Tag: Rwanda
“The convoy” by Beata Umubyeyi-Mairesse, on the trail of its survival
With “The Convoy”, writer Beata Umubyeyi-Mairesse delivers the poignant investigative story of her rescue on June 18, 1994 during the Rwandan genocide. A striking testimony. The book begins with these…
the king of Jordan completes a visit marked by the signing of new agreements
The King of Jordan Abdallah II ended this Tuesday, January 9, an official visit that began on Sunday in the capital Kigali. On the program in particular, several economic agreements,…
The History of Rwanda told in music
History is at the heart of this final show. Rwanda yesterday and today with the country’s major players, but also Rwandans from the diaspora, such as Mighty Popo, Canadian-Rwandan artist.…
a Rwandan sentenced to life imprisonment in Belgium
Last Tuesday, the two men were both found guilty of the crime of genocide and war crimes for acts committed in Rwanda between April and June 1994. Thus, the Court…
Two Rwandans found guilty of “crimes of genocide” by Belgian justice
The Brussels Assize Court rendered its decision on Tuesday December 19 in the sixth trial linked to the genocide of the Tutsis organized in Belgium. Séraphin Twahirwa and Pierre Basabose,…
Sosthène Munyemana sentenced in Paris to 24 years of criminal imprisonment
The Paris Assize Court delivered its verdict this Tuesday evening in the trial of Sosthène Munyemana. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison. While the prosecution had requested a…
The first African center for the production of BioNTech messenger RNA vaccines inaugurated in Rwanda
BioNTech’s first messenger RNA vaccine production center in Africa, the “BioNtainer” – so named because it is made of recycled containers – was inaugurated in Kigali. A breakthrough in vaccine…
The flight of asylum seekers to Rwanda will take place – read what the legal initiative is about | Foreign countries
The British Parliament approved a bill allowing asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda. The disputed bill will now go to the committee round. The government wants to send asylum…
British MPs approve bill to deport migrants to Rwanda
The British government’s controversial bill to deport migrants who arrived illegally in the United Kingdom to Rwanda passed a first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday evening, December 12. The text…
rape as a war crime highlighted at the trial of two suspected genocidaires in Brussels
In Belgium, in the trial of two suspected Rwandan genocidaires, it was time for the final arguments of the civil parties on Wednesday. As a reminder, Séraphin Twahirwa is accused…