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- Rwanda: Leaving a Legacy - Meet Offspring of Artistes Killed in Genocideon 26/04/2024 at 16:55
[New Times] A list compiled by the Association of Rwandan Musicians (LIRAM) in 2013, shows that at least 14 prominent musicians were killed in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
- Rwanda: April 25, 1994 - UN Avoids Labelling Tutsi Killings As Genocideon 26/04/2024 at 16:55
[New Times] April 25, 1994 was the 19th day of the Genocide against the Tutsi. Killings of Tutsi had spread across the country. In the former Gitarama, Butare and Kibuye prefectures, Interahamwe, government soldiers and local leaders led the killing campaign.
- Rwanda: Rwandan Opposition Deplores UK Deportation Deal As 'Modern Slavery'on 26/04/2024 at 16:07
[RFI] A British law to send unwanted migrants to Rwanda, which passed this week after months of wrangling, has generated fierce criticism at home and abroad. In Rwanda, opponents of the longtime president say the country is unfit to host asylum seekers - while accusing the UK of outsourcing its responsibilities.
- Rwanda: Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Public Indecency Lawon 26/04/2024 at 16:01
[New Times] The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26 dismissed a petition brought by a feminist organisation challenging the country's public indecency laws.
- Rwanda: No Genocide Happens Without a Plan, Preparation, State Involvement - Rwandan Envoyon 26/04/2024 at 16:00
[New Times] No Genocide happens without a plan, preparation, and without state involvement, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to the UK, Johnston Busingye, noted on April 25 during an event marking the 30th Commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London.
- Africa: Rwandan Envoy Canvasses Visa-Free Policy Across Africaon 26/04/2024 at 12:50
[Premium Times] According to him, Rwanda has implemented a visa-free policy and has been able to boost its economy through this.
- Chad: State Department Speaks on U.S. Soldiers Leaving Chadon 26/04/2024 at 11:46
[State Department] Department Press BriefingVedant Patel, Principal Deputy SpokespersonWashington, D.C.April 25, 2024
- Kenya: Kenya Airways Protests Detention of Staff By DR Congo Military Intelligenceon 26/04/2024 at 11:04
[New Times] Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has protested the arrest and detention of two members of staff in DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, over alleged missing customs documents of a cargo that was to be transported by the airline.
- Rwanda: MPs Push for 'Vertical Burial System' Amid Land Scarcityon 26/04/2024 at 11:04
[New Times] The scarcity of available land in Rwanda due to population growth and urban expansion has prompted calls for the implementation of a 'vertical burial system'.
- Rwanda: UN Leaders Warn of Harm from UK-Rwanda Asylum Lawon 26/04/2024 at 08:43
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The heads of two UN agencies have again rung the alarm on the harmful impact the passage of the "Safety of Rwanda" Bill by the UK Parliament will have on global responsibility-sharing, human rights, and refugee protection.
- Rwanda: Rwanda's $502m Agricultural Investment Opportunities 'Offer Prosperity Prospects'on 26/04/2024 at 07:06
[New Times] A transformative multimillion-dollar investment plan has been envisioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which could significantly reduce poverty, malnutrition, and stunting.
- Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeepingby [email protected] (VOA) on 26/04/2024 at 04:56
[VOA] Goma, DR Congo -- In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience. Thirty-year-old Deborah Nzarubara is one of Central Africa's pioneers of beekeeping, repeatedly recognized worldwide for the quality of her honey and its contribution to environmental preservation.
- Rwanda: Morgan Freeman's Documentary Features Rwanda's Reconciliation Storyon 26/04/2024 at 02:20
[New Times] Renowned US actor and film maker Morgan Freeman recently released season one of his series 'The Story Of Us', that tackles some of the fundamental forces that drive humanity including love, freedom, peace, factionalism, power and rebellion. Part of the series dubbed 'mega episode' shares the darkest period, Rwanda has ever experienced - The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi which claimed over 1 million lives in just three months.
- Rwanda: Malaria - How Is Rwanda Handling Insecticide Resistance?on 26/04/2024 at 02:20
[New Times] Malaria remains a public health issue in Rwanda, despite collaborative efforts. However, with interventions such as mass and routine distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in high endemic districts, malaria cases in Rwanda have dropped by 88 per cent in 2023, according to Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC).
- Central African Republic: Bangui - Flooded Families Seek Drier Land Due to Climate Crisisby [email protected] (OCHA) on 26/04/2024 at 02:05
[OCHA] By Najwa Mekki
- Cameroon: The Women Leading the Charge Against Malaria in Cameroonon 26/04/2024 at 02:05
[Global Fund] We have new tools, but it is the health workers on the frontline who make the difference against malaria.
- Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Accuses Apple of Using 'Blood Minerals' From War-Torn Easton 25/04/2024 at 15:49
[RFI] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said on Thursday.
- Cameroon: Curbing Feuds Over Water in Cameroon's Far Northon 25/04/2024 at 12:30
[Crisis Group] Disputes over water in the northern tip of Cameroon turned deadly in 2021, taking on a troubling ethnic dimension. The authorities have striven to contain the fighting, but to be sure of preventing a recurrence, they need to address the conflict at its roots.
- Rwanda: Achieving a Malaria-Free Rwanda By 2030 Is Possibleon 25/04/2024 at 10:57
[New Times] Latest data from Rwanda Biomedical Centre, as reported by The New Times in its April 24 edition, indicates that malaria cases in the country dropped by a staggering 88% in 2023.
- Rwanda: Rwanda's Tourism Revenue Hit $620 Million in 2023on 25/04/2024 at 10:57
[New Times] Rwanda's tourism revenue rose by 36 percent from $445 million in 2022 to reach $620 million in 2023 (approx: Rwf798 billion), as stated in the 2023 Rwanda Development Board (RDB) annual report.
- Rwanda: Rwanda, Gabon Eye Deeper Economic Tieson 25/04/2024 at 04:45
[New Times] A delegation of Gabonese business leaders on Wednesday, April 24, concluded a two-day visit to Rwanda, during which the two parties explored trade and investment opportunities, as both countries mull deepening economic and bilateral ties.
- Congo-Kinshasa: UN Deputy Relief Chief Appeals to the Security Council to Resolve the Conflict in the DRCby [email protected] (OCHA) on 25/04/2024 at 04:43
[OCHA] Briefing to the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in the Great Lakes region by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
- Gabon: Gabon's Dialogue Proposes National Rebirth, Presidential Term Limitsby [email protected] (VOA) on 25/04/2024 at 04:34
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Gabon's month-long national dialogue intended to lay the groundwork for restoring civilian rule in the Central African nation concludes at the end of April, with delegates proposing a range of options for new governance.
- Congo-Brazzaville: Congo Brazzaville Declares Mpox Epidemicon 25/04/2024 at 04:34
[New Times] Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox (monkeypox), a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, after 19 cases were confirmed across five regions, including the capital Brazzaville, according to reports.
- Rwanda: Rwanda's Post-Genocide Model Prioritises Security Over Freedom and Equality - a Risk to Future Stabilityon 25/04/2024 at 04:33
[The Conversation Africa] Rwanda, a small and landlocked central African country, has made remarkable socio-economic progress since the 1994 genocide in which an estimated 500,000 people died. But the country, as well as the rest of the world, remains divided over the achievements made and the direction taken over the past 30 years.
- Rwanda: Auditor General to Present Findings On State Finances to Parliamenton 24/04/2024 at 11:46
[New Times] Auditor General Alexis Kamuhire is set to present his report of State finances and assets for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2023, to Parliament, on Wednesday afternoon, April 24.
- Rwanda: Every Victim Has a Name, You Knowon 24/04/2024 at 11:19
[New Times] On April 21, more than 250,000 people were killed in the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. This is almost 25 percent of all the victims. As Rwanda remembered the fateful day this year, however, some well-known scholars who have made it their mission to distort history made it about themselves and their narratives.
- Rwanda: Could Airbnb Take Over Rwanda's Housing Market?on 24/04/2024 at 07:16
[New Times] There is a chance that if you have traveled in the past for a vacation or even work, at some point you have rented, considered renting an Airbnb, or someone has recommended it.
- Rwanda: UK's Newly Passed 'Safety in Rwanda' Bill Is Anything but Safe - UN Officialson 24/04/2024 at 04:44
[UN News] Following the United Kingdom Parliament's passage of the "Safety of Rwanda" bill, two top UN officials sounded an alarm on Tuesday about its harmful impact on global responsibility-sharing, human rights and refugee protection.
- Rwanda: The UK Again Attempts to Bend Truth On Rwandaby [email protected] (HRW) on 23/04/2024 at 15:40
[HRW] In an interview on the BBC's Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda's "remarkable regime." But as the debate over the government's Safety of Rwanda bill came to a close, he left out some important facts about Rwanda's human rights record.
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