Rwanda

Over the weekend, the United States launched into its latest showdown over presidential power.Following a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump invoked an 18th century wartime law that he says gives him power to deport dangerous immigrants – in this case,... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-18
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Belgium is a tiny country with an oversized appetite for wealth. It has always lived off the sweat, blood, and bones of others. From its polished streets in Brussels to the diamond-clad towers of Antwerp, every brick is stained with... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Mazimpaka Magnus
The Secretary General of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), Hon. Wellars Gasamagera, on Monday March 17, received Ambassador Wang Xuekun, the outgoing Chinese envoy to Rwanda, at the RPF headquarters in Rusororo for a farewell courtesy call.During the meeting, Gasamagera... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on Monday, March 17, launched community development initiatives under the “Defence and Security Citizen Outreach Programme 2025,” to further contribute to the development of the country.The three-month COP2025 outreach activities are... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
The Belgium government on Monday declared Rwandan diplomats on its territory Persona non Grata in retaliation against Kigali’s termination of relations.“Belgium “regrets” Rwanda’s “disproportionate” decision on Monday and will, in turn, declare Rwandan diplomats stationed on its soil persona non... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Rwanda has announced the immediate closure of its embassy in Brussels and the recall of all its diplomats from Belgium, marking a sharp escalation in the diplomatic fallout between the two countries.Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe bluffed and said the... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Kigali, March 17, 2025 – The Government of Rwanda has officially severed diplomatic relations with Belgium, citing the European nation’s continued interference and hostile actions. The decision, effective immediately, was announced today by the Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been sentenced to four years and six months in prison after court found him guilty of illegal border crossing.The ruling, read out by Judge Mikhail Dzhindzholiya, caused a stir in the courtroom. Bailiffs had... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Foreign Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) are gathering today in Harare, Zimbabwe.A statement from the EAC secretariat indicates that the meeting will examine, deliberate, and adopt measures and initiatives aimed at... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
US president Donald Trump has announced that he will speak to his Russian counterpart on Tuesday.“I will be speaking to President Putin on Tuesday,” Donald Trump told reporters aboard the presidential plane, adding that “a lot of work has been... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
It is hard to teach an old colonizer new tricks.For over a century, Belgium has played the same game in Rwanda—divide, control, exploit, and when that fails, punish. The methods have evolved, but the goal remains the same: Rwanda must... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Mazimpaka Magnus
Atosha winced as she recalled the 15 minutes she spent in the fast-flowing Rusizi River, which separates the Democratic Republic of the Congo from Burundi, on a Friday night in late February.“I was terrified,” the 23-year-old said of her journey... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
By Carlos Mureithi in Cibitoke
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. MK Mubarakh, participated in the EAC-SADC Senior Officials Meeting held at the Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was accompanied by the Special Operations Forces Commander and the Head of Defence... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
President Félix Tshisekedi met on Sunday with U.S. Congressman Ronny Jackson, Special Envoy of former President Donald Trump, in a discussion that largely echoed the Congolese leader’s ongoing diplomatic efforts to rally Western support. The talks focused on DRC’s sovereignty,... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-17
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
The 6th edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Grand Finale concluded today, celebrating the continent’s most innovative and impactful entrepreneurs.The competition, an initiative of the Jack Ma Foundation’s Africa Netpreneur Prize, seeks to empower and support African business leaders who... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-16
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Angola the mediator in the DRC crisis has called for a ceasefire starting tonight at Midnight to create a climate conducive to negotiations.The DRC and AFC/M23 will meet in the next three days to hold direct negotiations to pave way... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-16
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
The Rwandan government has firmly dismissed what it describes as a politically motivated and biased statement from the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Charlevoix, which condemned Rwanda for allegedly supporting the M23 offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).In... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-16
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
President Paul Kagame on Sunday addressed residents of the city of Kigali under the citizen outreach program.The session covers various topics including the ongoing crisis in neighbouring DRC, arrest of notorious Brig. Gen. Jean-Baptiste Gakwerere captured on the battlefield by... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-16
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
From Monday until Thursday, Kenya will host the presitigious World Rally Championship Safari Rally.The opening ceremony will be held at City Hall Way.Godfrey Akumali the acting County Secretary told Nairobi residents that City Hall Way will be closed “to facilitate... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-16
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
Nationals from 43 countries have been banned from entering the United States according to a new list of countries drafted by Washington.U.S. media reported on Friday that Washington was mulling new travel bans against 43 countries including a possible pause... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-16
Source: Taarifa Rwanda
By Staff Writer
In January, after the two-year siege of the Congolese city of Goma ended with victory for the M23 rebels and Rwandan troops, an ill-assorted group of nearly 300 white mercenaries were lined up to have their humiliating defeat televised.“You must... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-14
By Andrei Popoviciu, Ana Poenariu, Emmet Livingstone and Marine Leduc in Goma, DRC, and Bucharest, Romania
Tragic Death of 13-Year-Old in Rubavu Sparks Renewed Criticism of Kagame’s... October 7, 2024 0 On Monday, October 7, 2024, a tragic event occurred in the Rubavu district, Western Province, Rwanda, where 13-year-old Mushinzeyesu Emerance was shot dead by...... Read more
Published on: 2025-03-11
Source: The Rwandan