Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory, with most of the votes counted from Monday’s election. He has 99.15% of the vote so far, with about 79% of ballots counted, partial results announced by the electoral commission show. The 66-year-old again faced […]
Kendrick Lamar thrills fans with Rwanda concert
Fans are raving about rapper Kendrick Lamar’s “extraordinary performance” in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Wowing fans with hit songs such as She Needs Me, Loyalty and Humble, he was the headliner at the inaugural Move Afrika festival co-created by anti-poverty organisation Global Citizen. Top Rwandan musicians such as Bruce Melodie and Ariel Wayz also performed. Lamar’s […]
Rwanda sends 16 tonnes of aid to Gaza
The government of Rwanda says it’s sent humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people in Gaza. In a brief written statement sent to BBC Great Lakes, the government’s deputy spokesman, Alain Mukuralinda, said the donation was sent to the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation (JHCO) and has arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman. It was made “in […]
Rwanda hosts Women Deliver Conference 2023; Rallying for Gender Equality
By Rebecca Ekpe The Women Deliver Conference 2023 (WD2023) has opened in Kigali, Rwanda, uniting more than 6,000 people from diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise worldwide to advance gender equality. Women Deliver is a leading global advocate that champions gender equality and the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and women everywhere. […]
Rwanda floods and landslides kill more than 100 people
SOURCE: BBC NEWS More than 100 people have died after floods and landslides hit Rwanda‘s northern and western province, authorities say. “Many houses collapsed on people,” said western province governor François Habitegeko. He added that main roads in the area “are not usable because of landslides”. Rwanda’s public broadcaster RBA reports that the casualty numbers […]
Rights Group in Rwanda intensify calls for probe into death of investigative journalist Williams Ntwali
Ninety rights groups and civil society organizations from Africa have called for an independent investigation into the death of the Rwandan investigative journalist, John Williams Ntwali. Police said he died in a road accident but many rights groups see it as another suspicious death involving a critic of the Rwandan government. Before his death, Ntwali […]
