US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed US concerns about human rights in Rwanda today during talks with President Paul Kagame in Kigali, the final stop on his African tour aimed at countering Russian influence. He particularly referred to the issue of “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina, who has been serving a 25-year prison sentence […]
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The UN confirms that the Rwandan army has operated in DR Congo
The Rwandan army has intervened in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent months, both directly and by offering support to armed groups, according to a confidential report by experts tasked with investigating the crisis on behalf of the UN and obtained by the AFP news agency. and Reuters yesterday Thursday. […]
Cease-fire agreement between DR Congo and Rwanda
An agreement was reached to declare a ceasefire during a meeting between the presidents of Rwanda, Paul Kagami, and that of DR Congo, Felix Tshisekendi, after tensions escalated rapidly between Kigali and Kinshasa in the eastern part of the Congolese territory. announced Joao Lourenço, the head of state of Angola, who took on the role […]
Britain: Ministry of Foreign Affairs characterizes the decision of the ECtHR that prevented the deportation of immigrants to Rwanda ‘scandalous’
British Home Secretary Pretty Patel has reiterated her opposition to a “scandalous” ruling by the Council of Europe’s European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that crashed a plane carrying refugees and migrants to Rwanda. Telegraph today. “The opaque way this court has acted is scandalous,” said Patel, just 24 hours after the cancellation of a […]
DR Congo: President Felix Cissekendi has ‘no doubt’ that Rwanda supports M23 guerrillas
Congolese President Felix Cissekendi said on Sunday that he had “no doubt” about Rwanda’s support for a rebel movement “attacking” his country, but reiterated his desire for the two neighboring countries to maintain peaceful relations. The new crisis in bilateral relations, caused by the resurgence in the eastern part of the country of the Tuci […]
N. Dendias for the Pontian Genocide: Recognize the black pages of states in the wider region
A day after the Pontian Genocide Remembrance Day, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed the hope that other countries in the wider region would follow the shining example of Rwanda and recognize the black pages, reconcile with the past, apologize to the families of the victims of the atrocities. “Your visit today takes place, just one […]
Rwanda signs agreement with London to welcome illegal immigrants arriving in Britain
Rwanda today signed a multimillion-euro agreement with London to accept immigrants and asylum seekers of various nationalities arriving illegally in Britain, Kigali said today during a visit to the country by British Home Secretary Priti Patel. “Rwanda welcomes this co-operation with Britain in welcoming asylum seekers and migrants and providing them with legal avenues for […]