Rwanda withdraws from Economic Community of Central African States

PRETORIA, June 8. /TASS/. Rwanda has announced its withdrawal from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in protest to the organization’s refusal to pass the rotating presidency for the next year over to it, the New Times …

Rwanda’s Fight Against Poverty Under Scrutiny: UN Expert Warns of Deepening Inequalities Despite Progress

Rwanda has made significant strides in reducing monetary poverty over the past decade. But beneath the impressive economic growth and development indicators lies a more complex picture of exclusion, vulnerability, and widening inequality. This is the …

DRC–Rwanda: Congolese Coalition Warns of Peace Deal That Threatens National Sovereignty

A coalition of 79 Congolese civil society organisations and public interest attorneys, operating under the name MOSSAC (Mobilisation for the Safeguarding of Congolese Sovereignty and Autonomy), has issued a powerful warning. In a declaration dated 26 May …

The reality of journalism in Paul Kagame’s Rwanda. Samuel Baker Byansi – Denise Zaneza

Rwanda Has Entered Talks With US to Receive Deportees, Foreign Minister Says

The Trump administration has worked to expand its list of partner countries willing to receive illegal immigrants being deported from the United States. Rwanda has entered early talks about potentially taking in illegal immigrant deportees from the United …

Rwandan peppers connect Rwandan farmers with consumers in China

This photo taken on June 5, 2025 shows Rwandan chili sauce products at the Hunan Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Group in central China's Hunan Province. At the ongoing 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo held in Changsha of …

Rwandan Immigrant Arrested for Concealing Role as Perpetrator of Genocide After Fraudulently Entering the United States

Note: see indictment here. A federal grand jury in Ohio has returned a three-count indictment unsealed today charging Rwandan national Vincent Nzigiyimfura, also known as Vincent Mfura, 65, of Dayton, Ohio with lying on his U.S. immigration and …

Iran Fires Ballistic Missiles at Israel

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Iran firing ballistic missiles at Israel, court challenges over Los Angeles’s troop deployments, and the upcoming G-7 leaders’ summit in Canada. ‘Declaration of War’ Iran launched dozens of ballistic …

UN peacekeeping chief in Congo meets M23 leaders in first visit to rebel-held city

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo met with leaders of the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Friday in Goma, in her first visit to the eastern city of Goma since its capture by the insurgents. The meeting included …

Repeating mistakes: opportunity missed to make internet better

If you don't rectify past mistakes, there is no real reform—only cosmetic changes dressed as progress. This thought inevitably arises when examining what the interim government is proposing for internet users in the upcoming budget. Over the past 15 …