Rwanda

March 24, 2025 4:57 PM

Angola to end east Congo conflict mediation role, presidency says

Angola will step down from its position as a mediator between parties involved in an escalating Rwanda-backed rebel offensive in eastern Congo, the presidency said on Monday, with another African state set to lead efforts to get peace talks back on track. The ethnic Tutsi-led M23 escalated their long-standing rebellion this year, seizing east Congo's two biggest cities since January and encroaching into territory rich in minerals such as gold and tantalum. As the current rotating African Union...

February 18, 2025 11:18 PM

Congo army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias

Government forces and local militias have clashed south of the provincial capital of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as troops fall back in the face of an advance by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, military sources and townsfolk say. The troops and their militia allies were meant to pull back from Bukavu - a trading and mining industry hub - to avoid urban battles with the rebels and to dig in elsewhere to stall the rapid offensive. The militias wanted to stand and fight. By the time...

November 28, 2024 3:17 PM

NIA secures extradition of LeT operative Salman Khan from Rwanda in Bengaluru prisons terror conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has extradited Salman Rehman Khan, a fugitive linked to the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), from Rwanda. Salman, who was implicated in the Bengaluru Prisons terror conspiracy case, faced charges of supplying explosives and involvement in terror-related activities. The operation, executed in coordination with the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Interpol, and National Central Bureaus (NCBs), marks a crucial step forward in India's ongoing efforts t...

October 4, 2024 11:07 AM

What is Marburg virus, and how worrying is it?

Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths. The World Health Organization said this week the risk of the outbreak is very high in Rwanda, high across the African region, and low globally. What is Marburg virus? Marburg is a virus from the same family as Ebola. It causes a haemorrhagic fever and has an average fatality rate of 50%, according to the WHO, although rates have been as high as 88% in previous outbreaks. Early ...

June 5, 2024 12:52 PM

In heated debate, Britain’s Sunak, Starmer go head-to-head on the economy

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour challenger Keir Starmer went head-to-head on Tuesday over how to boost Britain's economy, with the PM accusing the opposition party of wanting to increase taxes if it wins power at a July 4 election. Both Sunak, a Conservative, and Starmer stuck to their campaign lines in their first debate just weeks before a general election opinion polls suggest Labour is set to win, with Sunak saying only he had a plan to spur Britain's paltry economic growth and Starme...

April 23, 2024 4:52 PM

Migrants drown in Channel, Sunak says nothing will stop Rwanda policy

At least five people, including a child, died in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France, hours after Britain passed a bill to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda to try to deter the dangerous crossings. The deaths of one child, a woman and three men occurred on an overcrowded small boat carrying around 110 people attempting to cross one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. The French coastguard was still searching for survivors. "After becoming initially stranded on the shore, ...

April 23, 2024 8:59 AM

Britain passes Rishi Sunak’s ambitious Rwanda migrant bill after facing two years of challenges

The UK Parliament has passed the contentious bill, allowing the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation, reported CNN. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's efforts to pass the bill had been stuck between opposition in the Houses of Parliament and challenges in the British courts, as lawmakers and activists have sought to scupper the legislation on human rights grounds. Moreover, Sunak's inability to implement the policy has caused cons...

April 15, 2024 10:49 AM

British PM Sunak’s Rwanda scheme set to pass parliament but challenges await

The British parliament is set to finally approve a divisive law this week to pave the way for asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda, but further legal hurdles could yet hold up or derail one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's key policies. Sunak has invested huge political capital in the Rwanda scheme whose success or failure might be crucial to his Conservative party's fortunes in an upcoming election, given his promise it will stop tens of thousands of people arriving without permission in sma...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

MEA secretary Dammu Ravi’s visit to Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya set for April 7-12

Dammu Ravi, the Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs (Economic Relations), will embark on a visit to Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya from April 7-12, accompanied by the Additional Secretary (East and Southern Africa), Puneet R Kundal. During the visit to Rwanda, the MEA Secretary (ER) will represent the Government of India at the event marking the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Rwanda Genocide (Kwibuka 30) on April 7. "He is also expected to hold meetings with Ministers and seni...