The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

Former British army chief dramatically intervenes in government’s Rwanda policy

Exclusive: Lord Dannatt urged the home secretary not to send migrants to a country ‘under the shadow of genocide’

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Angola's Lourenco: 'I don't believe we will have a war between Rwanda and DR Congo'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Angola's President Joao Lourenco said he did not think an all-out war between Rwanda and DR Congo was on the horizon. He said he was hopeful that his mediation efforts to restore peace in DR Congo's east would bear fruit. Lourenco explained that the…

France 24 · May 7, 2023

Flooding and landslides in DR Congo, Rwanda leave hundreds dead, thousands homeless

At least 176 people die in flash floods in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and 130 in neighbouring Rwanda as heavy rain destroys buildings and forces aid workers to gather mud-clad corpses into piles.

ABC News · May 5, 2023

Floods, landslides kill more than 100 in Rwanda after heavy rainfall

Heavy rain that triggered flooding and landslides in western Rwanda has killed at least 109 people, as authorities search for others trapped.

The New Daily · May 3, 2023

Paul Kagame could be president of Rwanda until 2035 - what's behind his staying power

Rwanda’s ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), recently concluded its 16th congress. This also marked 35 years of its existence. The centre piece, however, was the election as chairman, yet again, of the country’s president Paul Kagame. With 99.9% of the votes – 2,099 of the available 2,102 votes…

The Conversation · May 3, 2023

Floods amid heavy rainfall kill more than 100 in Rwanda

A public broadcaster in Rwanda says 109 people have been killed in flooding amid torrential rain in the western and northern provinces of the country

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

‘He deserves to be here’: War veteran Simon Weston backs our campaign to save Afghan pilot from deportation

Mr Weston ‘genuinely saddened and upset’ by Home Office threat and warned no one would want to risk their life to support British efforts abroad in future

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Flash floods hit western Rwanda, killing more than 100

Rescue operation under way after flooding triggered by rains damage homes in several districts in Western Province.

Al Jazeera · May 3, 2023

Heavy rain, floods kill at least 136 in Rwanda and Uganda

Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 129 people in Rwanda and six in Uganda, authorities said on Wednesday, as rescuers hunted survivors trapped in homes.

Reuters · May 3, 2023

Former UK head of coalition forces in Afghanistan: It would be a ‘travesty’ to deport hero pilot

Kicking the Afghan fighter pilot out of the UK would be so ‘contrary to British instincts’, says General Lord David Richards

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2023