Rwanda

Health news

How a small vaccine developer reacted at 'lightning speed' to Marburg

The head of a vaccine nonprofit says Rwanda’s speedy outbreak response underscores the role small organisations can play in fighting infectious diseases.

28/10/2024

Health news

Rwanda's Marburg outbreak is 'controlled,' Africa CDC says

Jean Kaseya, head of the African health body, said Rwanda shouldn't be punished for being transparent about the outbreak.

11/10/2024

Health news

Rwanda administers vaccine doses in trial amid Marburg virus outbreak

A new vaccine trial is under way in Rwanda as the country fights an outbreak of the highly deadly Marburg virus.

07/10/2024

Health news

Marburg virus death toll hits 11 as German travellers test negative

The virus is a haemorrhagic fever that is clinically similar to Ebola.

03/10/2024

Rwanda

Hague court releases Rwanda genocide suspect due to dementia

Despite his clear role in the Tutsi genocide, the Rwandan financier of a notorious radio station will not be convicted by the UN tribunal at the Hague because he is suffering from extensive dementia.

08/06/2023

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Dozens dead after heavy rain cause flooding and mudslides in Rw

The governor of Rwanda’s Western province told reporters that a search for more victims was underway following heavy rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

04/05/2023

Rwanda

Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA president until 2027

Gianni Infantino was unopposed during the vote at the 73rd FIFA Congress on Thursday.

16/03/2023

Destinations

Why you should visit 'the land of 1,000 hills' this summer

Rwanda is regularly dubbed the safest country in Africa, and was recently ranked as the sixth safest country in the world for solo travellers.

09/07/2022

Rwanda

Refugees in Rwanda warn of challenges ahead for arrivals from UK

With Britain set to send its first group of asylum-seekers to Rwanda later today, some refugees already in the country are warning that times may be hard for the new arrivals.

14/06/2022

Rwanda

Rwanda and DRC tensions of 'grave concern', African Union leader says

The latest tensions between the two countries came after Congolese forces and the M23 paramilitary group skirmished on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a war-torn eastern province of the DRC

29/05/2022

Travel News

Rwanda the 6th safest country for solo travellers, new survey finds

Safety while travelling on your own can be a big concern but a new ranking has listed the countries where you won’t have to worry.

24/01/2022

Food and Drink

Meet the man hoping to make Africa's first Michelin-starred restaurant

Congolese chef Dieuveil Malonga has visited 38 of Africa's 54 countries, bringing back an abundance with techniques and ingredients with him. Now his sights are are set on blending afro-fusion cuisine with fine dining.

04/01/2022

Nature

Thirty white rhinos flown out in Boeing 747 to resettle in Rwanda

The southern white rhino, one of two subspecies of white rhino, is now considered endangered with about 20,000 individuals remaining, according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

30/11/2021

Rwanda

Man behind the inspiration for Hotel Rwanda convicted of terror charge

The man who inspired the film #HotelRwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, has been found guilty of terror-related offences by a court in Rwanda.

20/09/2021

Rwanda

France 'inflicted suffering on Rwanda by staying silent over genocide'

Macron acknowledged France had been at fault but stopped short of an apology.

27/05/2021

Rwanda

Rwanda genocide report: France 'did nothing to stop' massacres

Former French President Francois Mitterrand and his administration had knowledge of preparations for the massacres — yet kept supporting the government, the report says.

19/04/2021

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Rwanda Genocide Anniversary

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame on Wednesday commemorated the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, during a solemn ceremony in Kigali.

07/04/2021

Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda's real-life hero arrested over 'terrorism' charges

“I believe it is a travesty that a human rights champion like Paul Rusesabagina should be captured, detained and held in the way he is being held," said Katrina Lantos Swett, president of the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice.

01/09/2020

Rwanda

Rwanda’s port – creating a hub for Intra-African trade

In partnership with DP World

One of the largest in-land ports in Africa, Kigali Logistics Platform, is working towards a different kind of management system to create a faster and more efficient process for its customers. The first phase cost an estimated €31 million and was financed by logistics giant Dubai Port World.

29/11/2019

World

Women lead the efforts to tackle inequality in Rwanda

A recent Oxfam report shows Rwanda has the worst rates of inequality in East Africa - these women are hoping to change that.

22/08/2019

Rwanda

Watch: Endangered rhinos take trip of a lifetime from Europe to Africa

Five critically endangered eastern black rhinos travelled from a Czech safari park to begin new lives in Rwanda's Akagera National Park.

26/06/2019

Rwanda

Rwanda marks 25th anniversary of genocide

800,000 mainly Tutsi and some moderate Hutu victims who died in an 11 week period.

07/04/2019

Rwanda

France drops charges against Rwandan officials

French investigative magistrates have dropped charges against nine Rwandan officials investigated over the death of the country’s president in 1998, an event that led to a genocide that killed more than 800,000 people.

26/12/2018

Africanews

France clears Rwandan officials of killing president in 1994

Rwanda said on Dec. 24 that it welcomed the definitive end of what it called a politically-motivated investigation.

26/12/2018

Global Japan

Japan: education partner of Rwanda

In partnership with The Government of Japan

The Global Japan team has come to Tumba in northern Rwanda to discover a school which trains high-level technicians to meet the economic needs of the country.

22/11/2018

Rwanda

Kigali's thriving art scene proof of the healing power of culture

The Ivuka arts centre has, more or less, created a Rwandan arts scene from scratch after the horrors of the 1994 genocide.

02/10/2018