OPEC Fund approves $75m funding for developing countries
The OPEC Fund approved $75 million to support socio economic development and COVID19 recovery efforts in several developing countries.
Rwanda
France Rejects New Probe Into Killing of Rwanda's Habyarimana
French appeals judges have rejected a request to reopen an investigation into the 1994 assassination of Rwanda's President Juvenal Habyarimana, which sparked the genocide that killed 800,000 people.
Rwanda's Kagame Drops Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has dismissed from Cabinet, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister.
COVID-19: Rwanda Turns to Government Employees' Salaries to Fight Hunger
In a circular dated April 5th, 2020 from the office of the Prime Minister, the government of Rwanda has indicated to cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, heads of public institutions and other senior officials that they will forfeit their salary for April is the country battles th
Kizito Mihigo: Rwandan Gospel Artist Mysteriously Dies in Prison Shortly After Detention
Rwandan gospel music artist Kizito Mihigo has been found dead in a police cell, officers say.
It comes three days after he was arrested near the border with Burundi.
Rwandan Authorities Speak Out on Ugandan IT Guru Kidnapped in Kigali
Rwandan authorities have broken their silence regarding a Ugandan IT expert who was kidnapped late last year and had been missing for several months.
DRC Clashes: Fears of Widespread Bloodbath as Rwandan Backed Militia Forces Attack Bayamulenge Civilians
The situation in the Mulenge highlands located near Uvira at the foot of the Itombwe mountains in South Kivu has become tense as Rwanda, through its proxy forces 'Red Tabara' and the local Mai Mai are conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Banyamulenge Tutsi, this website learnt.
Rwanda Forcefully Evicts Poverty Stricken Kigali Slum Dwellers Without Compensation
Slum-dwellers in Kigali are accusing city authorities of razing their homes without paying compensation, stirring anger among poorer Rwandans who feel marginalised by a government-led push to modernise the capital.
Eastern DRC: Rwandan Army Implicated in Killings, Plunder
Last month identity cards belonging to military officers of the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) were found in camps said to belong to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), however, it has emerged that the Rwandan soldiers have been operating in Easter Congo under the cover of the rebel group.
UK Writes to President Kagame Over Detained Former Military Chief
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom has petitioned Rwanda President Paul Kagame over the release of two former military officers --Col Tom Byabagamba and Gen Frank Rusagara.
