Rwanda

The U.S. condemned Saturday Rwanda's support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.” The U.S. State…

The UK immigration minister resigned over Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s latest proposal to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, underscoring concerns that the anti-immigration plan doesn’t go far enough to pacify a rebellion in the ruling party.…

Britain and Rwanda signed a new treaty on Tuesday in a bid to revive a controversial proposal by London to transfer migrants to the East African country. The agreement was signed by Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and British…

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on Thursday announced the lifting of visa restrictions for all Africans wanting to visit the Central African nation. This introduction makes Rwanda the fourth African country to do so. “Let there be no…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and 90-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya have fired their military chiefs barely 24 hours after the military took over power in Gabon. In Kigali, Kagame sacked nearly 200 military chiefs, including…

Private schools in Rwanda are on the verge of closing down due to low patronage. According to report says desperate proprietors who face closure of their institutions are now asking the government to sponsor students in private schools at…

Arising from the horror and wanton devastation occasioned by the war between the Tutsis and Hutus (the two major ethnic components) of Rwanda, the country now deletes ethnic identity in its citizens' profiles. Ethnic particularity, identity…

Africa will receive nearly 90 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from COVAX in February 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region said on Thursday.  “Africa has watched other regions start COVID-19 vaccination campaigns from…

The International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) has commended Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) over its establishment of the African Center for Deposit Insurance (ACDI). IADI Secretary-General, Mr. David Walker, gave…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says its COVID-19 emergency packages have reached five geographic regions in Africa. The AfDB’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Saturday. The bank…