Africa: Rwanda

Rwandan musician Kizito Mihigo, pictured speaking to the media after being arrested in April 2014 on charges of threatening state security. By STEPHANIE AGLIETTI (AFP/File)

Rwandan dissident singer found dead in custody: police

Feb 17, 2020

A popular Rwandan singer whose music was banned by the ruling regime committed suicide in custody, police announced Mo ...

A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 after takeoff from near the French city of Toulouse.. By PASCAL PAVANI (AFP)

Qatar Airways bids to acquire RwandaAir stake

Feb 5, 2020

Qatar Airways is negotiating to acquire 49 percent of RwandaAir, the national carrier of the central African nation, to ...

Many of Kigali's poorest no longer feel welcome in a city that has undergone a major facelift as part of President Paul Kagame's masterplan to turn Rwanda into a wealthy nation by 2050. By - (AFP/File)

Rwanda's grand vision for future leaves poor on th...

Dec 27, 2019

Slum dwellers in Kigali are accusing city authorities of razing their homes without paying compensation, stirring anger ...

Former Rwandan official Fabien Neretse denied being behind massacres in his Kigali disctrict. By JOHN THYS (AFP/File)

Belgian court jails Rwandan for 25 years for genoc...

Dec 20, 2019

A Belgian court on Friday sentenced a former Rwandan official convicted of genocide for his part in his country's 1994 m ...

Rwandan convicted of genocide faces 30-year jail t...

Dec 20, 2019

Belgian prosecutors urged a court Friday to impose a 30-year jail term on a former Rwandan official convicted of genocid ...

Belgian court convicts Rwandan official for genoci...

Dec 20, 2019

A Brussels court found a former Rwandan official guilty of genocide Thursday after hearing of his role in the 1994 massa ...

In August, Rwanda briefly closed its border with DR Congo when the first Ebola cases were recorded in Goma. By Pamela Tulizo (AFP)

Rwanda begins vaccinating against Ebola

Dec 8, 2019

Rwanda on Sunday started a voluntary Ebola vaccination programme at its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in ...

Burundi's army suffered a deadly attack last month that it blames on Rwanda. By PHIL MOORE (AFP/File)

Armed attack in Burundi aggravates tensions with R...

Dec 5, 2019

A deadly attack on the Burundi army last month near the Rwanda border has sent tensions soaring between the neighbours, ...

The DR Congo military operation against Rwandan Hutu rebels in the east of the country has been welcomed by neighbouring Rwanda. By JOHN WESSELS (AFP)

DRC army claims fresh win against Hutu Rwandan mil...

Dec 1, 2019

The army in DR Congo said Sunday it has driven out Hutu Rwandan rebels from their bases in the east of the country, a fe ...

The Rwandan accused of genocide, Fabien Neretse, faces a life sentence if convicted in his trial. By JOHN THYS (AFP/File)

Rwanda genocide survivors testify in Brussels tria...

Nov 16, 2019

Lying still under the bodies of executed relatives, the siblings played dead to stay alive. Regine Bategure, today ag ...

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has created a new opposition party called Dalfa Umurunzi (Development And Liberty For All). By Cyril NDEGEYA (AFP/File)

Rwandan opposition leader launches new political p...

Nov 9, 2019

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire announced Saturday she was launching a new political party, hoping it will b ...

Retired Rwandan official Fabien Neretse faces a genocide charge in a Belgian court 25 years after massacres erupted in his country. By JOHN THYS (AFP)

Rwanda trial marks end of sister's long struggle

Nov 6, 2019

A quarter of a century since extremist leaders unleashed death squads in the hills of Rwanda, Martine Beckers' quest for ...

Fabien Neretse denies charges that he took part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, saying outside the court, 'I'm innocent'. By JOHN THYS (AFP)

Rwanda official on trial in Belgium over 1994 geno...

Nov 4, 2019

A former senior Rwandan official went on trial in Belgium on Monday accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide in his c ...

Rwanda claims closed radio spread hatred

Oct 14, 2019

Rwandan government supporters have defended the closure of a Christian radio and the deportation of its American pastor. ...

No room for 'Amazing Grace' in Rwanda

Oct 10, 2019

Rwanda has deported an outspoken American pastor back to the US. Gregg Schoof was arrested on Monday, alongside his son, ...

Ngirabatware, right, seated next to his lawyer at the start of his trial in 2008. By EPHREM RUGURIRIZA (AFP)

Rwanda ex-minister fails to overturn genocide conv...

Sep 27, 2019

A former Rwandan minister on Friday lost a retrial for his conviction on genocide crimes for which he was sentenced to s ...

Commonwealth Heads Of Government To Meet In Rwanda

Sep 25, 2019

June 2020 meeting will focus on connecting, innovating and transforming The next Commonwealth Heads of ...