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Tag: Rwanda
UK considers scheme to offer £3,000 to failed asylum seekers to move to Rwanda
The UK government reportedly has a plan in place to be included into a new agreement with Rwanda, which provides for a payment to failed ... Read More
Rwanda’s Kagame to run for July presidential elections
Rwanda's ruling party chose President Paul Kagame as its candidate to run for July presidential elections for a fourth seven-year term. Kagame, 66, has fostered ... Read More
DRC: M23 rebels seize eastern town as armed conflict enters alarming new phase
At least 15 people were killed and thousands displaced as the M23 rebel group on Wednesday (6 March) seized a town in eastern Democratic Republic ... Read More
UK govt. faces five defeats in House of Lords over its Rwanda asylum deal
The UK government's proposal to designate Rwanda as a safe asylum destination was rejected in The House of Lords on Monday (4 March) after the ... Read More
Algeria Army Chief ignites diplomatic row with Kinshasa following trip to Kigali
The Algerian regime is embroiled in a new diplomatic spat with Kinshasa, sparked by the warmonger army chief Saïd Chengriha following his provocative trip lately ... Read More
DRC: UNSC sanctions rebel leaders, France urges Rwanda to end support for M23
France has called on Rwanda to cease “all support” for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to withdraw its troops from ... Read More
US slams Rwanda for supporting M23 rebels, Kigali rejects to pull out troops, missiles from east DRC
The United States has expressed concern about the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) caused the “Rwanda-backed” armed group M23 and ... Read More
Tanzania-DRC-Kenya corridors vital to expanding intra-regional trade, contributing to AfCFTA success
Trade corridors between Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and between the latter and Kenya have been highlighted as the key links that will ... Read More
Burundi shuts down Rwanda border, suspends diplomatic ties amid rising tensions
Relations between Burundi and Rwanda have taken another downturn after the former announced on Thursday (18 January) that it had suspended diplomatic ties with its ... Read More
DRC hopes to leverage SADC regional forces to push back M23 rebels
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly hoping soldiers from the 10-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will help it regain ... Read More