Tag Archives: Rwanda

How politics in Kinshasa has united with interests in the “international community” to sustain Congo as a failed state THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Rwanda is a very unlucky country. It is the most developmentalist state in Africa. Yet its ambitions to modernise do not depend entirely on its own …

Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua |  The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday condemned the attack on a helicopter of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) on the outskirts of the city of Goma, the capital of the eastern North Kivu province. …

At least 27 million people are in acute need of humanitarian aid. Bujumbura, Burundi | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s President William Ruto has called on leaders from the East African Community (EAC) to urgently address the conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. He said the situation remains fluid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has asked Rwandan army officials deployed under the East African Community (EAC) regional force in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu to vacate immediately. In a letter issued Tuesday morning, Major General Sylvain Ekenge Bomusa Efomi, the national spokesperson …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has hailed policies and sustained implementation of reforms to address climate change by the different stakeholders in Rwanda. “I came away impressed by the dynamism and creativity of Rwandan youth advocating for climate action and environmental conservation, …

COMMENT | Nkwazi Mhango | I was left puzzled when I heard that Kenya that failed miserably to pacify Somalia, has now sent its army to fight M23 rebels in the DRC.  A million questions have been generated by the decision. The first question is why Kenya alone? How did Kenya …

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda said a fighter jet from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) violated its airspace “for the third time” Tuesday afternoon and that “defensive measures were taken.” “Today at 5:03 pm, a Sukhoi-25 from the DR Congo violated Rwanda airspace for the third time,” …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwandan security operatives have handed over the body of a Ugandan businessman who was gunned down for suspected smuggling last week. Rwandan security shot dead 50-year-old Jack Turyahikayo alias Rwakigizi, a businessman and resident of Karera village, Kashekye parish in Kamwezi sub-county, Rukiga district at around …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspected smuggler who was gunned down by Rwandan security in Rukiga district is a Ugandan, according to local authorities. The deceased is Jack Turyahikayo alias Rwakigizi, a businessman and resident of Kashekye parish in Kamwezi sub-county, Rukiga district. Rwandan security intercepted the deceased at …

Kigali, Rwanda | Michel Nkurunziza – NEW TIMES RWANDA|  Fish production in Rwanda slightly increased from 41,664 tonnes in 2021 to 43,560 tonnes in 2022, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. It shows that 4,000 tonnes of fish was produced from fish farming. Fishing activities are …