Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda is set to significantly lower the number of patients referred abroad for organ transplants after parliament passed a law regulating the sector, the Rwandan Ministry of Health said Thursday. The legislation regulating the use of the human body, organs, tissues, cells, and products of …
Read More »M23, EAC Regional Force meet at Uganda border as UPDF enters DRC
Museveni clarifies: UPDF part of EAC force, not in DRC to fight M23 Bunagana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) Regional Force officials have been locked in a series of high-profile meetings with the leadership of the M23 rebels at the Bunagana border as Uganda People …
Read More »Qatar secures deal for release of Hotel Rwanda’s Rusesabagina
Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Rusesabagina, the hero in the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, has been given a presidential pardon in a deal facilitated by recent World Cup hosts Qatar. The outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, was serving a 25-year sentence on terrorism charges. Rusesabagina, 68, was accompanied …
Read More »Rwanda, Uganda continue cooperation talks today in Kigali
Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | The 11th Joint Permanent Commission between Rwanda and Uganda on Wednesday met in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, aimed at discussing areas of cooperation between the two neighboring countries, the first such forum since the normalization of relations. The three-day meeting signaled that both sides are committed …
Read More »Rwanda and DRC’s turbulent past
How it continues to fuel their torrid relationship Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) make for very unhappy neighbours. Both sides claim the other is set on bringing down their government, and violating past agreements and international norms. Rwanda accuses the DRC of …
Read More »Rwanda launches new home construction for deportees from UK
Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | The Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure on Sunday launched the construction of new homes meant to accommodate migrants deported from the United Kingdom (UK). UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Rwanda’s Minister of Infrastructure Ernest Nsabimana officiated the groundbreaking ceremony at the Gahanga sector in Rwanda’s …
Read More »Infantino secures 2nd term as FIFA boss at congress in Kigali
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gianni Infantino will serve a second term as FIFA President after being re-elected unopposed to lead global football’s governing body for another four years, during the 73rd FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda. Speaking immediately after the re-election to serve from 2023 to 2027, President Infantino said: …
Read More »TOP 10: Kigali, Nairobi on list of best airports in Africa
🔵 TOP IN AFRICA 🏆🛫 1⃣ Cape Town 🇿🇦 2⃣ Durban King Shaka 🇿🇦 3⃣ Johannesburg 🇿🇦 4⃣ Casablanca 🇲🇦 5⃣ Mauritius 🇲🇺 6⃣ Marrakech 🇲🇦 7⃣ Addis Ababa 🇪🇹 8⃣ Kigali 🇷🇼 9⃣ Nairobi 🇰🇪 🔟 Bloemfontein 🇿🇦 🇸🇬 Singapore Changi takes the World’s Best Airport crown from Qatar’s …
Read More »Kisoro leaders call for release of detained Ugandan businessman in Rwanda
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district authorities have protested the prolonged detention of Ugandan Valence Kibyeye, a prominent fabrics dealer in Rwanda. They have asked President Paul Kagame to intervene. According to Kisoro authorities, Kibyeye, who deals in African Fabrics alias “Bitenge” was arrested and detained in Rwanda about two …
Read More »UN Secretary-General urges M23 rebels to respect ceasefire
Beni, DRC | XINHUA & URN | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the M23 rebel group to respect the latest ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a UN spokesman said. Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman for Guterres, said the secretary-general urged the M23 to respect the ceasefire …
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