Rwanda

Paul Rusesabagina, an opponent of Rwanda whose story impressed the movie Resort Rwanda, claims that he was "kidnapped" by the Rwandan authorities. That is in all he stated, on Friday, November 27, throughout a listening to in Kigali, which might assessment his request for launch on bail, a primary since he was arrested below unclear circumstances in late August, on expenses. of terrorism.…

Several associations have taken a stand to warn of a number of restrictions regarding the so-called sensitive archives for the role of the French army in Rwanda in the early 1990s. For some historians, access to these archives is only a problem for the Duclert Commission. , especially since they treat a painful substance. The…

In Rwanda, center faculties and schools are step by step opening their doorways in November, however the extended closure of services as a result of Covid-19 disaster for nearly eight months, mixed with the impoverishment of households, will increase the dangers. dropouts at college and baby labor. Elie Niyomugabo, 15, cuts…

Small cross-border trade is gradually resuming between the city of Rubavu, in Rwanda, and that of Goma in the DRC. The so-called “Petite Barrière” border post, one of the most crossed on the continent, had been closed for eight months because of the Covid-19 crisis. But since November 5, traders gathered in cooperatives, students, teachers or even doctors are allowed to pass subject to having tested negative for Covid -19. A decision taken jointly by the governors of the provinces on both sides of the border.…

The French-Ivorian banker Tidjane Thiam was recruited by Rwanda to develop the attractiveness of its monetary sector. The previous head of Credit score Suisse has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Rwanda Finance Restricted, a state-owned firm whose mission is to make Kigali a world monetary heart. as reported from Kigali,…

Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the former Rwandan president suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide, was heard by French justice on Tuesday (November 3rd). An extremely rare hearing in the context of the investigation into the role that former gendarme Paul Barrilà played in the massacres. It had been years since we had…

Colleges and colleges have reopened after more than seven months of closure due to the coronavirus crisis. The Rwandan government has opted for a gradual return to school. About half of the students resumed on Monday, November 2, the others will have to wait until November 23. as reported from Kigali, Laure broulardAt…

Rwandan financial progress put in difficulties by coronavirus disaster. The service sector, on which the nation has supported its growth, may be very a lot affected. For a number of years, Kigali has been striving to turn out to be a regional convention identify. However the round 70 occasions deliberate in Kigali this yr have been postponed, representing a deficit of 80 million euros for the nation’s…

Arrested in mid-May after 26 years on the run, the Rwandan businessman faces seven counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. In late September, the Court of Cassation validated the arrest warrant issued against him and ordered his transfer to the mechanism, a UN body responsible for the latest cases at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), which closed its doors in 2014. The…

A UN court said on Monday that Felicien Kabuga, suspected of financing the Rwandan genocide in 1994, has been transferred from France to The Hague. .