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Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city

Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Axel Rudakubana: a ‘ticking timebomb’ who murdered three girls in Southport

Rudakubana, an isolated teenager obsessed with genocide, carried out the worst attack on children in Britain since Dunblane

The Guardian - UK

US Offered Infrastructure Incentive For DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal: Official

The United States offered to extend its signature African investment project into the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an incentive for a peace deal, but Rwanda has backed away, a senior US diplomat said.

International Business Times

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Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the region which borders Rwanda

The Independent UK

DR Congo, Rwanda Peace Talks Cancelled

Talks due Sunday between the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to end conflict in the eastern DRC were called off after negotiations deadlocked, officials said.

International Business Times

DR Congo, Rwanda peace talks in Angola cancelled after hitting 'deadlock'

The presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo were to meet this Sunday in Angola for a fresh round of talks aimed at ending the conflict in the DRC's troubled east. But the talks almost immediately hit a 'deadlock', according to the representative of the DRC.

Radio France Internationale

Rwandan president Paul Kagame confirms bid to host F1 grand prix

Rwanda hosts the FIA’s end-of-season prize-giving gala in Kigali on Friday night

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With Trump election win, Africa braces for US aid cuts, uncertainty

But it could also force African nations to double down on their shift away from the US, towards Asia and the Middle East

Al Jazeera

Rwanda shrugs off 'sportswashing' criticism in pursuit of a winning development formula

He may be the president of a small, landlocked state in central Africa, but Paul Kagame has always had outsize dreams

The Independent UK

Court weighs survivors' claim that French troops stood by during Rwanda genocide

The Paris Court of Appeal has set a date to rule on whether to dismiss long-standing accusations that French troops knowingly failed to prevent a massacre in the Bisesero hills of western Rwanda during the 1994 genocide.

Radio France Internationale

Rwandans at the urns

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Rwanda’s July presidential and legislative polls. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan” - all that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the “Play” button…

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda: Paul Kagame’s fourth term as president – what his agenda will need to cover

Paul Kagame started his fourth term as Rwanda’s president in August 2024. He first became president in April 2000. However, as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he has been the country’s de facto head since his rebel forces ended the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The Conversation

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group.

The Conversation

Rwanda's Kagame To Be Sworn In For Fourth Term

Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame is to be sworn in on Sunday for another five years after sweeping to victory in elections last month with more than 99 percent of the vote.

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The Walrus

As Foreign Interference Takes Hold, Ottawa Looks Away

According to a recent report, several authoritarian regimes are controlling Canadians from afar

Radio France Internationale

Final results confirm Paul Kagame's landslide victory in Rwanda's presidential election

Rwandan President Paul Kagame's crushing election victory has been confirmed in final results, although his ruling party saw its representation in parliament reduced.

International Business Times

Rwanda's Kagame Re-elected With 99.18 Percent Of Votes

Rwanda's all-powerful President Paul Kagame has been re-elected to a fourth term in office with 99.18 percent of the vote, according to full provisional results published Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Kagame banned opponents like me from Rwanda’s election. No wonder he cruised to victory

The president won 99% of the vote. But that isn’t a sign of popularity – it’s a sign of a ‘democracy’ that silences all dissent, says Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza

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The Independent UK

Paul Kagame set to win flawed Rwanda election with 99% of vote

Incumbent president has been in office since 2000

Al Jazeera

Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth presidential term: Provisional results

Kagame takes more than 99 percent of the vote, according to electoral authorities.

International Business Times

Rwanda's Kagame Wins Fourth Term With 99 Percent Of Vote

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up Tuesday for a fourth term in office after winning a thundering 99.15 percent of the vote in an election where only two challengers were allowed to run against him.

Radio France Internationale

Kagame ahead in Rwanda's presidential election with 99 percent of the vote

President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power.

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Rwandans Elect Paul Kagame For Fourth Term As President

Rwandans vote in presidential election with Kagame leading; high voter turnout and Western praise for his leadership.

Evening Standard

Who is Paul Kagame and why is Rwanda's president controversial? Kagame wins in provisional results

President annihilated the opposition

Al Jazeera

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23

A recent UN report accuses Rwanda of aiding M23 rebel group that’s battling Congolese forces in eastern DRC.

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