Tag: Rwanda
UN SC team wraps up DRC visit, calls for dialogue to end M23 rebel conflict
As the UNHCR has warned of escalating violence in North Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, that has forced nearly 300,000 people to ... Read More
EU, France pledge €50m investment in DRC’s infrastructure, mining sector
The European Union has launched an initial mobilization of €50m in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) critical minerals sector and infrastructure projects on the sidelines ... Read More
East Africa promotes regional, China tourism to reduce over-reliance on US, Europe
In their post-Covid recovery plans, East African countries are promoting niche products, such as cruise, adventure, culture and sports tourism, in emerging tourist markets such ... Read More
Football: Morocco’s King to Receive CAF President’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
King Mohammed VI will be honored next Tuesday in Kigali with the Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF). The announcement ... Read More
Protest takes in place in DRC ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s slated visit
A few dozen Congolese demonstrated Wednesday in front of the French embassy in Kinshasa to reject the planned visit of French President Emmanuel Macron, reports ... Read More
Rwanda, Alibaba set up Africa’s First eWTP hub
The government of Rwanda and Alibaba have agreed to establish the first Electronic World trade Platform hub in Africa and to enable products from eastern ... Read More
DRC expels Rwandan forces part of regional peace keeping contingents
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Tuesday the expulsion of Rwandan forces stationed in the city of Goma, in the eastern ... Read More
UK court allows appeal over govt’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda
British judges in the London’s High Court gave the green light on Monday, January 16, for the Court of Appeal to consider challenges to the ... Read More
President Kagame threatens to block Congolese refugees from entering Rwanda
Rwanda can no longer shoulder the burden of hosting those fleeing the deadly conflict in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwandan President Paul ... Read More
EU urges Rwanda to stop backing M23 rebels in east DRC
The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in the North Kivu province of ... Read More