The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

Camilla praises ‘life-changing’ effects of reading as she tours book charity

The Queen Consort helped stamp books set for export to Rwanda as she visited Book Aid International.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Pope slams foreign plundering of Africa as he arrives in DR Congo

The 86-year-old Francis says a ‘forgotten genocide’ is under way in DRC as he begins his trip to two African nations.

Al Jazeera · Jan 31, 2023

‘Suspicious death’ of Rwandan journalist prompts calls for investigation

Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which they say he was killed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Asylum-seeking families with children could face removal from UK to Rwanda

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African country

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Rwanda fires at Congolese jet accused of airspace violation as Pope prepares DRC visit

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an “act of war” after Kigali on Tuesday confirmed its forces had fired at a fighter jet from the DRC that had violated its airspace.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 25, 2023

England cricket tours to South Africa didn’t used to be extended sleepovers

ODI series starting on Friday lasts less than a week – a far cry from 13,000-mile round trips made by steamer and 60-hour coach journeys

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Rwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation

Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a new escalation of tensions between the neighbors that has set off alarm across central Africa

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Nearly half of asylum seekers facing removal from UK to Rwanda are married

Survey contradicts Priti Patel’s claims that people crossing Channel are ‘not genuine’ asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Rwanda says Congo fighter jet violated its airspace

Rwanda's government said on Tuesday that a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had violated its airspace, prompting its defence force to fire in response.

Reuters · Jan 24, 2023

British-Rwandan choreographer Dorothée Munyaneza explores collective memory in 'Mailles'

With her visceral mix of poetry, song and movement, performance artist and choreographer Dorothée Munyaneza finds powerful expression for often unspeakable horrors. Born in Kigali, she was just 12 in 1994 during the genocide of the Tutsi - a story she tells in one of her first shows "Samedi, Détente"…

France 24 · Jan 24, 2023