with determination until the very end.
Both clubs have made their supporters proud, but tonight, PSG proved to be the better team!
📢 To my Rwandan friends (pls spread the news)
The Brazilian Cattle Sector Project (Brazilian Association of Zebu Breeders + ApexBrasil) will visit 🇷🇼 from June 25 to 27 (technical visits and B2B on June, 26th, Friday, from 8h30 AM to 12 PM, at Zaria Hotel.) If interested 👇🏽
This evening at the BK Arena, President Kagame attended the #BAL2026 Playoff semi-finals, where Rwanda’s RSSB Tigers secured a 106–97 victory over Egypt’s Al Ahly, advancing to the BAL Finals.
THE FIRST RWANDAN TEAM TO REACH THE BAL FINAL! 🇷🇼✅
RSSB Tigers get the job done in front of their home crowd and advance to the BAL Finals in their very first BAL season! 🤯
This evening at BK Arena, President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame attended the opening day of the 2026 @theBAL Playoffs, where Rwanda’s RSSB Tigers defeated Morocco’s FUS Rabat, 95–72.
Kigali, Rwanda, 19 Mei, 2026.
Nimeungana na viongozi wenzangu, mashirika ya kimataifa, wawekezaji na wataalamu wa masuala ya nishati katika Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi na Serikali kuhusu Uvumbuzi wa Nishati ya Nyuklia barani Afrika (NEISA).
Tanzania tumepiga hatua kubwa katika uzalishaji na umeme, na sasa Dira ya Taifa inatuelekeza tufikie uzalishaji wa megawati 70,000 ifikapo mwaka 2050. Kwa muktadha huo, tunaunga mkono uendelezaji wa nishati ya nyuklia katika kuongeza kasi ya kufikia lengo hilo, ambayo pia inaendana na lengo letu la matumizi ya nishati safi na salama.
Ili kufikia malengo ya uendelezaji wa nishati ya nyuklia Afrika, nimesisitiza umuhimu wa kuimarishwa ushirikiano kati ya wadau wanaohusika ili kuwezesha upatikanaji wa fedha, rasilimali watu na teknolojia. Sambamba na hayo, ni muhimu wananchi wakapewa elimu kuhusu uendelezaji nishati ya nyuklia ili wawe sehemu ya mageuzi haya.
Burya gusoma ibitabo birafasha mu kazi ko gutangaza amakuru ndetse no guca bugufi ni ubupfura bwakaranze buri mu Nyarwanda!
Mu Itegeko Nshinga rya Repubulika y’u Rwanda (cyane cyane mu ngingo yaryo ya 8), riteganya ko (2) Ikinyarwanda, Icyongereza, n'Igifaransa ari indimi zemewe mu butegetsi.
(4) Inyandiko z'ubutegetsi zishobora kuba mu rurimi rumwe cyangwa izirenze rumwe mu zemewe mu butegetsi.
Rero wemerewe gukoresha rumwe muri izo ndimi mu gihe ubwira Abanyarwanda kandi biba bikurikije amategeko.
Kuba Nyakubahwa Minister Nduhungirehe Olivier yakoresha rumwe muri izo ndimi bitewe nimpamvu z'akazi, ntawe abigombera ubusobanuro. Niba ikinyamakuru kidafite ububasha bwo gusesengura cyangwa kubaza ku byanditswe, kirabyihorera! Kuko utumvise neza ibyo yavuze, ushobora kuyobya abagukurikira.
Mama Rwagasabo ni ikinyamakuru gikurikirwa na benshi kandi hari umusanzu ukomeye gitanga, gusa niba Minister wa Foreign Affairs hari ibyo abakebuye, bijyanye na Foreign Affairs ndetse hakiyongeraho ko mwavuze ko ariwe wabivuze, mukabivuga uko atabivuze, singombwa ko mwahangana kandi yabahaye facts. Ibyo Minister yavuze birumvikana ndetse cyane. Itegeko Nshinga ribisobanura neza.
Burya hahirwa abagirwa inama.
“We can’t just be people who are waiting to be ripped off, by somebody who is shrewd enough and has the power, we must be able to say, “No”. President Kagame | Africa CEO Forum 2026
“These pressures, that we get from the rest of the world, Africa is being reminded to wake up. So the pressures are not entirely bad, they force Africa to look within for what we have. To actually do what we need to do to find a good place for us in this world of those injustices and other challenges.
I want people to know that each one of the people in this room and beyond, have something to contribute and to benefit from, benefit each other, and the continent has a lot that is not being put to good use and it is up to us - it is not people from anywhere else, to be able to raise ourselves to that level where we should be.” President Kagame | Opening Ceremony of the Africa CEO Forum 2026 #ACF2026
This morning at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame welcomed H.E. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé @FEGnassingbe, President of the Council of Ministers of Togo for a one-day working visit to Rwanda. Their discussions centered on the strong and growing bilateral relations between the two nations as well as developments in advancing regional stability.