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Kagame sacks minister for lying about coronavirus testing kits

Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame sacked his health minister for reportedly lying over the availability of coronavirus testing kits. Kagame said the sacked minister Diane Gashumba...

Rwandan singer, Kizito Mihigo commits suicide police cell

Kizito Mihigo, a Rwandan gospel music artist has been found dead in a police cell, according to local media reporting. Police officials have revealed that...

Rwandan minister who assaulted female guard resigns

A Rwandan minister who pushed a female security guard to the ground has resigned from office. Evode Uwizeyimana who was in charge of legal affairs...

Rwanda hosts international conference on drones

An international conference on drone technology has opened in Rwanda's capital Kigali. The event is being attended by hundreds of participants from 44 countries around...

Qatar Airways wants to buy stake in RwandAir

Qatar Airways is in talks to buy a 49% stake in Africa’s RwandAir, and is interested in doubling its holding in LATAM Airlines Group...

Rwandans donate sanitary pads to support the poor

Rwandans have joined a major campaign aimed at ending period poverty in the country. Citizens are pledging and donating sanitary pads so the poor could...

Rwanda accused of abusing street children at detention centre

Human Rights Watch has accused Rwanda of illegally detaining and abusing street children at a holding centre in the capital, Kigali. The rights group said...

Rwanda to scrap visa fees for over 90 countries to boost trade

Rwanda has announced plans to scrap visa fees for citizens of over 90 countries as it makes efforts to boost trade. When this policy is...

Norway to take in 600 African migrants evacuated from Libya

Norway has said it is willing to take in 600 African migrants evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centres. Last year Rwanda agreed to take...

Uganda frees nine Rwandans facing criminal charges

The Uganda government has freed nine Rwandan citizens who were facing criminal charges for various offences. Among the offences was the unlawful possession firearms and...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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