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Rwanda invests USD500 million more in Bugesera Airport as it promotes an African sporting nirvana
Rwanda's new Bugesera International Airport is a teenager already - and it hasn't even been built yet. The government has been forced into a further USD500 million cash injection in it for this fiscal year, supported by a Development Bank loan,...

Why the small-boats deal to replace Rwanda raises more questions than answers, writes DAVID BARRETT
Keir Starmer's small-boats deal with France is set to resurrect some of the interminable problems faced by the Tories' Rwanda scheme. The Home Office admitted it expected the plan to be subject to legal challenges, opening up the prospect of...

Azerbaijan and Rwanda explore trade and investment opportunities
The prospects for expanding trade relations and boosting exports between Azerbaijan and Rwanda were discussed during a meeting held at the Export and Investment Promotion Agency (AZPROMO), Azernews reports. According to AZPROMO, the discussions...

Travel filled with adventure for couple passing through Canora
Robert Miller and his wife Tina Cobos, who have spent a number of years on the road across Canada and around the world, stopped in at the Canora Campground for the night of June 19/20. CANORA - Robert Miller and his wife Tina Cobos have discovered...

Is there any chance at all of Starmer and Macron's small-boats deal working? Why plan to replace Rwanda scheme raises more questions than answers
Keir Starmer's small-boats deal with France is set to resurrect some of the interminable problems faced by the Tories' Rwanda scheme. The Home Office admitted it expected the plan to be subject to legal challenges, opening up the prospect of...

Kenya, There’s Never Been Cannibalism in Rwandan Society
1 So, Kenya is reportedly launching a vetting operation on foreigners in West Pokot County over alleged involvement in cannibalism and organ harvesting. Fair enough—any responsible state would act swiftly in the face of such horrifying claims. But...

(VIDEO) African Presidents Say Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize for Securing Peace Between Rwanda and the Congo and Working to Secure Peace Around the World
The presidents of Guinea-Bissau, Gabon, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal signaled they may consider nominating President Trump for a Nobel Prize, or at least that he deserves one, for his commitment to world peace and action to bring peace to...

Rwandans and Friends of Rwanda Celebrate Kwibohora31 In India
1 The Rwanda High Commission in New Delhi hosted a celebration to mark the 31st Anniversary of Rwanda Liberation Day (Kwibohora31) which gathered an audience of over 1,000 participants including friends of Rwanda, and members of the Rwandan...

Challenges to Accessing and Utilizing Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Services in Rwanda
Introduction Adolescents, defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations, are individuals aged between 10 and 19 years.1 It is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood, marked by significant and rapid...

“Still human at the core”: Klook’s Sarah Wan on conscious travel, AI content and future of experiences
“Still human at the core”: Klook’s Sarah Wan on conscious travel, AI content and future of experiences In an age of algorithmic itineraries and AI influencers, Sarah Wan, General Manager, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, of Klook, reminds us...

Local tourism leaders criticize Trump's order charging foreign visitors more to enter national parks
President Donald Trump’s executive order increasing fees for foreign tourists visiting Yosemite and all other national parks, dated Thursday and touted Friday by Trump in a Fourth of July speech, has irked some people in Tuolumne County, where...

Exports from Kenya to Rwanda overtake Tanzania as regional trade heats up
In an exciting development for East African economic dynamics, Kenya has overtaken Tanzania as Rwanda's leading partner in regional trade. This shift underscores the evolving bilateral relations between Kenya and Rwanda, two pivotal economies in...

Ubumuntu Festival 2025: Performers to Confront Mental Health Challenges
4 On Monday evening in Kigali, the sound of music tuning up at the Kigali Genocide Memorial Amphitheatre will not signal just another performance rehearsal. This year, it signals something deeper: a call for healing. For the artists participating...

US Eyes Rubaya Mine in Congo for Coltan Reserves
In a recent move, the Democratic Republic of Congo is discussing the rights for the Rubaya Coltan mine along with a consortium that is led by Gentry Beach, who happens to be a Trump associate. With this it can be very well ascertained that the US...

Rwanda partners Nigeria in trade, aviation, ICT devt
BY PETER USMAN In a bid to boost trade and bilateral relations with Nigeria, the High Commissioner of Rwanda to Nigeria, Christophe Bazivamo, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with Nigeria in key sectors, such...

Rwanda to strengthen trade, aviation, ICT ties with Nigeria
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Christophe Bazivamo, says his country is poised to strengthen bilateral relations with Nigeria through trade, aviation, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Bazivamo made this known on Friday...

Rwanda reaffirms commitment to strengthening trade, aviation, and ICT ties with Nigeria
The High Commissioner of Rwanda to Nigeria, Christophe Bazivamo, has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with Nigeria in key sectors, including trade, aviation, and information and communication technology (ICT)....
MindHYVE.ai™ Expands Agentic AI Infrastructure Across East Africa in Strategic Partnership Formalized at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva
GENEVA and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MindHYVE.ai™, Inc., one of the world’s fastest-growing developers of agentic artificial intelligence (Agentic AI) systems, has formally signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding...

On the Occasion of Liberation Day, Rwanda Pledges to Strengthen Trade, Aviation, ICT Ties with Nigeria
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Christophe Bazivamo, has said his country is poised to strengthen bilateral relations with Nigeria through trade, aviation, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)....

Trump’s peace deal hinges on minerals, militias – and megawatts
11 Jul 2025 PREVIEW Speaking at the White House on 27 June, during the signing of a new peace agreement by the Rwandan and Congolese foreign ministers, President Donald Trump declared that no previous United States president had attempted to...