MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Moscow welcomes the readiness of the leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to continue working together to return the region to peace and stability, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The statement said that Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi …
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KINSHASA,DRC | Xinhua | The leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have signed a U.S.-brokered peace deal in Washington, aimed at ending the decades-long conflict in eastern DRC. Endorsed on Thursday by DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the accord was hailed …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The peace agreement recently signed between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda “is only a beginning; the real work starts now,” DRC Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner said late Thursday at a press conference. The two neighbors inked the peace deal on …
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidents Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Cyril Ramphosa of South Africa met for the first time in Abidjan months after their open quarrel following the escalation of the conflict in DRC. The two leaders sat at the same panel discussion at the ongoing …
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KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda began a week of commemoration on Monday to mark 31 years after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group. President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame, alongside the dean of the diplomatic corps accredited to Kigali, the country’s capital, and representatives of …
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DOHA | Xinhua | Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met here on Tuesday during a sit-down mediated by Qatar, during which they voiced support for a ceasefire in the eastern DRC. According to a joint statement released by Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, DRC President Felix …
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LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the M23 rebel group will hold direct peace talks in Luanda, Angola’s capital, on March 18, the Angolan government announced late Wednesday. Angola’s Presidency confirmed the talks in a Facebook statement. The announcement followed a meeting between …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame has criticized the efforts by the East African Community and the international community as a whole for failing to resolve the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. At the 24th Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of …
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Rwandans show love for the president with 99% victory in election but uncertainty looms on future without him COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Thirty years since he led the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) to capture power in Kigali after ending the genocide against the Tutsi, Rwandan President Paul Kagame was …
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The software that has gone into producing post genocide Rwanda and how it has shaped voting patterns THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | President Paul Kagame of Rwanda won re-election with 99.18% of the vote. Over 98% of the registered voters turned out to cast their ballot. I was in Rwanda …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
