Rwandan

As Rwanda prepares to commemorate 30 years after the genocide that killed an estimated 800,000 people, mainly ethnic Tutsis, a transitional justice expert described the period between April to June 1994 as a dark time for the country.…

Rwanda's President, Paul Kagame, has confirmed his readiness to engage in talks with Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in order to tackle the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo. This announcement…

A former Rwandan doctor has been jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide. Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to…

African leaders including Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Ghana's Nana Akuffo Adod and the African Union chiarperson Moussa Faki Mahamat attended the inauguration of the first BioNTech site in Rwanda. The German biotechnology firm seeks to set up…

Rwandans are set to go to the polls on July 15, 2024, to elect their next deputies and president, with current head of state Paul Kagame up for a fourth term, the Electoral Commission announced. Paul Kagame, 66, has been the de facto…

A Rwandan former gynaecologist went on trial in France on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during the 1994 massacres in his home country, in an investigation stretching back nearly three decades. It is one of France's…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has announced for the first time that he plans to run for a fourth term in next year's elections. "I am happy with the confidence Rwandans have shown in me. I will always serve them as long as I can. Yes, I…

A Rwandan former police officer, Fulgence Kayishema, accused of playing a major role in the genocide in Rwanda and arrested last month near Cape Town after 22 years on the run, is to seek asylum in South Africa, his lawyer announced. "My…

Rwandan ICT Ministry has announced that a satellite service provided by SpaceX will be piloted in 500 schools in Rwanda after its launch on the 22nd of February. The project is part of a larger initiative to provide high-speed internet…

Here in Kirehe a local electrician has harnessed hydroelectric power to create a new future for his neighbours. These dams circumvent rivers into waterways that feed a dam which is fed through a pipeline to a small plant that creates…