http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:22:10 +0100 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:22:10 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/27/rwanda-says-uk-intransigence-forced-it-to-sue-over-funding-for-scrapped-migrant-deal http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/27/rwanda-says-uk-intransigence-forced-it-to-sue-over-funding-for-scrapped-migrant-deal Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:21:56 +0100 The resettlement agreement faced a string of legal challenges, culminating in a November 2023 ruling by the UK Supreme Court that it was illegal under international law. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/28/congo-and-rwanda-sign-a-us-mediated-peace-deal-aimed-at-ending-decades-of-bloody-conflict http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/28/congo-and-rwanda-sign-a-us-mediated-peace-deal-aimed-at-ending-decades-of-bloody-conflict Sat, 28 Jun 2025 03:10:04 +0200 It is hoped that the US-brokered agreement will end decades of violence in DRC's mineral-rich east. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/24/at-least-120-children-taken-by-insurgents-in-mozambique-rights-group-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/24/at-least-120-children-taken-by-insurgents-in-mozambique-rights-group-says Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:43:13 +0200 Government forces have struggled to contain the violence in Cabo Delgado province, relying on support from troops sent by Rwanda, South Africa and other regional partners. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/19/dr-congo-and-rwanda-set-to-sign-us-brokered-peace-deal http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/19/dr-congo-and-rwanda-set-to-sign-us-brokered-peace-deal Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:09:30 +0200 The provisional agreement aimed at ending fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is expected to be signed on 27 June. http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/15/uk-in-talks-with-multiple-countries-over-asylum-seeker-return-hubs-pm-starmer-reveals http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/15/uk-in-talks-with-multiple-countries-over-asylum-seeker-return-hubs-pm-starmer-reveals Thu, 15 May 2025 16:43:11 +0200 During his first official visit to Albania on Thursday, the British prime minister said the UK was in talks to set up "return hubs" with "a number of countries". http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/10/have-belgian-troops-been-deployed-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/10/have-belgian-troops-been-deployed-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:45:17 +0200 Belgium has denied claims that it has sent troops to engage rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid a diplomatic spat between Belgium and Rwanda. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/08/un-marks-31-years-since-genocide-against-tutsi-in-rwanda http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/04/08/un-marks-31-years-since-genocide-against-tutsi-in-rwanda Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:07:30 +0200 Addressing the commemorative ceremony at the UN General Assembly, Secretary-General António Guterres said Rwanda’s history reminds us that "no society is immune from hate and horror." http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/25/burundi-president-claims-rwanda-plans-to-incite-war-in-his-country http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/25/burundi-president-claims-rwanda-plans-to-incite-war-in-his-country Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:23:15 +0100 Rwanda has rejected Ndayishimiye's words as "surprising" and said there was no plan to spark conflict in Burundi. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/19/dr-congo-and-rwanda-presidents-meet-in-qatar-for-peace-talks http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/19/dr-congo-and-rwanda-presidents-meet-in-qatar-for-peace-talks Wed, 19 Mar 2025 06:46:58 +0100 Congo and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to an immediate ceasefire, but the joint statement does not specify on how it would be implemented. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/17/rwanda-expels-belgian-diplomats-amid-row-over-drc-fighting http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/17/rwanda-expels-belgian-diplomats-amid-row-over-drc-fighting Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:39:18 +0100 Belgium, which has voiced concern about Rwanda's support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has said it will respond in kind. http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/04/m23-rebels-abduct-over-130-patients-from-hospitals-in-eastern-dr-congo-un-says http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/04/m23-rebels-abduct-over-130-patients-from-hospitals-in-eastern-dr-congo-un-says Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:24:49 +0100 The abductions come as the Rwanda-backed group continues its rapid military expansion in eastern DR Congo, seizing key cities and escalating one of the most intense conflicts in over a decade. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/25/conflict-in-the-drc-luxembourg-delays-adoption-of-eu-sanctions-against-rwanda http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/25/conflict-in-the-drc-luxembourg-delays-adoption-of-eu-sanctions-against-rwanda Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:59:58 +0100 Causing surprise across the bloc, Luxembourg has blocked the adoption of sanctions against Kigali. European ministers have suspended EU defence consultations with Rwanda. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/19/rwanda-suspends-belgian-aid-programme-over-drc-war-comments http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/19/rwanda-suspends-belgian-aid-programme-over-drc-war-comments Wed, 19 Feb 2025 17:14:17 +0100 Belgium has angered Rwanda by condemning its role in backing the M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/16/panic-and-fear-in-city-of-bukavu-in-eastern-dr-congo-as-rebels-advance http://www.euronews.com/2025/02/16/panic-and-fear-in-city-of-bukavu-in-eastern-dr-congo-as-rebels-advance Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:27:34 +0100 Scores of residents cheered on the M23 rebels in Bukavu as they walked and drove around the city centre on Sunday morning. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/01/30/bodies-recovered-in-goma-as-m23-rebels-take-control-and-urge-normalcy http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/01/30/bodies-recovered-in-goma-as-m23-rebels-take-control-and-urge-normalcy Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:56:42 +0100 Goma's streets saw bodies recovered as M23 rebels urged normalcy. President Tshisekedi promised a strong response. M23 forces advanced toward South Kivu. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/30/dr-congo-conflict-why-is-the-eu-under-pressure-to-reconsider-its-minerals-partnership-with http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/01/30/dr-congo-conflict-why-is-the-eu-under-pressure-to-reconsider-its-minerals-partnership-with Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:45:46 +0100 Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is inflaming the escalating conflict in eastern DRC. http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/29/m23-rebels-force-romanian-mercenaries-to-retreat-to-rwanda http://www.euronews.com/2025/01/29/m23-rebels-force-romanian-mercenaries-to-retreat-to-rwanda Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:28:22 +0100 The Romanian soldiers were contracted by the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to stop the rebel advance. http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/12/20/rwandas-marburg-outbreak-is-officially-over-after-no-new-cases-reported-who-says http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/12/20/rwandas-marburg-outbreak-is-officially-over-after-no-new-cases-reported-who-says Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:50:26 +0100 No new cases of the highly lethal Ebola-like virus have been reported in Rwanda since late October. http://www.euronews.com/2024/10/31/paris-court-sentences-rwandan-ex-doctor-to-27-years-for-genocide-involvement http://www.euronews.com/2024/10/31/paris-court-sentences-rwandan-ex-doctor-to-27-years-for-genocide-involvement Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:15:31 +0100 Former doctor Eugene Rwamucyo was accused of covering up mass murder and disseminating anti-Tutsi propaganda during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/21/rwanda-sees-no-new-infections-or-deaths-due-to-marburg-virus-for-nearly-a-week http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/21/rwanda-sees-no-new-infections-or-deaths-due-to-marburg-virus-for-nearly-a-week Mon, 21 Oct 2024 14:19:59 +0200 The country's health minister cited the absence of new infections and deaths in the past six days. http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/11/rwandas-marburg-outbreak-is-now-controlled-africa-cdc-says http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/11/rwandas-marburg-outbreak-is-now-controlled-africa-cdc-says Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:33:48 +0200 Jean Kaseya, head of the African health body, said Rwanda shouldn't be punished for being transparent about the outbreak. http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/07/rwanda-administers-vaccine-doses-in-trial-amid-marburg-virus-outbreak http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/07/rwanda-administers-vaccine-doses-in-trial-amid-marburg-virus-outbreak Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:18:53 +0200 A new vaccine trial is under way in Rwanda as the country fights an outbreak of the highly deadly Marburg virus. http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/03/marburg-virus-death-toll-in-rwanda-rises-to-11-as-travellers-in-germany-test-negative http://www.euronews.com/health/2024/10/03/marburg-virus-death-toll-in-rwanda-rises-to-11-as-travellers-in-germany-test-negative Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:54:08 +0200 The virus is a haemorrhagic fever that is clinically similar to Ebola. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/07/29/what-would-a-commissioner-for-the-med-do-for-the-eu-radio-schuman http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/07/29/what-would-a-commissioner-for-the-med-do-for-the-eu-radio-schuman Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:14:40 +0200 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, re-elected on 18 July, proposed a new portfolio for the Mediterranean. http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/21/austrian-chancellor-hails-uk-for-its-pioneer-rwanda-deportation-plan http://www.euronews.com/2024/05/21/austrian-chancellor-hails-uk-for-its-pioneer-rwanda-deportation-plan Tue, 21 May 2024 17:31:30 +0200 Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer has lauded the UK as a "pioneer" of migration policy, citing its plan to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda, as UK PM Rishi Sunak visits Vienna on Tuesday. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/30/british-pm-uk-will-not-accept-return-of-asylum-seekers-from-ireland http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/30/british-pm-uk-will-not-accept-return-of-asylum-seekers-from-ireland Tue, 30 Apr 2024 11:50:37 +0200 Both countries complain that they are effectively being asked to solve each other's immigration problems. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/29/uk-and-irish-ministers-to-meet-amidst-migration-row http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04/29/uk-and-irish-ministers-to-meet-amidst-migration-row Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:18:21 +0200 The meeting between the Irish Minister for Justice Helen McEntee and the British Home Secretary James Cleverly was postponed last minute on Sunday evening. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/25/rwandas-hope-hostel-prepares-for-migrants-from-britain http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/25/rwandas-hope-hostel-prepares-for-migrants-from-britain Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:52 +0200 The hostel, which once housed students whose parents died in the 1994 genocide, is preparing to house the migrants sent to Rwanda from the UK. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/24/uk-home-secretary-in-italy-to-discuss-ways-to-tackle-flow-of-illegal-migrants http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/24/uk-home-secretary-in-italy-to-discuss-ways-to-tackle-flow-of-illegal-migrants Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:54:10 +0200 Visit comes a day after British parliament passed controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill which will see some illegal migrants in the UK deported to the central African country, legislation that has been slammed by lawyers and international human rights groups. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/23/council-of-europes-human-rights-commissioner-condemns-uks-rwanda-bill http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/23/council-of-europes-human-rights-commissioner-condemns-uks-rwanda-bill Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:27:46 +0200 Shortly after Rishi Sunak's bill finally passed through parliament, five people were reported to have died crossing the English Channel in a small boat. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/22/first-deportation-flights-set-to-leave-uk-in-a-few-months http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/22/first-deportation-flights-set-to-leave-uk-in-a-few-months Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:01:49 +0200 First deportation flights to Rwanda set to leave UK in a few months. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/07/rwanda-remembers-genocide-30-years-on-in-ceremony http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/07/rwanda-remembers-genocide-30-years-on-in-ceremony Sun, 07 Apr 2024 18:35:28 +0200 World leaders around the world have marked the anniversary of the genocide of the Tutsi ethnic minority. http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/04/macron-france-and-allies-could-have-stopped-1994-rwanda-genocide http://www.euronews.com/2024/04/04/macron-france-and-allies-could-have-stopped-1994-rwanda-genocide Thu, 04 Apr 2024 21:00:49 +0200 In a statement, French President Emmanuel Macron said France and its allies could have done more to stop the 1994 Rwandan genocide. http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/15/people-seeking-safety-deserve-compassion-but-this-rwanda-bill-is-cruel-and-inhumane http://www.euronews.com/2024/03/15/people-seeking-safety-deserve-compassion-but-this-rwanda-bill-is-cruel-and-inhumane Fri, 15 Mar 2024 13:01:50 +0100 We, side by side with caring people up and down this country, want the government to end this cruel anti-refugee agenda and rebuild an asylum system that is welcoming and compassionate, Sepideh Sahar and Angela McLeary write. http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/12/controversial-uk-rwanda-bill-incompatible-with-human-rights-obligations http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/12/controversial-uk-rwanda-bill-incompatible-with-human-rights-obligations Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:28:16 +0100 Downing Street's plan to deport asylum-seekers to the Central African country breaches international law, according to a parliamentary report. http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/18/rishi-sunak-faces-conservative-revolt-over-rwanda-asylum-pledge http://www.euronews.com/2024/01/18/rishi-sunak-faces-conservative-revolt-over-rwanda-asylum-pledge Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:11:10 +0100 Relief for British prime minister as he faced down a rebellion within his own party to secure approval for his controversial Rwanda plan for asylum seekers. http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/20/french-court-jails-former-doctor-for-24-years-for-role-in-rwandan-genocide http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/20/french-court-jails-former-doctor-for-24-years-for-role-in-rwandan-genocide Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:00:32 +0100 Former Rwandan gynecologist Sosthene Munyemana has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide of ethnic Tutsis. http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/08/uk-paid-240-million-for-blocked-asylum-deal-as-party-divisions-persist http://www.euronews.com/2023/12/08/uk-paid-240-million-for-blocked-asylum-deal-as-party-divisions-persist Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:19:50 +0100 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has doubled down in efforts to implement his governments blocked plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda, despite deep divisions and steep financial cost. http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/23/uk-2022-migration-levels-revised-upwards-in-record-breaking-shock-figures http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/23/uk-2022-migration-levels-revised-upwards-in-record-breaking-shock-figures Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:00:18 +0100 The figures will likely be an embarrassment for Rishi Sunak's Conservative government who consistently pledge to bring the levels down. http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/15/uks-rwanda-deportation-policy-ruled-unlawful-by-supreme-court http://www.euronews.com/2023/11/15/uks-rwanda-deportation-policy-ruled-unlawful-by-supreme-court Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:21:28 +0100 Major blow to Rishi Sunak's government as court rules Rwanda is not a safe country to send asylum seekers to. http://www.euronews.com/2023/10/09/trial-of-two-ex-rwandan-officials-accused-of-war-crimes-and-genocide-begins-in-brussels http://www.euronews.com/2023/10/09/trial-of-two-ex-rwandan-officials-accused-of-war-crimes-and-genocide-begins-in-brussels Mon, 09 Oct 2023 19:12:07 +0200 This is the sixth trial in Belgium's capital linked to the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda that killed hundreds of thousands of people. http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/23/genocide-in-rwanda-former-prefect-indicted-in-paris-and-imprisoned http://www.euronews.com/2023/09/23/genocide-in-rwanda-former-prefect-indicted-in-paris-and-imprisoned Sat, 23 Sep 2023 14:09:00 +0200 Pierre Kayondo has been jailed for his role in the atrocity which saw more than 800,000 killed in 1994. http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/29/uk-appeal-court-rules-plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-illegal http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/29/uk-appeal-court-rules-plan-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-illegal Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:48:56 +0200 The UK High Court has delivered a blow to PM Sunak's plans to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda by ruling the move illegal. The government says it will appeal the judgement at the Supreme Court. http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/08/hague-court-releases-rwanda-genocide-suspect-due-to-dementia http://www.euronews.com/2023/06/08/hague-court-releases-rwanda-genocide-suspect-due-to-dementia Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:30:33 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/26/top-rwandan-genocide-fugitive-appears-in-cape-town-court http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/26/top-rwandan-genocide-fugitive-appears-in-cape-town-court Fri, 26 May 2023 18:40:18 +0200 One of the most wanted men accused of taking part in 1994 genocide was arrested this week after 22 years on the run. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/04/watch-dozens-dead-after-heavy-rain-cause-flooding-and-mudslides-in-rwanda http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/04/watch-dozens-dead-after-heavy-rain-cause-flooding-and-mudslides-in-rwanda Thu, 04 May 2023 12:23:14 +0200 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. http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/02/majority-of-brits-want-to-stay-part-of-european-human-rights-convention-finds-poll http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/02/majority-of-brits-want-to-stay-part-of-european-human-rights-convention-finds-poll Tue, 02 May 2023 15:24:57 +0200 The results are an embarrassment for the Eurosceptic newspaper that commissioned the survey. http://www.euronews.com/2023/04/24/doctors-slam-british-governments-rwanda-asylum-policy http://www.euronews.com/2023/04/24/doctors-slam-british-governments-rwanda-asylum-policy Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:20:57 +0200 The latest intervention comes ahead of a legal appeal set to begin this week, to try and force the government to not roll back promises made to people seeking asylum. http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/17/uk-home-secretary-suella-braverman-in-rwanda-for-controversial-migrant-deal-talks http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/17/uk-home-secretary-suella-braverman-in-rwanda-for-controversial-migrant-deal-talks Fri, 17 Mar 2023 12:18:56 +0100 Home Secretary Suella Braverman is set to underline her commitment to Britain's deal with Rwanda, which her predecessor Priti Patel struck in April 2022. http://www.euronews.com/2023/02/01/pope-francis-condemns-economic-colonialism-in-africa-on-first-day-of-tour http://www.euronews.com/2023/02/01/pope-francis-condemns-economic-colonialism-in-africa-on-first-day-of-tour Wed, 01 Feb 2023 08:10:04 +0100 This appeal resonates particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country with immense wealth and fertile soil, where two thirds of the approximately 100 million inhabitants live on less than €2.07 a day.