Africa: Rwanda

Debt sustainability essential for meeting the SDGs in Africa

Aug 1, 2019

Kigali, 1 August 2019 (ECA) - The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, told African Central Bank Governors that concern ...

Relatives of victims of Rwanda's 1994 genocide recently recovered remains ahead of a mass burial in Gasabo, a suburb of the capital Kigali, in May 2019. By Yasuyoshi CHIBA (AFP/File)

US imprisons Rwandan linked to 1994 genocide for i...

Jul 2, 2019

A US federal judge in Boston sentenced a Rwandan man to more than eight years prison on Monday for lying about his invol ...

Two survivors of the Bisesero massacre in Rwanda in June 1994, Eric Nzabihimana (L) and Bernard Kayumba (R). By STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN (AFP)

25 years on, Rwanda massacre survivors embittered ...

Jun 27, 2019

A quarter of a century ago, two Rwandan Tutsis, Eric and Bernard, looked out with anxiety and hope from the hiding place ...

There are about 5,000 black rhinos remaining across their range in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, making them one of the most critically endangered species in the world.. By TONY KARUMBA (AFP)

Five rhinos resettled in Rwanda from Czech zoo

Jun 25, 2019

Five critically endangered eastern black rhinos were on Monday successfully relocated to Rwanda's Akagera National Park ...

Rwanda and IFAD partner to reduce poverty in droug...

Jun 24, 2019

Rome, 24 June 2019 ndash; About 7,167 poor and food insecure rural households in Rwanda will benefit from a new ...

Callixte Nsabimana pleaded guilty at trial to terrorism and to spying for Burundi and Uganda. By Cyril NDEGEYA (AFP/File)

Rwandan exile accuses regime of torturing rebel

Jun 18, 2019

An exiled Rwandan opposition leader claimed Tuesday that President Paul Kagame's government had used torture to coerce a ...

Callixte Nsabimana, spokesman for the National Liberation Front (FLN), was escorted by police officers into the court in Kigali. By Cyril NDEGEYA (AFP)

Rwandan rebel leader pleads guilty to terrorism

May 23, 2019

A rebel leader accused of orchestrating deadly attacks in Rwanda's border regions pleaded guilty Thursday to terrorism a ...

Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry, African Union (left); Soraya Hakuziyaremye, Minister of Trade and Industry of Rwanda (centre); and Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah with the hosting agreement following the signing ceremony in Kigali.

Second Intra-African Trade Fair Will Generate $40 ...

May 15, 2019

The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) scheduled to take place in Kigali from 1 to 7 September 2020 will targ ...

A woman carries flowers to offer before the mass funeral to bury 81 coffins containing newly discoverd remains of 84,437 victims of the 1994 genocide in the mass grave at the Nyanza Genocide Memorial, suburb of the capital Kigali, on May 4, 2019. The remains of nearly 85,000 people murdered in Rwanda's genocide were laid to rest on May 4 in a sombre ceremony in Kigali, a quarter of a century after the slaughter. By Yasuyoshi CHIBA (AFP)

85,000 Remains Of Rwanda Genocide Victims Buried

May 4, 2019

The remains of nearly 85,000 people murdered in Rwanda 39;s genocide were laid to rest Saturday in a sombre ceremon ...

Rwanda's challenging road to reconciliation

Apr 21, 2019

In the 25 years since the Rwandan genocide, the country has emerged to become one of Africa's success stories. Its remar ...

Remembering Rwanda's genocide, but how?

Apr 21, 2019

Twenty-five years after the massacre of some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus, Rwanda and the world gathered this month ...

From Germany, Ignace Murwanashyaka (pictured 2005) led the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda during its operations in eastern DR Congo in 2009 and masterminded massacres and other war crimes there. By ANDREAS SOLARO (AFP/File)

Former Rwandan rebel leader accused of war crimes ...

Apr 18, 2019

The former leader of a Rwandan Hutu rebel group has died in a German prison while he was awaiting a retrial on war crime ...

Rwanda says time to turn the page on France's role...

Apr 9, 2019

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame says he won't pressure France for an apology over its alleged role in the 1994 genocide. ...

British courts have previously denied a Rwandan extradition request for the five men. By CARL DE SOUZA (AFP/File)

UK Police Probing Five Over Rwanda Genocide

Apr 9, 2019

British police said Tuesday it was reviewing allegations against five men accused by Rwanda of involvement in the co ...

Rwanda Begins National Mourning For Genocide Victi...

Apr 8, 2019

Rwanda on Sunday commemorated the 25th anniversary of a genocide that tore the small country apart and left close to ...

Macron Wants April 7 To Be Memorial Day Of Rwanda...

Apr 7, 2019

The French president Emmanuel Macron has called for 7 April to become an official memorial date for the Rwandan Geno ...

The Rwandan president, centre, lit the remembrance flame along with African Union chief Moussa Faki and Rwandan First Lady Jeannette Kagame. By Yasuyoshi CHIBA (AFP)

Rwanda 'A Family Again', 25 Years After Genocide: ...

Apr 7, 2019

President Paul Kagame said Sunday that Rwandans had become a family again, 25 years after more than 800,000 people w ...

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