Do not bother unpacking; it will not be long before it is safe to return. That seems to be the thinking among the people seeking refuge in Rwanda from the…
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For the best part of twenty years, Britain has in many important ways been a friend to Rwanda. But time and again, at moments when Rwanda needed the ear of…
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La Corniche One Stop Border Post in Rubavu, Gisenyi, is the main gateway between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In normal circumstances, heavy traffic across the border…
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Ordinary men and women, carrying their children and belongings, along with United Nations staff and their families, as well as members of the armed forces from the DRC and their…
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Tuesday, and the residents of Rubavu, two kilometres from Rwanda’s border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), woke up to a rainy thunderous dawn. The thunder was not just…
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For the best part of a week, what on the face it seems like a paradoxical exercise, played out under the domed roof of Rwanda’s Kigali Convention Centre (KCC). The…
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Until a mere five days ago, uttering the words, African School of Governance, which already has a catchy acronym, ASG, would have been met with blank stairs, even some derision.…
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President Kagame’s First Press Conference of 2025, Crystal Clarity On Issues, Foreign And Domestic
A presidential press conference, especially one held at the beginning of a year, promises much, in illuminating what is to come, and explaining what has been. President Kagame’s first press…
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Community-based health insurance, locally know as Mutuelle de santé, freed Rwandans from the added stress of whether or not they could afford medical care, when illness strikes. However, for those…
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A New Year’s address in two parts, one for Rwandans, and one for anyone else in the world, who may need to be reminded that Rwanda is a sovereign nation,…
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Jimmy Carter, the former President of the United States of America, who has died aged 100, was a reminder that politics should be a call to service. Where other former…
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With the odd rare exceptions, there are no African stories in Western media. What passes for African stories are more a reflection of Western attitudes, policy, and preconceptions about Africa,…
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