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News Rwanda: INTERVIEW – ‘Unspeakable economic interests’: Rwanda says accusations mask Western resource ambitions in Congo

Published on: Tuesday 15 April 2025
INTERVIEW – ‘Unspeakable economic interests’: Rwanda says accusations mask Western resource ambitions in Congo
News source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/interview-unspeakable-economic-interests-rwanda-says-accusations-mask-western-resource-ambitions-in-congo/3539300

Rwanda is under Western pressure for allegedly backing rebels in Congo, but its Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe asserts that the real driver is their scramble for the DRC’s vast mineral wealth - Anadolu Ajansı

News Rwanda: Rwanda's Image Abroad - How Western Countries Are Beginning to Turn Their Backs

Published on: Monday 07 April 2025
Rwanda's Image Abroad - How Western Countries Are Beginning to Turn Their Backs
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202504090014.html

Analysis - Rwanda enjoyed good relations with the western world for many years. This was due to systematic and intentional efforts to build its profile as a constructive regional actor, especially through the UN peacekeeping framework.

News Rwanda: Rwanda aiming for F1 race in 2029, government official says talks ‘progressing’

Published on: Friday 12 December 2025
Rwanda aiming for F1 race in 2029, government official says talks ‘progressing’
News source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6845102/2025/12/13/rwanda-f1-race-africa/

F1 sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, told The Athletic that Rwanda is the continent’s most advanced contender to host a race in the future, though noted a date ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda builds ‘global scale’ mines to shake off conflict mineral label

Published on: Monday 29 December 2025
Rwanda builds ‘global scale’ mines to shake off conflict mineral label
News source: https://www.ft.com/content/efbf0c9b-cadd-4027-8878-37a7f6bc6126

Accused of being a smokescreen for metals smuggled from DR Congo, the country now boasts Africa’s largest tungsten mine ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggle

Published on: Wednesday 17 December 2025
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggle
News source: https://apnews.com/article/uvira-m23-withdrawal-congo-da186299d089f9d48425df4a1b356aa5

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed to have begun a withdrawal from the city of Uvira in eastern Congo late Wednesday night, according the leader of the rebel group and local ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda-back M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern Congo

Published on: Tuesday 16 December 2025
Rwanda-back M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern Congo
News source: https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rwanda-back-m23-rebels-withdraw-seized-city-eastern-128447464

DAKAR, Senegal -- Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said Tuesday they will withdraw from Uvira, the strategic city in eastern Congo seized last week, as fighting in the region escalated despite a U.S. mediated ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda: French Conglomerate Vivendi Inks Deal With Rwanda to Develop Cultural Village

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
Rwanda: French Conglomerate Vivendi Inks Deal With Rwanda to Develop Cultural Village
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908070096.html

The Canal Factory is a modern, compact TV, cinema and music recording studio. The infrastructure will be dedicated to Rwandan talents and students desiring to be trained in the fields of ...

News Rwanda: Explore Rwanda with Kaya Business Travel

Published on: Wednesday 31 July 2019
Explore Rwanda with Kaya Business Travel
News source: https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/713/193893.html

Kaya Business Travel and MaZo Connect are inviting all SMEs, entrepreneurs, executives and government leaders to join them as they head to Kigali, Rwanda to attend the Golden Business Forum - an opportunity to network, find opportunities and to explore intra-Africa trade...

News Rwanda: Rwanda closes border with Congo amid rising Ebola fears, new case

Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
Rwanda closes border with Congo amid rising Ebola fears, new case
News source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rwanda-closes-border-with-congo-amid-rising-ebola-fears-new-case-today-2019-08-01/

Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan have long begun vaccinating ... loudly demanding to know why she was being held The three-day music festival held on a dairy farm in New York in August 1969 attended by ...

News Rwanda: Korea, Africa jointly run inaugural youth camp

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Korea, Africa jointly run inaugural youth camp
News source: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2019/08/176_273661.html

Africa is a “young” continent, with about 70 percent of its population aged 30 or younger. This suggests youth cooperation is essential for any country that wants to get close with Africa in the long term. Accordingly, Korea took a step closer with the inaugural Korea-Africa Youth Camp which was held from Aug. 6 to 12 in Seoul and North Jeolla Province’s Gimje and Muju.

News Rwanda: Rugby – Rwanda: Resilience keen to knock out Lions de Fer in Rugby league playoffs

Published on: Tuesday 06 August 2019
Rugby – Rwanda: Resilience keen to knock out Lions de Fer in Rugby league playoffs
News source: https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/07/rugby-rwanda-resilience-keen-to-knock-out-lions-de-fer-in-rugby-league-playoffs/

In the other semi-final, Kigali League leaders and hosts Thousand Hills RFC take on Muhanga Thunders, who finished second in the Southern League. The final will be played on 31 august. The Rwanda ...

News Rwanda: Southern Africa: Kagame, Lungu to Launch SDGs Centre for Southern Africa in Zambia

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
Southern Africa: Kagame, Lungu to Launch SDGs Centre for Southern Africa in Zambia
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908060028.html

Rwanda will be officially launching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG/C) Sub-Regional Centre for Southern Africa in Lusaka, at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre, on Wednesday 7th ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda's Disappearing Opposition

Published on: Monday 05 August 2019
Rwanda's Disappearing Opposition
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908060173.html

Disappeared or dead - Rwanda's opposition party Forces Democratiques Unifiées is mysteriously "losing" members. The fate of the government critics is unknown. But who is responsible? Anselme ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda: Govt to Introduce a Local Sign Language Dictionary

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Rwanda: Govt to Introduce a Local Sign Language Dictionary
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908120121.html

In a bid to support children with disabilities to have equal opportunities to study and score highly in school, the government has hired consultants to put together the first ever local sign language dictionary; the parliamentary committee on social affairs heard this week.

News Rwanda: Rwanda seals Congo border after fresh Ebola case

Published on: Thursday 01 August 2019
Rwanda seals Congo border after fresh Ebola case
News source: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/638079/Rwanda-seals-Congo-border-after-fresh-Ebola-case

Rwanda has shuttered its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic ... Ebola is named after a river in northern DRC, then named Zaire, where the virus was first identified in 1976 by a Belgian-led scientific ...

News Rwanda: Simbas to open Africa Cup campaign against Morocco next year

Published on: Sunday 11 August 2019
Simbas to open Africa Cup campaign against Morocco next year
News source: https://the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-08-12-simbas-to-open-africa-cup-campaign-against-morocco-next-year/

Kenya to face winner Cote D' Ivoire or Rwanda in second pool match • Rugby ... Marlin Mukolwe and Wilson Juma who had a good outing with Northern Suburbs Kenya Under-20 trio of George Maranga ...

News Rwanda: Rwanda: Giancarlo Esposito Would be 'Amazing' as Rwandan Version of X-Men Villain - Screenwriter

Published on: Thursday 08 August 2019
Rwanda: Giancarlo Esposito Would be 'Amazing' as Rwandan Version of X-Men Villain - Screenwriter
News source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201908090266.html

Could Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito portray a reimagined, Rwandan version of infamous X-Men villain Magneto in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? Screenwriter Zack Stentz seems to think so.

News Rwanda: The US can learn from Rwanda on stamping out cervical cancer

Published on: Saturday 10 August 2019
The US can learn from Rwanda on stamping out cervical cancer
News source: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/456933-the-us-can-learn-from-rwanda-on-stamping-out-cervical-cancer

The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill A recent study in the journal "Lancet" made a big splash when its authors concluded that cervical cancer could be ...