Tag: Rwandan
DRC reacts to statements by Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Congolese borders
New pass of arms between the Rwandan and Congolese authorities by interposed declarations. On the sidelines of his trip to Benin, Rwandan President Paul Kagame justified the current security crisis…
Rwandan President Paul Kagame re-elected with 99.8% of the vote at the head of his party
The 35th international congress of the presidential party, the Rwandan Patriotic Front, was held this weekend. More than 2,000 delegates voted on Sunday for their party’s new executive committee, and…
a Rwandan volunteer sentenced to four years in prison
Emmanuel Abayisenga, a 42-year-old Rwandan national, was sentenced on Wednesday March 29 to four years in prison by the city’s criminal court, which held that this man had impaired discernment…
Nantes cathedral fire: a Rwandan volunteer on trial
It was July 18, 2020, fifteen months after the fire that ravaged Notre-Dame de Paris. The flames caused significant destruction to Nantes Cathedral. The trial of the alleged arsonist, a…
“Kigali in Paris”, a space to support young Rwandan artists
Rwandan culture in all its facets is in Paris this March. Theatre, dance, music, cinema, comics, stand-up, comedy, but also fashion shows. Le Lavoir Moderne, in the heart of the…
opposition supporters demonstrate massively against Rwandan aggression
In Kinshasa, the political parties of Martin Fayulu, Moïse Katumbi and Augustin Matata Ponyo, three candidates for the next presidential election, attracted tens of thousands of supporters on Saturday March…
Rwandan government reacts to accusations of supporting M23 in eastern DRC
This Thursday afternoon, the Rwandan government reacted in a press release to accusations of the country’s support for the M23 armed group in eastern DRC. Support, always denied by Kigali,…
Meeting with Mike Kayihura, one of the most versatile Rwandan artists
/ Podcasts / tropical colors In the first part of the show, interview with Mike Kayihura, Rwandan singer-songwriter and performer. His new EP will be released in early 2023. (The…
government responds to Rwandan accusations of ‘military escalation’ with M23
Kigali accuses Kinshasa of being on the way to military escalation after renewed fighting between the M23 armed group and the Congolese army in Rutshuru province, eastern DRC. In a…
The youth and freedom of tone of Rwandan cinema in Angoulême
Inviting Rwanda to the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival is a daring bet as the French language, before being rehabilitated as an official language, had been relegated to the background in…