Rwanda: Over 40 Burundian Refugee Families Head Home From Rwanda

A total of 47 Burundian families comprising 74 people on Thursday March 12, voluntarily returned to their home country from Rwanda. Read more »

Rwanda: How Inclusive Education Is Preparing Refugee Students for Jobs

Refugee students studying alongside Rwandan peers say inclusive education is equipping them with practical skills and opportunities that are helping them prepare for self-reliance. Read more »

Rwanda: What to Know About Refugee Tribunal for Which Cabinet Recently Appointed Leaders

A Cabinet meeting that sat last week appointed the leadership of the newly established Refugee Appeal Tribunal, a key step toward operationalising the entity that will hear appeals… Read more »

Rwanda: Refugees, Locals Turn to Beekeeping to Rebuild Livelihoods in Gatsibo

Every few months, Seraphina Mujawamariya walks to a cluster of wooden beehives near Nyabiheke Refugee Camp in Gatsibo District to harvest honey. Read more »

Rwanda: Edda Mukabagwiza Appointed Co-President of Refugee Appeal Tribunal

President Paul Kagame has appointed the leadership of the Appeal Tribunal for refugees and asylum seekers, naming two co-presidents, four members, and a registrar. Read more »

Rwanda: Over 160 African Asylum Seekers Arrive in Rwanda

Rwandan authorities on Wednesday, February 25, received 164 asylum seekers from Libya. Read more »

Rwanda: 'Rwanda Has Changed,' Says Returnee From DR Congo

Seventy-year-old Joseph Sebigori is among 324 Rwandans who returned home from DR Congo on Thursday, February 19, through the Grande Barrière border post in Rubavu District. Read more »

Rwanda: Amid Shrinking Aid, Refugees in Rwanda Are Finding New Sources of Livelihoods

When Pierre Rutayisire arrived in Rwanda as a refugee from eastern DR Congo in 1995, his family had no source of income. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rubavu Mayor Calls On DR Congo Returnees to Embrace Self Reliance

Esperance Muhoza, 30, is among the 161 Rwandans who returned from eastern DR Congo on Tuesday, February 10, through the Grande Barrière border post in Rubavu District. Read more »

Rwanda: How Refugees in Kiziba Are Coping After Aid Reductions

Congolese refugees living in Kiziba Refugee Camp in Karongi District say government-backed self-reliance initiatives have helped them adapt after external humanitarian aid was… Read more »

Rwanda: AFC/M23 Facilitates Safe Return of Burundian Refugees, Urges Reciprocity

DR Congolese rebel movement AFC/M23, on Monday, December 15, facilitated the voluntary return of more than 500 Burundian refugees to their country, calling on the government of… Read more »

Rwanda: Over 300 Congolese Refugees Return Home As Fighting Eases in Kamanyola

At least 330 Congolese refugees have returned to their country after fighting eased in Kamanyola, South Kivu, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Sunday, December 7. Read more »

Rwanda: Nearly 200 Congolese Refugees Flee to Rwanda

A total of 190 Congolese refugees, mostly women and children, fled to Rwanda in Rusizi District on Wednesday, December 3, seeking safety after intense fighting between the AFC/M23… Read more »

Rwanda: UNHCR Boss Lauds Repatriation of Rwandans From DR Congo

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) Representative in Rwanda, Ritu Shroff, has praised the ongoing repatriation of Rwandan nationals from the Democratic… Read more »

Rwanda: Nearly 6,000 Rwandans Have Returned From DR Congo This Year - Minema

A total of 5,678 Rwandan nationals have voluntarily returned home from eastern DR Congo since January 2025, officials at the Ministry of Emergency Management (MINEMA) have said. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda, EU Sign €10 Million Agreement to Support Refugees

Rwanda, the European Union (EU), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a €10 million agreement to support… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Can't Wait to Meet My Parents', Says Rwandan Woman Returning DR Congo

A total of 326 Rwandan nationals returned from DR Congo on Thursday, October 30, in the latest group to cross the border as part of a repatriation effort between the two countries. Read more »

Rwanda: 'We Are Relieved From Conflicts' - Returnees From DR Congo Narrate Ordeals

A total of 277 Rwandans returning from eastern DR Congo, a region ravaged by conflicts for decades, crossed Grande Barrière Border Post in Rubavu District on Tuesday,… Read more »

Rwanda: You Made the Right Choice, Rubavu Mayor Tells Returnees From DR Congo

A total of 382 Rwandans returned from DR Congo on Wednesday, October 8, as part of an ongoing joint repatriation effort supported by the UN Refugee Agency. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Warns of Funding Gaps in Refugee Support

The government of Rwanda has urged stronger international solidarity to ensure refugees and their host communities are not left behind, warning that global funding shortfalls… Read more »

Rwanda: 'Congolese Army Jailed Me, Broke My Leg,' Says Rwandan Returnee

Ezira Maniraguha is one of hundreds of Rwandans finally finding relief after spending decades in eastern DR Congo worrying that they will be killed any time. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Receives Over 100 Families Returning From DR Congo

A total of 101 families of Rwandans, comprising 314 people, returned from DR Congo, crossing the Grande Barriere border post in Rubavu District on Wednesday, September 24. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 80-Year-Old Congolese Reflects On Lifetime of Injustice, Attacks in DR Congo

Rusingizwa Bitebetebe, 80, carries the weight of a lifetime scarred by violence and displacement. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwf70bn Set Aside to Resettle Families for Nyabarongo Dam

The government has earmarked at least Rwf70 billion for expropriation to pave the way for the construction of the Nyabarongo multi-purpose dam, one of Rwanda's largest energy and… Read more »

Rwanda: Kagame, UNHCR Chief Discuss Refugee Protection

President Paul Kagame and visiting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Fillipo Grandi, on Thursday, August 28, discussed areas of collaboration between Rwanda and the UN… Read more »