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Egypt, Rwanda Agree to Bolster Cooperation with Nile Basin Countries

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo on Sunday. The two leaders discussed bilateral ties and latest regional developments and agreed on the importance of engaging in constructive and effective dialogue to boost strategic cooperation with the Nile Basin…

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DRC is set to become 7th member of the east Africa trading bloc: what's in it for everyone

Shortly after his controversial electoral victory in early 2019, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi sought to get his country admitted into the East African Community. Recently, the East African Community ministers recommended the DRC’s admission, a decision set to be formalised by the bloc’s…

The Conversation

HRW: Rwanda silencing YouTubers with ‘abusive’ legal framework

Human Rights Watch said Rwanda’s ‘abusive legal framework’ is intensifying a culture of intolerance.

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Museveni’s army general son meets Kagame to fix Rwanda relations

Sour relations between Uganda and Rwanda had led to a three-year border closure by Kigali, that ended in January.

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Charles and Camilla to represent the Queen at Commonwealth summit in Rwanda

The prince and the duchess will travel to Kigali in June, with Charles stressing the need for countries to come together amid the pandemic recovery.

The Independent UK

Rwanda has reopened the border with Uganda but distrust could close it again

Rwanda has now fully reopened the Gatuna border with Uganda, ending a three-year impasse on the Northern Corridor, one of East Africa’s key transport arteries that funnels goods from the Indian Ocean seaport of Mombasa to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo. Rwanda abruptly closed the border in…

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Paul Farmer obituary

Medical anthropologist and humanitarian dedicated to providing healthcare to some of the world’s poorest communities

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Tucker Carlson says Ketanji Brown Jackson appointment would ‘humiliate’ Supreme Court and make US like Rwanda

Fox News host says her appointment would ‘send a very clear message that you don’t like the country you run’

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson condemned for Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Rwanda’ comments

Fox News anchor accused of presenting ‘perfect distillation of white supremacy’ in rant against supreme court nominee

The Guardian - US

Dr. Paul Farmer, who devoted his life to fighting deadly epidemics, has died. He was 62

Dr. Paul Farmer, the renowned infectious disease specialist who devoted his life to fighting deadly epidemics and spent the last several years working on four continents delivering health care to millions, has died in Rwanda, his organization Partners in Health confirmed. He was 62.

Miami Herald

France's highest court upholds decision to drop Rwanda investigation

France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, on Tuesday upheld a decision by investigative magistrates in 2018 to drop an investigation into the killing of Rwanda's then president in 1994, which triggered a genocide.

Reuters

£1.5m to boost Covid vaccine access in three African countries

The Scottish Government money will go to Unicef to strengthen the health systems of Rwanda, Zambia and Malawi.

The Independent UK

Health, happiness and income inequity: fresh insights from an African perspective

Problems with some forms of inequity are easier to understand than others. Unequal access to healthcare or food, for example, is clearly bad for everyone’s wellbeing, contentment and productivity.

The Conversation

Margaret Atwood joins writers calling for urgent action over missing Rwandan poet

More than 100 authors from around the world have written to the Rwandan president about the case of Innocent Bahati, who disappeared a year ago today

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Northern Irishman Johnathan McKinstry on his epic managerial journey that spanned Africa

Johnathan McKinstry's remarkable coaching career has included managing multiple African nations, to spells in Lithuania, Bangladesh and the US, now he shares his remarkable journey so far

France 24

Guinea-Bissau coup attempt: President says situation 'under control'

In tonight's edition: Guinea-Bissau's president says the situation is back under control after an attempted coup in the country. Earlier in the day, gunfire was heard at the presidential palace. Also, South Africa is coming out of its fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with schools set to reopen. And…

France 24

Mali expels French ambassador

In tonight's edition: Relations between France and Mali take a dramatic turn for the worse as Bamako gives the French ambassador to the country just 72 hours to leave. Also, after a three-year freeze, Rwanda finally opens its border with Uganda. And we end in South Africa, where Kommetdieding or…

The Independent UK

Rwanda reopens Uganda border to trucks; others still barred

Rwandan authorities on Monday opened the Uganda border to truckers after nearly three years of a tense standoff, but other travelers were held back by immigration officials

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Rwanda Re-opens Border with Uganda but Says Grievances Remain

Rwanda on Monday re-opened a border crossing with Uganda closed three years ago when the government accused Kampala of harassing its nationals and supporting dissidents bent on removing the government in Kigali. In turn the government of President Yoweri Museveni accused Rwanda of conducting illegal espionage in Uganda, which suffered…

Reuters

Rwanda re-opens border with Uganda but says grievances remain

Daily Mirror

Sunday league footballer's amazing rise from parks to representing his country

Isima Musa, 23, from Farringdon, London, can now claim to be an international footballer after representing Rwanda’s under 23 team in a friendly after his skills were first spotted online

The Hindu

Belagavi firm to build 6,000 houses in Rwanda

The Department of MBA at KLS Gogte Institute of Technology organised an online international conference on Indo African Businesses-Strategic Perspective in Belagavi recently. Belagavi-based developer

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda to reopen border with Uganda after three-year standoff

Rwanda says it will reopen its land border with Uganda on Monday, signalling an easing of frosty relations fuelled by spying accusations and support for dissidents.

The Independent UK

Rwanda to reopen Uganda border after three-year standoff

Rwanda’s government says the border will officially reopen Monday

France 24

Rwanda to reopen land border with Uganda after three years as relations thaw

Rwanda said Friday it will reopen its land border with Uganda at the end of the month after a three-year closure, signalling a thaw in frosty relations between the neighbours.

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