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Burundian media in exile in Rwanda lowered to

The Burundian media in exile in Rwanda silenced for two days by decision of the Rwandan authorities. Some journalists in exile in this country say they have been sacrificed at the altar of political realism, as the two neighboring countries began on the road to normalizing their relations, it was just over six months ago. RPA…

an ambiguous witness on the trial of Paul Rusesabagina

New hearing on Wednesday, March 24 in the trial of Rwandan opponent Paul Rusesabagina and new controversy. Prosecution witness Michelle Martin, a U.S. citizen, testified in court that she was employed by the Rwandan government in 2012 for academic support. Relatives of the opponent accuse him of being an agent of the Rwandan government and condemn a travesty of justice. Michelle Martin began her testimony by introducing herself as a former volunteer at the Hotel Rwanda Foundation Paul Rusesabagina. Before the verdicts,…

the founding father of the newspaper “The Chronicles” launches one

Soon a new opposition party in Rwanda? It is a rather rare event in the country's political landscape, largely dominated by the RPF, the party of President Paul Kagame. The birth of the Rwandan Platform for Democracy (RPD) was announced on Thursday, March 18, during an online press conference by its founder, Christopher Kayumba, a former university professor and journalist who was recently released from…

the vaccination marketing campaign towards Covid-19 is

More than 250,000 people received a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Rwanda in one week. The country launched a vaccination campaign on Friday, March 5, after receiving about 340,000 doses as part of the Covax initiative, mainly from the Astra-Zeneca laboratory, but also from the Pfizer laboratory. For a week, photos of injections have followed each other in the media. There were first the nursing staff and the elderly, then prisoners, refugees, some motorcycle taxis, but also the staff of the national airline,…

opponent Paul Rusesabagina refuses to continue

In Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina has announced that he will no longer appear before the judges. At the sixth hearing of his trial, on Friday 12 March, the opponent considered that he did not benefit from a fair trial and therefore refused to continue to participate. Once again, the Court rejected the objections raised by Paul Rusesabagina's lawyers. They had requested another six months to prepare his defense and investigate this file, according to them, particularly complicated, given that the opponent appears along with…

“I believe in this Mobile Film Festival Africa”

"I like the concept of 1 mobile - 1 minute - 1 movie." The first pan-African selection of Mobile Film Festival Africa invites us until March 17 to discover for free films from 51 young directors from 23 African countries driving to the Grand PrixAfrica, equipped with 10,000 euros. Interview with Rwandan director JoëlKarekezi, winner of the prestigious Gold Standard by Yennengaau Fespaco and member of the jury for Mobile Film…

African nations’ COVID-19 vaccination efforts are choosing

More African countries received the long-awaited first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday, with Kenya and Rwanda benefiting from the global COVAX initiative aimed at securing doses for the world's low- and middle-income countries. African and other health officials have been frustrated by the sight of a handful of rich countries rolling out vaccines after taking large quantities for themselves. "We will be known as the continent COVID" if Africa does not quickly reach its goal of vaccinating…

Touadéra is still convinced of the choice

The security situation remains uncertain in the CAR after the organization of a coalition of six armed groups and their descent on the main axes of the country towards the capital. In the capital Bangui, the situation was calm on Monday, December 21, where movements were reported. as reported from Bangui, Charlotte cossetIn the…

Russia, Rwanda ship troops to Central African Republic after alleged coup d’etat

The Central African Republic mentioned on Monday that Russia and Rwanda had despatched in a whole lot of troops after an alleged coup try earlier than the upcoming elections. The federal government of the Central African Republic, one of many world's poorest and most unstable nations, accused former President Francois Bozize on Saturday of selling a future coup by three insurgent teams. The group on Friday started advancing in the direction of the capital Bangui alongside key highways after declaring…

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