Tag Archives: Rwanda

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Business Council (EABC) has called for an East African Community (EAC) coordinated approach on the resumption of regional air services. The EABC in a statement warned that differences will frustrate efforts to spur intra-EAC trade and revive the tourism and hospitality …

Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA | Some churches in Rwanda reopened doors on Sunday to religious prayers after being closed for over four months due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Rwandan cabinet on Wednesday said places of worship could resume service upon approval by local authorities. Only those that meet the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan has been kidnapped by gunmen dressed in Rwandan army uniform in Kabale border district, witnesses have said. Levy Byomuhangi, a resident of Rugarama village in Nyinamuronzi ward, Katuna was kidnapped by gunmen dressed in Rwandan army uniform at Mushenyi village, Karuhanga parish, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works has handed over the newly constructed one-stop border post administration block at Katuna to Uganda Revenue Authority. The 10 billion Shillings block which was constructed by Amugoli General Enterprises Limited will host the URA offices, border security teams, a health …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Rwanda will intensify promotion efforts to encourage domestic tourism, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said on Friday. “RDB has embarked on domestic tourism promotion, encouraging Rwandans to visit the country’s main tourist attractions. As a result, 69 tourists have booked to track the endangered mountain …

Kisangani, DR Congo | AFP | Twenty years ago, two East African countries came to blows in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting a “Six-Day War” that the world has now forgotten but whose pain lingers. The anniversary of the battle between Rwanda and Uganda is being recalled internationally by just …

Paris, France | AFP | When Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga was arrested at his home on the outskirts of Paris in mid-May, it marked an abrupt end to a quarter of a century on the run. Without the coronavirus pandemic, which forced his children out of the shadows to help …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the number of COVID-19 deaths in Africa and the East African community continues to rise, Uganda has not recorded any deaths. In the East African community only, Uganda and Rwanda have not reported any deaths. The highest deaths in the region have been recorded …

The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Former Rwandan defence minister Augustin Bizimana, one of the top suspects wanted over the country’s 1994 genocide, has died, the UN tribunal said Friday. He is believed to have died around August 2000, “based on the conclusive identification of Bizimana’s remains in a grave site …

  Paris, France | AFP |  One of the last fugitives wanted over Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, Felicien Kabuga, appeared before a Paris court Wednesday, insisting he wanted to be tried in France where he was arrested. Kabuga, who gave his age as 87, was apprehended at his home outside Paris …