Tag: Rwanda
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🇯🇲Vybz Kartel and the Skin-Lightening Controversy: What’s Really in These Products and How Do They Affect the Skin?
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has long been at the center of regional and international conversations about colorism, skin bleaching, and the commercialization of “lighter skin” as a beauty commodity. Over the years, Kartel has been publicly associated with a line of cosmetic and skin-brightening products—including soaps, creams, and astringents—marketed under the “Vybz” brand. His…
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Africa’s Green Shift: The Electric Vehicle and Solar Energy Boom
Across the continent, a quiet revolution is accelerating. African nations are increasingly turning to electric vehicles (EVs) and solar power, a powerful duo that promises to reshape transportation, energy, and economic landscapes. This shift is driven by a combination of forward-thinking policies, falling technology costs, and the urgent need for sustainable solutions. Leading the Charge:…
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🇺🇸🇷🇼🇺🇬 African Union Body Criticizes U.S. Migration Deals with Rwanda and Uganda
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has voiced concern over new agreements under which Rwanda and Uganda will accept migrants deported from the United States. As part of the African Union system, the Commission warned that such arrangements may violate international obligations, including:• the prohibition of collective expulsions,• the principle of non-refoulement,•…
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🇷🇼🇨🇳🇨🇩Chinese Yitian Air Defense System Spotted with M23 Rebels
Recent photographs from eastern DR Congo have revealed a Chinese Yitian self-propelled air defense system in the hands of pro-Rwandan M23 rebels. The most likely explanation for its appearance is a transfer from Rwanda. The Yitian, also known as the Tianlong 6, is built on a 6×6 WZ-551 chassis manufactured by NORINCO. It is equipped…
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🇷🇼 Rwanda: Kagame sacks PM, appoints banker instead
It’s an unexpected change: Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame sacked Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente on Wednesday. Ngirente was however promptly replaced, as Kagame appointed deputy governor of the National Bank of Rwanda Justin Nsengiyumva, as new prime minister. In a statement published on social media platform X on Wednesday in response to an earlier publication by…
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🇷🇼 Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire denied bail
Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire will remain in detention after judges at the Kicukiro Primary Court in Kigali denied her bail on Tuesday. The court cited the risk of flight and possible interference with an ongoing investigation as grounds for keeping her in pre-trial custody. Ingabire, a prominent critic of President Paul Kagame, faces six…
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🇷🇼🇨🇬 White House Reporter Hariana Veras Sheds Light on DRC Conflict During Rwanda Peace Deal Signing
By Pan African News Blog Washington, D.C. — During the historic signing of the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), White House correspondent for the African continent, Hariana Veras, took center stage to address the press. Standing beside former U.S. President Donald Trump, Veras shared her firsthand experiences from…
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The Great War of Africa: A Forgotten Tragedy That Shaped a Continent
World leaders are currently focused on preventing a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah, but there is another conflict, far more devastating and often overlooked, that demands urgent attention. This is not a new crisis but a haunting repeat of a war that engulfed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda from…
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The revolution devours its children: The fall of a royal house in republican Rwanda
The rise and scattering of an elite family, not on account of their ethnicity, but despite it, exemplifies the tragedy of authoritarianism in Rwanda. In 1793, political analyst Jacques Mallet du Pan wrote: ‘Like Saturn, the Revolution devours its children’. He referred to the French revolution, but this saying has proved true in many places and…
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Six people died of Marburg virus in Rwanda, health minister says
Rwanda has confirmed six deaths and 20 cases of Marburg disease since the beginning of the epidemic, the country’s health minister Sabin Nsanzimana said late on Saturday. The majority of victims are health workers in the intensive care unit, Nsanzimana said in a video statement posted on X. “We are counting 20 people who are…
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