The partnership expands Rwanda’s footprint in European football, adding to its existing deals with Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, and Bayern Munich ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda has secured its first sponsorship agreement in Spain’s La Liga through a landmark deal between the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Atlético de Madrid, making …
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‘Coltan moves from DR Congo to EU via Rwanda’ ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | All actors in the supply chain of illicit mineral exports, from operators of the mines to end product users, need to be held accountable for sustaining the bloodbath in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). That …
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KINSHASA | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a Declaration of Principles in Washington, the United States on Friday, marking a significant step toward restoring peace in eastern Congo, a region long plagued by conflict. The declaration was signed by DRC Foreign Minister Therese …
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The 31st remembrance of the Genocide against the Tutsi renews a global commitment to `Never Again’ COMMENT | JOSEPH RUTABANA | This April, as the world joins Rwandans in commemorating Kwibuka31, the 31st remembrance of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, we are called not only to reflect on the horror …
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Fund aimed at creating 500,000 jobs annually and lifting 11million Africans out of poverty by 2030 ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The Global AI Summit for Africa, held in Kigali, Rwanda from April 3–4, galvanized the continent’s ambition to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) for sustainable development. A …
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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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This growth has translated into significant improvements in the labor market, with the creation of over half a million new jobs year-on-year Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s real Gross Domestic Product expanded by 8.9% in 2024, surpassing the previous year’s growth of 8.2%, according to the latest Rwanda Economic Update …
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LUANDA, Angola | Xinhua | Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who currently serves as the acting chair of the African Union (AU), has proposed Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe as the AU mediator in the peace process between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, according to a statement released …
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KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | The Rwandan government has barred all international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and agencies operating in the country from cooperating with the Belgian government and its affiliated entities, according to a statement issued on Thursday. “Effective immediately, all collaboration, partnerships, and engagement with the government …
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Three former Presidents to join Uhuru Kenyatta and Obasanjo to facilitate talks to end war in eastern DRC 🟥 5-member Panel of Facilitators ✳ Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria ✳ Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya ✳ Kgalema Motlanthe, S. Africa (NEW member) ✳ Sahle-Work Zewde, Ethiopia (NEW member) ✳ Catherine Panza, CAR (NEW member) Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
