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Rwanda Strongly Rejects Accusations by “Empty Drum” President Tshisekedi
1 DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi Kigali — Rwanda has issued a forceful response to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi’s accusations at the Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, calling his remarks false, inflammatory,...
Rwanda Doctor Reflects on Successful Marburg Response One Year Later
KIGALI, Rwanda — A year ago, Dr. Tsion Firew faced a harrowing challenge when Rwanda reported its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a deadly cousin of Ebola. The outbreak, announced on September 27, 2024, claimed the lives of 15 of the 66...
Inside Rwanda’s Mushroom Revolution: Women, youth and the power of Juncao Technology
KIGALI, Rwanda, Oct 13 — Suzanne Nikuze has come a long way. From a modest experiment in her backyard in the Rwandan capital of Kigali’s Gasabo district, to a thriving agribusiness that is transforming lives, promoting sustainable agriculture and...
President Kagame Champions Equitable Partnerships at Global Gateway Forum 2025
6 DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame met face to face at the GlobalGateway Forum 2025 Brussels, Belgium —President Paul Kagame delivered a compelling address at the Global Gateway Forum 2025 in Brussels, emphasizing...
President Kagame Attends Global Gateway Forum 2025 in Brussels
1 President Paul Kagame (left) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen President Paul Kagame is in Brussels this week to participate in the second edition of the Global Gateway Forum 2025, a high-level summit aimed at advancing...
UN says the DRC-Rwanda peace deal 'is not being respected'
The United Nations says that the agreed ceasefire between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda “is not being respected.” UN Special Envoy Huang Xia said the international peace efforts are commendable and promising, but they have, to...
Boost for Nigeria as ex-Liverpool star set to switch allegiance ahead of World Cup playoffs
A former Liverpool star has shown interest in playing for Nigeria ahead of the 2026 World Cup playoffs Super Eagles are on the verge of qualifying for the Mundial, after missing the 2022 edition in Qatar Nigeria narrowly missed out on the chance...
Patrick Bet-David Explains How ‘The Scorecard’ Of What America Wants In A President Has Changed After Trump
Podcaster Patrick Bet-David said on Fox News Monday that the traits that Americans look for in a president fundamentally shifted after the political rise of President Donald Trump. Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas agreed to the...
World Bank economist: Africa is resilient, but hard work ahead
Andrew Dabalen, the World Bank’s chief economist for Africa is, perhaps surprisingly, upbeat about the continent’s economic prospects in the near term. “Economic activity has been relatively resilient this year, despite all the uncertainty we’ve...
Tinubu Government Indicted Itself By Admitting “Both Christians, Muslims” Are Being Killed Instead Of Tackling Insecurity – Report
The President Bola Tinubu-led administration has come under fire for indicting itself by admitting that "thousands of Christians and Muslims are being killed in Nigeria" instead of addressing the root causes of insecurity and religious violence in...
Mehdi Hasan Deletes Tweet Saying Gaza War Is ‘Worse Than a Lot of Previous Genocides’ Like Holocaust, Rwanda
Mehdi Hasan posted and later deleted a tweet in which he compared the tragedies of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to other genocides, specifically referencing Rwanda and the Holocaust, calling it “worse than a lot of previous genocides.” “One of the...
Kaze confirms major Kaizer Chiefs captaincy change
Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has confirmed that the Glamour Boys have a new captain. Amakhosi captain Yusuf Maart left the club at the beginning of the season, leaving a serious void at Naturena. The club then opted to give the armband to...
EIB, European Commission and BioNTech partner to advance vaccine manufacturing in Rwanda
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission are teaming up with BioNTech to help advance a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine manufacturing facility in Kigali, Rwanda. To support this project, BioNTech has been awarded a blended...
Governments are spending billions on their own ‘sovereign’ AI technologies – is it a big waste of money?
In Singapore, a government-funded artificial intelligence model can converse in 11 languages, from Bahasa Indonesia to Lao. In Malaysia, ILMUchat, built by a local construction conglomerate, boasts that it “knows which Georgetown you’re referring...
DR Congo’s leader calls on Rwandan counterpart to end tensions
(MENAFN) Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi has appealed to his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, to de-escalate tensions and work together toward peace, urging him to rein in the M23 rebels whose actions have...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Till 2031
By Musa Bakare. In every generation, a nation is blessed with a leader whose courage redefines the course of its destiny. For Nigeria, that man in this defining era is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander in Chief of the Armed...
Rwanda-Germany relations thaw
Germany has signed a development aid deal with Rwanda to implement a pending funding arrangement, after months of suspension due to the conflict in eastern Congo. On October 6, Berlin and Kigali inked a grant agreement worth €18 million ($21...
SFD participates in inauguration of three major roads in Rwanda
- Advertisement - - Advertisement - - Advertisement - Kigali, Oct 13 (SPA/APP): The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), represented by Director General of Africa Operations Mohammed Al-Shammari, participated in the inauguration of three development...
President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia
Business Wire India The 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary will be officially inaugurated by The President of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW, and attended by African First Ladies. The conference is being...
JSMO Participates in ISO Annual Meeting in Kigali
Ammon News - The Jordan Standards and Metrology Organization (JSMO) took part in the 2025 Annual Meeting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), held from October 6–10 in Kigali, Rwanda. The global event, themed "Together for...