Tag: Rwanda

Burundi shuts down Rwanda border, suspends diplomatic ties amid rising tensions

January 22, 2024

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

January 18, 2024

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

East African Community to benefit from Somalia’s entry and DRC president’s re-election

January 16, 2024

Somalia’s entry into the East African Community (EAC) and the re-election of the Congolese president are likely to provide an important impetus to the financial ... Read More

Rwanda poised to invest in tourism in Gabon

January 13, 2024

Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is mulling plans to invest in Gabon’s tourism sector in a bid to make travel easy for visitors of the two ... Read More

Rwanda sets 15 July 2024 election date for presidential, legislative polls

December 14, 2023

Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 15 July next year, the election commission said, with incumbent President Paul Kagame due to run for ... Read More

UK highest court’s decision to block govt’s Rwanda asylum deal welcomed by African refugees

November 17, 2023

Britain’s highest court unanimously ruled on Wednesday (15 November) that the government’s policy to deport more than 24,000 refugees to Rwanda in a controversial $174 ... Read More

Gabon to launch embassy in Rwanda

October 18, 2023

Gabon’s leader of the transition Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has instructed the Foreign ministry to launch an embassy in Rwanda as soon as possible, ... Read More

UK Supreme Court hearing scrutinizes legality of Rwanda migrant deportation policy

October 10, 2023

Three days of arguments have begun at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Monday (9 October) with the UK government arguing its policy ... Read More

Europe eyes DRC, Zambia, other African states, seeking critical mineral pacts to cut reliance on China

October 2, 2023

The European Union is finalizing partnerships with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to boost local industries as the bloc wants to mine ... Read More

Rwanda: Paul Kagame running for a fourth term in office

September 21, 2023

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year's elections. "I am ... Read More