An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east of DR Congo as soon as late Friday, Angola’s Foreign Minister Tete Antonio has said. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi had been meeting Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta in Luanda on Wednesday as tensions soared…
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US piles pressure on Rwanda over violence in eastern DR Congo
Blinken and Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs minister engaged in private talks on the margins of the G20 Summit in Bali. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Rwanda “to take steps to facilitate de-escalation” in eastern DRC where Congolese forces are engaged in a battle with M23 rebels that are allegedly being supported by…
Rwanda cuts 126,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over last nine years
Rwanda has cut 126,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over the last nine years owing to strategic climate resilience investments made across the country, this is according to the latest official data presented at the ongoing 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Egypt. The data on green investments released by the Rwanda…
Africa’s wildlife park managers in Kigali to boost conservation.
Officials are meeting in Kigali in a congress to expand the protection of land and marine wildlife in the region. Updated at 1720 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. Africa’s officials are meeting as part of the continent’s first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress in a bid to expand the preservation of land and marine wildlife,…
Uganda and Rwanda get confused over the border between them
Updated on 2/2/2022 at 1213 EAT Uganda and Rwanda got confused over the border between them after last week’s reopening announcement. The border between the two countries has been closed since February 2019. Rwandans however were complaining that they were not allowed to cross while Ugandans were also reporting delays at the Gatuna border post. …
End of Conflict -Rwanda to reopen border with Uganda this month
Updated at 0530 EAT on Friday 28th January 2021 Rwanda government has said it will reopen its border with Uganda this month as it seeks to ease tension between the two neighboring countries.A statement tweeted by the state-affiliated Rwanda Broadcasting Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation indicated that Gatuna/Katuna and other land…
Rwanda lifts ban on concerts after long lock down
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated on 14 January 2022 at 10:08 EAT Rwanda has lifted a ban on concerts under its new coronavirus regulations. The ban was effected in December after a rise in Covid-19 cases attributed to the Omicron variant. The cabinet has resolved that concert organisers will seek permission 10 days before the…
Rwandans flee to DRC in order not to be vaccinated
By Faith Barbara Namagembe Updated at 2312 EAT on 12 January 2022. Around 100 Rwandans have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent days claiming to be fleeing the Covid-19 vaccination, which is often mandatory in their country. They came in small groups by canoe to the south of the island of…
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