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October 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Expels Rwandan Envoy After M23 Rebel Gains
The expulsion of Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega came on a day when M23 rebels doubled the territory they control. DRC authorities accuse Kigali of backing the rebel group. Read more »
September 22, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Crisis in Focus At UN General Assembly
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda aired their dispute over one of the armed groups causing instability along their borders to the world this week. The UN has conceded… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Rwanda: France Drops Investigation Into Soldiers' Complicity in Genocide
Investigating magistrates found no evidence that French troops were complicit in crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Read more »
September 04, 2022
Rwanda: Opposition Figure Victoire Ingabire Seeks Reconciliation in Her Homeland
A major opposition figure in Rwanda, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoz has been calling for the democratization of the country's public institutions for years. She told DW what keeps her… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Rwanda: LGBTQ+ People Want to Be Counted in Next Census
LGBTQ+ people in Rwanda want the government to collect data on them in the forthcoming national census in order for them to plan for their needs and end discrimination. Read more »
August 12, 2022
Rwanda: Blinken's Delicate Mediation Between Rwanda and DR Congo
While in Congo's capital Kinshasa, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken chose cautionary words to set the tone for the sensitive talks with President Paul Kagame on Thursday in… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Central Africa: M23 Rejects Ceasefire Deal Signed Between DR Congo and Rwanda
Clashes broke out in Eastern Congo on Thursday between the military and M3 after the rebel group said that a ceasefire deal signed the previous day was "irrelevant." Read more »
East Africa: Congo, Rwanda Agree to 'De-Escalate' Tensions
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to curb the fighting and violence along their shared eastern border, the Congolese presidency… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Rwanda: Why Rwanda Doesn't Celebrate Independence Day
On July 1, Rwanda marks 60 years of independence from Belgium. Unlike other African countries that celebrate with pomp and festivities, Independence Day in Rwanda is a somewhat… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Rwanda: BioNTech Breaks Ground On First mRNA Vaccine Plant in Africa
The German pharmaceutical company BioNTech has broken ground for the production site of its COVID-19 vaccine in Rwanda's capital, Kigali. Read more »
June 15, 2022
Rwanda: UK Deportations to Rwanda - What You Need to Know
The UK is in alegal battleover its policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda. The first charter flight of deportees was set to depart on June 14. But the European Court of Human… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Vows to Resettle UK Asylum-Seekers Despite Criticism
Britain's first flight to take asylum seekers to Rwanda did not take off as planned after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued last-minute injunctions to stop the… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Rwanda: UK Cancels First Deportation Flight to Rwanda
The first asylum-seeker deportation flight from the UK to Rwanda was canceled on Tuesday after a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights. Read more »
June 13, 2022
Rwanda: UK-Rwanda Deportation Flight Set to Go Ahead After Court Rejects Appeal
A controversial plan by the British government to fly asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda is set to go ahead after a court rejected a last-minute appeal. Read more »
June 10, 2022
Africa: British Court Rejects Bid to Stop Deporting Asylum-Seekers to Rwanda
A challenge to the UK's new policy to deter asylum-seeker arrivals was rejected by a High Court judge. The UN says refugees risk "serious, irreperable harm" under the relocation… Read more »
June 03, 2022
Africa: Being LGBT in Africa Draws Stigma, Violence and Criminal Charges
In Africa, where many countries outlaw homosexuality, LGBT people live in fear of attacks and imprisonment. Read more »
May 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: African Union Chief 'Gravely Concerned' By Rwanda-DR Congo Tension
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have traded accusations of links to rebel groups operating in a volatile region of eastern Congo. The chair of the African Union has… Read more »
May 28, 2022
East Africa: DR Congo Halts Rwanda Flights Over Alleged Support for Rebels
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the Rwandan government of supporting a resurgent M23 rebel group near their shared eastern border. In retaliation, RwandAir flights to… Read more »
May 23, 2022
East Africa: Rwanda Accuses Congo of Shelling Its Territory
Rwanda has said the Congolese military shelled Musanze district in the north of the country, wounding several civilians. Read more »
May 03, 2022
Africa: Where in Sub-Saharan Africa Are Media Outlets Curtailed?
In places such as Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda or post-coup Mali, the media's vigilance extends well beyond issues that matter to the public. Journalists are forced to watch… Read more »
April 25, 2022
Rwanda: Rwanda Defends Controversial Asylum Pact With the United Kingdom
Kigali is hitting back at critics, justifying the controversial deal to relocate asylum seekers in Britain to Rwanda. Human rights groups and the United Nations have slammed the… Read more »
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