Rwanda

What is the U.K. plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?

London — The British parliament passed a law late Monday that will mean asylum seekers arriving on B...

world | 5 months ago

African nation threatens Apple with legal action over alleged "blood minerals" in its gadgets

Johannesburg — The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened U.S. tech giant App...

world | 5 months ago

U.K. to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year

The U.K. expects to deport 5,700 migrants to Rwanda this year, a senior minister said Tuesday, after...

world | 5 months ago

In a first, U.K. sends asylum seeker to Rwanda

In a first, a migrant whose asylum application was rejected by the United Kingdom was sent to Rwanda...

world | 5 months ago

U.K. government shares video of first migrant detentions under controversial Rwanda plan, calls it a milestone

London — The British government released video clips Wednesday of what it said were the first detent...

world | 5 months ago

Explained | Why has densely populated Rwanda agreed to the U.K.’s plan to deport migrants?

The story so far: Last week, the British authorities deported an asylum seeker to Rwanda under a vol...

world | 5 months ago

New U.K. Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is "dead and buried"

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday on his first full day in office that he is scrappi...

world | 3 months ago

Rwanda’s Kagame looks unshakeable as influence beyond his borders grows

A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and...

world | 3 months ago

Rwanda votes as President Kagame set to extend rule

Millions of Rwandans were voting in presidential and parliamentary elections on July 15, with the Af...

world | 3 months ago

Rwanda's Kagame wins fourth term with 99% of vote

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up on July 16 for a fourth term after winning a thundering...

world | 2 months ago

What is behind Rwanda’s election outcome?

The story so far: On July 15, Rwanda held its fourth presidential election since the 1994 Tutsi geno...

world | 2 months ago

Rwanda’s Paul Kagame sworn in saying regional peace ‘a priority’

Rwanda’s all-powerful President Paul Kagame was sworn in Sunday for a fourth term, saying regional p...

world | 2 months ago

Rwanda reports 8 deaths linked to Ebola-like Marburg virus days after it declared an outbreak

Rwanda says eight people have died so far from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus, j...

world | 2 weeks ago

Rebel group in Congo generates $300,000 monthly in seized mining area, UN official says

“A rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining...

world | 2 weeks ago

Marburg virus kills 10 in Rwanda. What to know about the Ebola-like outbreak and symptoms

Ten people have died in Rwanda from the highly contagious Marburg virus, and 29 cases have been conf...

world | 1 week ago

U.S. ships Marburg vaccines to Rwanda after 11 die in outbreak

The United States government completed an initial shipment of vaccine doses and therapeutic drugs fo...

world | 1 week ago