Rwanda: 25-year prison sentence upheld on appeal against opponent Paul Rusesabagina
On Monday, April 4, the Court of Appeal confirmed the verdict that had been handed down in the first instance against the hero of the […]
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Uganda expels Rwandan opposition figure Robert Mukombozi
Uganda expels Rwandan opposition figure Robert Mukombozi in what appears to be a new sign of warming relations between Kampala and Kigali after years of […]
Congolese army accuses Rwanda of supporting a rebellion, Kigali denies
After months of suspicions and decades of mistrust, the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo is clearly accusing the Rwandan army of supporting an […]
Rwanda reopens land borders after two years of closure
On Monday, March 7, Rwanda reopened all its land borders, which were officially closed with the appearance of the first cases of Covid-19 in the […]
BioNTech 12-container modules will be set up in Rwanda or Senegal
BioNTech, the German laboratory behind Pfizer’s messenger RNA vaccine, has unveiled two 12-container modules that will be set up in Rwanda or Senegal and possibly […]
Kigali to reopen land border with Uganda closed since 2019
Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday that the main border crossing with Uganda, closed since February 2019, will reopen on Jan. 31, formalizing a thaw in […]
Rwanda: Paul Rusesabagina’s appeal trial opens in his absence
The appeal in the case of Paul Rusesabagina began on Monday. Last September, the 68-year-old opponent was sentenced to 25 years in prison for terrorism, […]
Rwandans refractory to Covid vaccine return home
The hundred or so Rwandans who had arrived in recent days in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claiming to be fleeing the anti-Covid vaccination […]
Genocide in Rwanda: Claude Muhayimana sentenced to 14 years in prison
The Franco-Rwandan Claude Muhayimana, 60, was sentenced Thursday, December 16, by the Paris Assize Court to 14 years of criminal imprisonment. He was found guilty […]
Cases of the Omicron variant reported in Rwanda
Rwanda, which has detected six initial cases of the Omicron variant, has announced new restrictions against Covid-19, such as closing nightclubs and extending quarantine for […]