Tag: Rwanda

Turning Diplomatic Commitments into Mineral Investments in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Gracelin Baskaran – Center for Strategic & International Studies)

Earlier this year, as hostilities escalated between Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Félix Tshisekedi proposed granting the...

Will the Fragile Peace Deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda Hold? (Soufan Center)

The U.S. brokered a peace deal last week between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a deal shaped by Washington’s access to...

The DRC and Rwanda agreed to a US-backed peace deal. Can critical minerals help end this conflict? (Atlantic Council)

It’s “been a long time waiting,” as US President Donald Trump put it. On Friday, the foreign ministers of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic...

Daily news – February 4, 2022

AFRICA Strategies for financing Africa’s health sector. Vera Songwe, Brookings:  Never before in the last half century has Africa’s health care landscape seen so many...

Intra-Rwandan dialogue is crucial for peace in the Great Lakes (Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Al Jazeera)

Since Rwanda gained its independence in 1962, the country has experienced successive regimes that have stayed in power by any means possible, refusing to...

Rwandan YouTube star jailed for ‘humiliating’ state officials (Al Jazeera)

A Rwandan who used his YouTube channel to criticise the government has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in Kigali,...

Six arrested in Rwanda for spreading rumours to cause ‘uprising’ (Al Jazeera)

Rwandan authorities have arrested six people including a journalist and members of an opposition party accused of publishing rumours allegedly intended to start an...

Rwanda/Mozambique – Rwanda, Mozambique forces recapture port city from rebels (Al Jazeera)

Rwandan forces deployed last month to help Mozambique’s army battle rebels said on Sunday they have recaptured control of the key northern port of...

(USA/Rwanda) United States and Rwanda Host Peacekeeping Ministerial Preparatory Meeting (US Department of State)

The United States and the Government of Rwanda virtually hosted on July 21-22 members of the UN General Assembly Special Committee on Peacekeeping (known...

Rwanda/Mozambique – Rwanda deploys 1,000 soldiers to Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado (Al Jazeera)

Rwanda has started deploying 1,000-strong forces to Mozambique to help it combat worsening violence in the gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province. The announcement came on...

France/Rwanda – Macron recognises French ‘responsibility’ in Rwanda genocide (Al Jazeera)

In a visit to Kigali, the French president says his country asks Rwanda for forgiveness over its role in the 1994 killings. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/macron-recognises-french-responsibility-in-rwanda-genocide

France/Rwanda – France’s Macron heads to Rwanda to reset relations (Al Jazeera)

President’s visit to Kigali aimed at turning page from decades of diplomatic friction over France’s role in the 1994 genocide. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/frances-macron-heads-to-rwanda-to-reset-relations

(Rwanda) Rwandan Judiciary Under Scrutiny (HRW)

Lewis Mudge Interception of Rusesabagina’s Attorney/Client Communications Raises Concerns https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/03/02/rwandan-judiciary-under-scrutiny