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Rwanda

New strain of mpox cases surge in DRC and neighbouring countries
Health
/ 7 August 2024

New strain of mpox cases surge in DRC and neighbouring countries

The Clade Ib strain has already jumped borders, with cases being reported in Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Kenya in the last two weeks

By Marietou Ba
The paradox of the DRC’s war: Mining for climate solutions fuels environmental destruction
Opinion
/ 30 July 2024

The paradox of the DRC’s war: Mining for climate solutions fuels environmental destruction

The DRC is rich in the minerals needed for renewable energy technologies, central to reducing our carbon footprint, but they come at great environmental and human cost

By Sibahle Zuma
Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion
Opinion
/ 30 July 2024

Freedom of choice in Rwanda’s presidential elections is an illusion

President Paul Kagame may have revived the country after the 1994 genocide but his actions have prevented any meaningful opposition and accusations of intimidation, torture and assassination

By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tendai Murisa
Peace needs more boots on the ground
Thought Leader
/ 20 July 2024

Peace needs more boots on the ground

Regional peace in Southern Africa requires a political and military solution working in tandem

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote
Africa
/ 16 July 2024

Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote

With 65 percent of the population aged under 30, Kagame is the only leader most Rwandans have ever known

By Afp
Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced
Opinion
/ 11 July 2024

Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced

Dropping democracy for aspirant autocrats who will put everything in order with a big stick might not be all it’s cracked up to be

By Ross Harvey
East Africa’s growth projected to grow by 5% in 2024
Opinion
/ 2 July 2024

East Africa’s growth projected to grow by 5% in 2024

The region has also seen an increase in its contribution to the continent’s broader economic growth

By Hasan Khan
Rwanda opposition figure barred from election race
Africa
/ 17 May 2024

Rwanda opposition figure barred from election race

Bernard Ntaganda, a fierce critic of President Paul Kagame, had petitioned the high court in a bid to set aside convictions dating back more than a decade

By Agence France Presse
Beware UK ‘cash for asylum seekers’ deal with Rwanda
Opinion
/ 8 May 2024

Beware UK ‘cash for asylum seekers’ deal with Rwanda

The ‘stop the ships’ law shows how countries like Britain can evade their international responsibility to host refugees by shipping them off to Africa in exchange for ‘development deals’

By Naledi Ramontja
How Rwanda’s annual genocide commemoration fans the flame of ethnicity
Opinion
/ 12 April 2024

How Rwanda’s annual genocide commemoration fans the flame of ethnicity

In 2014, the genocide was officially renamed from the Rwandan genocide to ‘the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi’

By Gretchen Baldwin
30 years on, a Rwandan family’s journey to heal from rape
Africa
/ 11 April 2024

30 years on, a Rwandan family’s journey to heal from rape

At least 250  000 women and girls were raped by Hutu extremists during the genocide targeting the Tutsi minority, according to the UN

By Ammu Kannampilly and Ivan Rush Mugisha
Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report
Africa
/ 17 February 2024

Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report

Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources

By Agence France Presse
UK parliament braces for Rwanda migrant law battle
World
/ 16 January 2024

UK parliament braces for Rwanda migrant law battle

The bill has triggered deep factional Tory infighting not seen since the wrangling over Brexit

By Peter Hutchison
Ahead of DR Congo vote, people in volatile east feel abandoned
Africa
/ 9 December 2023

Ahead of DR Congo vote, people in volatile east feel abandoned

Much of the region is prey to armed groups, an aftermath of regional wars in the 1990s and 2000s

By Alexis Huguet
Bafana ‘must’ qualify for 2026 World Cup
Sport
/ 16 November 2023

Bafana ‘must’ qualify for 2026 World Cup

The football team begin their qualification campaign this weekend, and two former players believe that they have enough to make it to 2026

By Eyaaz Matwadia
UN force deployed for ‘Operation Springbok’ to save DRC civilians
Africa
/ 11 November 2023

UN force deployed for ‘Operation Springbok’ to save DRC civilians

Clashes broke out again at the start of October after six months of relative calm, pitting rebels against the national army

By Glody Murhabazi
Civilians killed in DRC as clashes spread
Article
/ 27 October 2023

Civilians killed in DRC as clashes spread

Nearly 200  000 people have fled their homes since the beginning of this month as clashes between militia and government loyalist groups intensify

By Afp
In DRC camps, women face stark choice: hunger or rape
Africa
/ 15 October 2023

In DRC camps, women face stark choice: hunger or rape

Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into camps around the city of Goma, a crisis triggered by M23 rebels

By Alexis Huguet
Human rights report details onslaught on Rwandan dissidents
Africa
/ 10 October 2023

Human rights report details onslaught on Rwandan dissidents

It says the international community has failed to recognise and stem the persecution of Rwandan refugees and critics of the Kagame regime

By Emsie Ferreira
Sex, lies and social media: Women and African politics
Africa
/ 2 September 2023

Sex, lies and social media: Women and African politics

There is growing evidence of women across the continent facing online disinformation campaigns

By Mary Kulundu
Economic freedoms on the rise in Africa
Africa
/ 11 July 2023

Economic freedoms on the rise in Africa

Growth in freedoms that enable citizens to abide by laws, elect and hold leaders to account and trade freely in and outside borders are contributing to prosperity

By Conrad Onyango
State likely to add more charges against Rwandan fugitive
Africa
/ 2 June 2023

State likely to add more charges against Rwandan fugitive

Ukiliho Kayishema Fulgence, who is on Interpol’s red notice for crimes against humanity, already has a total of 17 charges against him

By Eunice Masson
Families trucked off to prison in Malawi crackdown on expatriates
Africa
/ 24 May 2023

Families trucked off to prison in Malawi crackdown on expatriates

Refugees ‘hounded like dogs’ by the police and army despite protests by the United Nations Refugee Agency and civil society

By Jack Mcbrams
Franschhoek festival: go tell it on the mountain
Friday
/ 19 May 2023

Franschhoek festival: go tell it on the mountain

The literary event aims to ‘inspire, delight, inform and challenge’ those who attend

By Staff Reporter
Ters Ehlers: One man, two crimes against humanity
Africa
/ 16 May 2023

Ters Ehlers: One man, two crimes against humanity

Ehlers was in the apartheid government’s inner sanctum. By 1994, he found a new source of income in the killing fields of Rwanda

By Niren Tolsi
Spurs sponsorship would see SA in bloody company
Sport
/ 2 February 2023

Spurs sponsorship would see SA in bloody company

SA Tourism must give more thought to who it would like to emulate on the international scene

By Luke Feltham
Rwandan man powers entire community with hydroelectric energy
Africa
/ 1 February 2023

Rwandan man powers entire community with hydroelectric energy

Fed up with the perennial darkness in his village, Israel Habimana sold his land and used the money to build a mini-hydroelectric power station

By Themistocle Hakizimana
UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda
Article
/ 19 December 2022

UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions

By Helen Rowe
Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery
Top Six
/ 19 December 2022

Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery

Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’

By Danny Kemp
DRC Tutsis face threats, prejudice amid rebel crisis
Africa
/ 15 December 2022

DRC Tutsis face threats, prejudice amid rebel crisis

The DRC has accused Rwanda of backing the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group, but Kigali denies it

By Emmet Livingstone
In the DRC, an ugly history of war risks repeating itself
Africa
/ 10 December 2022

In the DRC, an ugly history of war risks repeating itself

East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh lessons

By Dingani Masuku
Please do not sit on the graves: Lessons from the Rwanda genocide
Friday
/ 16 November 2022

Please do not sit on the graves: Lessons from the Rwanda genocide

28 years after the killing of more than 250 000 during the Rwanda genocide, Lulam Njapa visits the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

By Lulama Njapa
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