Tag: Rwanda
the submission of candidacies for the presidential and legislative elections is open
In Rwanda, Friday May 17 marks the start of the electoral period: the submission of candidacies to the electoral commission is now open for the presidential and legislative elections. Both…
an official ceremony for the victims killed during the May 3 bombing
Goma, the large city in the east of the DRC, is burying its dead this Wednesday, May 15 after the bombings of May 3. Rockets from the rebel positions of…
the last two fugitives wanted by the Mechanism declared dead
This is the end of a hunt of almost thirty years. The last two fugitives wanted by the Mechanism which replaced the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda were declared dead…
Félicien talks about genocide in Rwanda: ‘People in power there are not happy when you say something’
At first he couldn’t talk about what he experienced during the genocide in 1994. But now he does it anyway and he has his reasons for that. The genocide will…
EU clarifications on the memorandum of understanding signed with Rwanda
The signing of this memorandum of understanding on minerals last February, between the European Union and Rwanda in the midst of the conflict in eastern DRC, was very poorly received…
the authorities denounce the “omerta of the international community” after the bombing of the Mugunga camp
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the government dispatched a delegation to Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, on May 9, 2024, while on May…
Asylum seekers flee UK to Ireland to avoid being sent to Rwanda
The so-called Rwanda plan, which was voted through in April, is intended to deter migrants and asylum seekers from reaching Britain illegally in dangerous boats across the English Channel. According…
More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK in a single day on Wednesday
More than 700 migrants arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday May 2. This is a record since the start of the year, despite the British government’s desire to stop…
Britain detains asylum seekers to send to Rwanda – Ireland fears they will cross border | Foreign countries
Ireland has threatened to send police officers to its land border with Northern Ireland to investigate whether asylum seekers are crossing the border. Britain is looking for thousands to be…
200 asylum seekers deported from Dublin city center
Dismantling of a camp in the city center of Dublin: 200 asylum seekers, who had previously been sleeping in tents for several months, were transferred this Wednesday morning aboard buses…