Rwanda on Friday started the commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group that left over one million people dead, with President Paul Kagame calling for self-determination to build a better and more prosperous country through unity, hard work, and perseverance. Kagame made...
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been conferred with the “African Democracy and Peace Icon’’ award at the maiden edition of the African Heritage Concert and Awards in Kigali. His media aide, Mr Ikechukwu Eze stated in Abuja on Monday that Jonathan advised at the award ceremony that African leaders...
Officials on Monday reported that more than 90 Congolese refugees fleeing fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) arrived in neighboring Rwanda. Kambogo Ildephonse, the mayor of Rubavu District, in western Rwanda told Xinhua. “On Sunday afternoon, we received 89 Congolese citizens from 33 families, among...
Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace Limited, is set to showcase its Embraer E192-E2 aircraft at the Aviation Africa Summit 2022, in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sept. 12. The spokesperson of Air Peace, Mr Stanley Olisa, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday. The News Agency of...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday Washington was “very concerned” about what he called credible reports that Rwanda has provided support to M23 rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. The resurgence of the M23 group in Congo’s restive east has exacerbated tensions between the...
D’Tigers, Nigeria’s senior male national basketball team, on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda booked their place in the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. They recorded a 20-0 points win over Mali who failed to show up for the game, the second game of the three they...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has released a 12-man roster for the third window of the FIBA African World Cup qualifiers in Kigali, Rwanda, holding between June 27 and July 5. This is contained in a statement from Afolabi Oni on behalf of the NBBF Media Committee and made...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday returned to the country, fo his 4-day official visit to Rwanda where he attended the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2022. The President while away in Kigali, the Rwandan Capital, joined other leaders to participate in discussions focused on the progress and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Nigerian youths excelling at home and abroad, saying the country will welcome inputs and investments from compatriots with international exposure for the economy to thrive. The president spoke at a town hall meeting with Nigerians in the Diaspora on the margins of the 26th...
Prince Charles laid a wreath on Wednesday at a memorial to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda during the first visit to the country by a British royal. The Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla paused in silent tribute at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the final resting place for...
Salubata Technologies, a Nigerian start-up has emerged as one of the top four winners of Kigali Startup Festival 2022 at the Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) in Kigali, Rwanda. Yewande Adebowale, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Salubata, which transforms plastic wastes into customised shoes, received a prize of 10,000...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja on Wednesday, June 22, for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26, 2022. A statement issued by the president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said President Buhari...
At least 11 people were confirmed dead and property destroyed in Rwanda after heavy rains pounded different parts of the country on Saturday overnight, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Monday. Seven of the victims were from the Nyamasheke district in western Rwanda, while three were from the capital...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Popular music star, Oluwatosin Ajibada, AKA Mr Eazi, has revealed why he chose Rwanda as his next investment destination for his businesses. According to Mr. Eazi, Rwanda is fast turning into a preferred location for technology and innovation through a combination of visionary leadership...
When Rwandan motorcycle taxi driver Evode Niyorurema converted his fuel guzzler to an electric motorbike, he had no idea he was on the frontlines of the East African nation’s fight against climate change. “The reason I switched to an electric motorbike is that I wanted to avoid fuel costs,...
Nigeria’s male senior cricket team has left Nigeria for Rwanda to seek the only qualifying ticket for Africa in the 2022 T20 World Cup, an official said. Taiwo Oriss, Secretary General of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that a 20-man...