Tag: Rwanda
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A railway line from the port of Dar es Salaam and Morogoro to the capital of the Tanzania has been put into operation
In Tanzania, on August 1, a 541-kilometer railway line from the port of Dar es Salaam and Morogoro to the capital of the country, Dodoma, was put into operation. The cost of the project was $3.1 billion. The construction was carried out by the Turkish company Yapi Merkezi. The new railway connects Tanzania with countries…
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Angola announces ceasefire deal between DR Congo and Rwanda
Angola on Tuesday announced a ceasefire agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The deal follows a meeting between the foreign ministers of Rwanda and DRC hosted by Angolan President Joao Lourenco at the presidential palace in the capital, Luanda. Kinshasa has long accused Kigali of backing M23 rebels fighting the army…
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Scientists: a deadly gas cloud may form in Africa over Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu, one of the Great African Lakes, located between DR Congo and Rwanda, is saturated with carbon dioxide and methane at depth. This poses the risk of an explosion and the formation of a toxic gas cloud, similar to what happened with lakes Nyos and Monoun in Cameroon, killing almost 1,800 people. The researchers…
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EU adds Congo rebel group leaders to sanctions list
European Union member states imposed sanctions on Friday on nine individuals and one entity for human rights violations and abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and for their role in sustaining the conflict in the east of the country. The list includes two leaders of the M23 rebel group, a Tutsi-led group that has…
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The UK has committed £84 million to Africa and the Middle East in an effort to curb illegal migration “at its source”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer also vowed that his government would “collaborate with European partners to exchange intelligence data and expertise, aiming to dismantle the smuggling networks.” “But to stop illegal migration, we must also tackle it at source. So today I’m announcing £84 million of new funding for projects across Africa and the Middle East.…
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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is re-elected with 99.18% of the vote
Voter turnout was 98.20% among approximately nine million registered voters, the National Electoral Commission reported. The two other candidates, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and independent Philippe Mpayimana, received 0.5% and 0.32% of the vote, respectively. The final election results are expected to be announced by July 27. Kagame, who previously received over…
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Rwandans go to the polls today to elect their president. Here are the main rules of the election, according to the constitution:
The president is elected by universal and secret suffrage for a 5-year term. The election takes place in a single round. The candidate who receives a relative majority becomes president. If two candidates receive the same number of votes, a second round is held. The President must be a Rwandan citizen, born in the country,…
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Kagame expected to easily win fourth term in Rwanda election
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to cruise to a fourth term in office in an election on Monday against two opposition candidates who were cleared to run against him but have only modest expectations. Kagame, 66, helped lead the rebel movement that ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and has served as president since…
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We don’t have to repay UK for axed deal – Rwanda
Rwanda has said it is not required to refund the UK after a multi-million pound migrant deal between the two countries was scrapped. New UK Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Keir Starmer announced at the weekend that the plan to deport some asylum seekers to Rwanda was “dead and buried”. The scheme was forged…
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UK new government has abandoned plans to send illegal migrants to Rwanda, says Prime Minister
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, confirmed this during his first press conference in Downing Street, stating that the project was doomed to failure. “The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started. It’s never been a deterrent [to the flow of illegals crossing the Channel],” Starmer said. “I’m not prepared to continue with…
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