The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

F1 boss teases unprecedented 2026 calendar shake-up: ‘We have some news to share’

South Africa, Rwanda and Argentina are all eyeing a spot on the F1 calendar in the future

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024

Two novels on impact of post-colonial conflict win key French literary awards

President congratulates Kamel Daoud and Gaël Faye for books responding to violence in Algeria and Rwanda

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

Visions of development have shifted in Africa over the past two decades: study explores how Rwanda and Ethiopia tried to shape the future

Contemporary economic challenges in Africa appear to be shifting the continent into a new era of development. From COVID-19 to war-induced inflation, many countries in Africa are facing significant economic challenges. The crises of recent years come on top of longer-term increases in debt, especially after the 2014 commodity price…

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2024

Congo wants UN peacekeepers gone. But endless war around minerals is complicating that

The end of one of the world’s deadliest and yet most shadowy wars is as difficult to predict as the end of the large peacekeeping force meant to contain it

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seeks local power in DRC, not just control over mining operations

The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s resource-rich mining sites. The rebel group launched its most recent offensive in 2021 and currently controls vast territories in the south-east of North Kivu province, surrounding and…

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2024

Rwandan genocide survivors describe the 1994 mass killings at a Paris trial

Rwandan genocide survivors have told their testimonies at a Paris court where a former doctor is on trial for his alleged role in the 1994 mass killings of more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them

The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2024

How Tigray war rape victims turned to Rwandan genocide survivors to heal

Women-to-women listening circles help heal trauma after brutal war left many with deep physical and psychological scars.

Al Jazeera · Oct 22, 2024

Rwanda Orphans Build Hope From Horror 30 Years After Genocide

Jeanne Allaire Kayigirwa was sure she was going to die three times during the Rwandan genocide in which most of her friends and family were massacred.

International Business Times · Oct 22, 2024

Unsung Heroes Who Saved 1,000 Children From Rwanda Genocide

The untold story of how around 1,000 children were rescued from Rwanda during the bloodiest and most chaotic days of its genocide is finally coming to light three decades after they were saved from the slaughter.

International Business Times · Oct 22, 2024

James Cleverly spent £655 a head on in-flight catering – while asylum seekers receive £49 a week

It is staggering that the then home secretary racked up such a massive bill. But perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised, given the £700m cost of the Rwanda scheme, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024