Rwanda ‘welcomes’ proposed African summit on DRC conflict
Rwanda welcomed on Sunday calls for a summit of two African regional groups to discuss the escalating conflict in DR Congo. The M23 armed group, that the UN and several…
Rwandan foreign minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 conflict
Reuters PARIS – Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Saturday his Congolese counterpart had refused to sign an agreed deal to help resolve the M23 rebel conflict in eastern…
Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition
Tshisekedi’s accusation follows the U.S. announcement of sanctions against the AFC last month Associated Press Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi accused former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of…
Rwandan President Kagame re-elected for fourth term with landslide 99% win
Agency Report In a heavily skewed election, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda won a landslide victory with 99.15 percent of the vote. Only two opposition candidates were allowed to run…
Rwandans vote ‘smoothly’ in election expected to extend Kagame’s rule
Reuters KIGALI – Rwandans lined up on Monday to elect their next president, with incumbent Paul Kagame widely expected to win a fourth term and extend his near quarter century…
Nursing mother runs for parliamentary seat in Rwanda’s elections to prove that politics is for all
AFP KIGALI, Rwanda – Her three-month-old daughter swaddled on her back, Jeanne d’Arc Nyiramahirwe is determined to make her voice heard as she runs for a parliamentary seat in Rwanda’s…
No UK refund for cancelling £270m Rwanda plan, says Kigali
The Telegraph KIGALI, Rwanda/LONDON, UK – Britain will not get any refund on the £270 million paid to Rwanda for the Conservatives’ asylum scheme, Kigali has said after the new…