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Rwanda presents tourism offerings at major Asia Pacific luxury travel trade show

Jameis Winston’s wife Breion poses in white swimwear during beachside getaway
Jameis Winston’s wife, Breion, is in vacation mode this offseason. A few days after a vacation with her husband in Kigali, she posted pictures of her beachside getaway on Instagram. Breion posted a photo on Wednesday, posing in white swimwear by...

John Barnes: ‘Kabul isn’t a place you imagine going on holiday’
John Barnes, 61, is one of England’s most celebrated footballers. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he moved to London when he was 12 and spent most of his playing career at Watford and Liverpool, earning 79 England caps. He is a pundit and campaigner...

Rwanda is running M23 rebels in DRC, says UN
New York, US — Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a...

Rwanda exercises command, control over M23 rebels: UN experts
Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a group of United Nations experts. The report...

Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels
New York. Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a group of United Nations experts....

Rwanda Controls M23 Rebels’ Advance In Congo To Gain Influence: UN Experts
Home Africa Rwanda Controls M23 Rebels’ Advance In Congo To Gain Influence: UN Experts M23 has advanced in eastern Congo, seizing the region's two largest cities, Goma and Bukavu, in January and February. Rwanda has directed and controlled M23...

Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels, say UN experts
NEW YORK - Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a group of United Nations experts....
Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels: UN experts
An estimated 1,000 to 1,500 Rwandan troops were still active in M23-held territory when the report was drafted, and "several thousand" remained along the border ready to deploy, said the report, which covers investigations conducted up to April...

Striking geometric glass geometry resembles an open eye at a distillery in Rwanda
Virunga Mountain Spirits, a women-led business with extensive experience in Rwandan women's economic development, is based at this distillery and agrotourism destination in Musanze, the Northern Province of Rwanda, which is situated beneath the...

National Liberation Through The Eyes of a Healer Turned Politician
2 Dr. Vincent Biruta On 4th July, Rwanda will celebrate Kwibohora31, but what does liberation of a nation mean, and how can it be best measured? One way of fully understanding the question and the answer, is to see it through the eyes of...

Scrapping the Rwanda migrant deterrent scheme has been Labour’s biggest act of self-harm
French farce NEXT week Britain will roll out the red carpet for the State visit of French President Emmanuel Macron. Someone should give him a tour of our asylum hotels instead. 1 A record 20,000 have now crossed the Channel illegally in 2025 and...

High Commissioner FJC urges youth to revolutionise African tourism
Representing the “Smiling Coast of Africa,” Jahumpa-Ceesay conveyed warm greetings from the government and people of The Gambia and commended organisers including Africa Tourism Partners, UN Tourism, AfCFTA, South African Tourism, and the Joburg...
Z’bar vows tourism reforms after bagging awards
ZANZIBAR: THE Zanzibar government has reaffirmed its commitment to reforming policies, laws and regulations to enhance the global competitiveness of its tourism sector. Minister for Tourism and Heritage, Mudrik Ramadhan Soraga expressed the...

‘Space is the only frontier left’: The rise of the ultimate $1 million luxury family holiday
At Louis Armstrong airport in New Orleans, an Airbus A321 in Four Seasons livery is tearing down the runway. As Captain Phil Ansell and first officer Dan Robertson ease forward the throttle in the hotel brand’s own private jet, it begins to speed...

Anzana Plans to Acquire Stake in Burundi-DRC-Rwanda Hydropower Project
Anzana Electric Group has signed a tentative deal with Ruzizi III Holding Power Co. Ltd. (RHPCL) to acquire up to 10 percent in a hydroelectric project that would serve Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The agreement...

N63bn can do more than a facelift
BY ADEDOKUN SEYI Oyo state’s bold claim that foreign exchange volatility justified its lavish N63.4 billion renovation of the government house is more than flimsy – it is unapologetic prodigality. To put it bluntly, this one-time redirection...

Chakwera’s Presidency on the move: Reflecting on five years of travel and its national impact
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera returned from Nigeria on Monday, 1st July 2025, in the afternoon around 15:00 hours. This trip marked his attendance at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of Afreximbank—an important continental...

Kigali Gets $100m World Bank Financing to Upgrade City Transport
5 The City of Kigali is set to undergo a major urban transport transformation aimed at improving mobility, creating jobs, and building a greener, more inclusive city. The City of Kigali is set to modernize its public transport system with the help...

UK mobile network with 10 million customers brings back free roaming
A leading mobile network with 10 million customers is set to reintroduce free roaming for travellers this summer. UK holidaymakers heading to the European Union have been informed that Three Mobile will reinstate this significant benefit for them....