Tag: Paul Kagame
UN peacekeepers withdrawing from Congo | News in brief
A rebel group has seized a large area of Congo, possibly backed by Rwanda. Yesterday, the UN Security Council approved the extension of the peacekeeping operation MONUSCO for a year…
Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame meet at summit in Luanda
The meeting was long awaited as part of the process which aims to put an end to the conflict between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel movement, supported…
After the DRC, the EU special envoy for the Great Lakes region in Rwanda
Johan Borgstam, the brand new special representative of the European Union for the Great Lakes region, completed his first on-site tour in Rwanda on Saturday October 12. Although he was…
the organization expands, Tshisekedi sulks at the end of the summit
The 19th Francophonie Summit is over. After Villers-Cotterêts on Friday, the members of the OIF gathered this Saturday, October 5 under the nave of the Grand Palais, in Paris. State…
Voters’ expectations after the plebiscite for Paul Kagame
In Rwanda, a landslide and unsurprising victory this Monday for President Paul Kagame, head of state for 24 years, but de facto leader of the country for 30 years… In…
Paul Kagame leads with 99.15% of votes, according to partial results
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is leading the presidential election with 99.15% of the vote, according to partial official results based on 79% of the ballots counted announced Monday evening by…
In Kigali and Rubavu, voters in large numbers at the opening of polling stations
Polling stations for the legislative and presidential elections opened on July 15, 2024 at 5 a.m. UT in Rwanda (7 a.m. local time). A poll in which President Paul Kagame,…
in the presidential election, Kagame, Habineza and Mpayimana in the running, as in 2017
In Rwanda, the population is voting this Monday, July 15, 2024 for the presidential and legislative elections. President Paul Kagame, in power in the country for 24 years, is seeking…
In Rwanda, the end of subsidies on public transport weighs on the cost of living
In Rwanda, as the presidential and legislative elections of July 15 approach, the government ended in March a policy of subsidizing public transport fares adopted in 2020. A decision that…
In Rwanda, Burundi border residents want the border to be reopened
Rwandans are set to go to the polls on July 15 for presidential and legislative elections. The head of state for 24 years, Paul Kagame, is running for a fourth…