Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, has been unanimously elected as the next Secretary General of the Organisation of the French speaking nations (OIF). The elections were held on Oct.12 in in Yerevan – the capital City of Armenia during the 17th OIF summit. She …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Rwandan President Paul Kagame carried out a major ministerial reshuffle on Thursday, following the voluntary departure of foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo, notably removing his influential defence minister from the post. The resignation of Mushikiwabo, who was last week chosen to head the world organisation of French-speaking …
Read More »Rwandan minister Mushikiwabo elected Francophonie head
Yerevan, Armenia | AFP | The world organisation of French-speaking nations on Friday elected Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo as its new head despite her country’s shift to English a decade ago and controversy over its rights record. Mushikiwabo was elected in a suspense-free vote on the last day of …
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Pope begs God’s forgiveness for Church sins in Rwanda genocide President Paul Kagame on March 10 held talks with the head of the Catholic Church; the Holy Father, Pope Francis, at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. After the meeting, the Vatican said in a statement that the pontiff “conveyed …
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