Dozens of white rhinos relocated from South Africa to Rwanda Two batches of 35 rhinos moved by truck and airliner as part of major rewilding involving South Africa and Rwanda. Al Jazeera · Jun 11, 2025
'Everything is fine' - safety concerns dismissed ahead of UCI World Championships in Rwanda Great Britain to send squad to Kigali, according to Rwandan cycling president Cycling Weekly · Jun 10, 2025
'It's a safe country' – Rwandan Cycling President seeks to calm Kigali World Championships safety concerns President Samson Ndayishimiye speaks exclusively to Cyclingnews about DRC conflict, reducing costs and the Worlds’ impact on African cycling Cycling News · Jun 9, 2025
With no Tour de France or Vuelta on the horizon, what's next for Juan Ayuso after a disappointing Giro d'Italia? Spanish rider builds towards World Championships in Rwanda after knee injury and bee sting saw him abandon Italian Grand Tour Cycling News · Jun 7, 2025
Qatar offers proposal in stalled peace talks between DRC and M23 Qatar has presented a draft peace proposal to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels following months of mediation in Doha. But from Kinshasa, progress looks slow and uncertain. Radio France Internationale · Jun 6, 2025
Morocco reveals ambitious £887m plan to host African F1 race South Africa and Rwanda are keen on hosting a race but Morocco has also joined the list of interested parties The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2025
M23 rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern DR Congo, Amnesty International says The NGO made the claims against the Rwandan-backed group in a new report published on Tuesday. Euronews · May 27, 2025
M23 accused of possible ‘war crimes’ in eastern DRC: Rights group Amnesty International says torture, killings and enforced disappearances have taken place in areas under rebel control. Al Jazeera · May 27, 2025
Rwanda-backed rebels committed possible war crimes in eastern Congo, rights group says Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities The Independent UK · May 27, 2025
UK Government to ask Kosovo to take migrants in Rwanda-style plan The UK Government is set to ask Kosovo to take migrants as part of its Rwanda-style plan to deport asylum seekers The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2025
Former DR Congo president Kabila loses immunity over alleged M23 rebel ties Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has overwhelmingly voted to strip former president Joseph Kabila of his honorific immunity. It follows accusations he backed the M23 rebel group which has seized land in the mineral-rich east of the country with Rwandan support. Radio France Internationale · May 23, 2025
DR Congo Ex-leader Kabila Loses Immunity To 'Treason' Probe The Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate on Thursday voted to lift the immunity of ex-president Joseph Kabila, whom the government accuses of supporting a Rwanda-backed militia in the mineral-rich east. International Business Times · May 22, 2025
Tories: Migrants would not be dying in Channel if Rwanda scheme had gone ahead Chris Philp told that MPs immigration has created ‘social fractures’ and listed nationalities he claimed have high ‘levels of criminality’. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
Brussels seeks easier exits of asylum seekers from the EU The European Commission proposed a revision of the “third safe country” concept, paving the way for agreements similar to the UK-Rwanda asylum partnership. Euronews · May 20, 2025
Radio France Internationale · May 20, 2025 France drops genocide probe against widow of former Rwandan president Habyarimana French judicial authorities have closed the investigation against the widow of Rwanda's former president Juvenal Habyarimana into claims she played a role in the country's 1994 genocide, without pressing any charges against her, several sources close to the case told French news agency AFP.
The Guardian - US · May 18, 2025 What the last Trump presidency can teach us about fighting back History shows that if western governments mount a defense, the human rights movement will survive this rough patch
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Congo's coltan miners dig for world's tech — and struggle regardless of who is in charge Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Hundreds of Rwandans who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide return in UN repatriation Hundreds of Rwandan refugees who have been living in eastern Congo since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda have been repatriated
The Conversation · May 16, 2025 Starmer announces migration ‘return hubs’ on Albania visit, but Albania doesn’t want them – what’s going on? Keir Starmer became the first British prime minister to visit Albania since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1921. During the visit, he announced that the UK plans to set up “return hubs” for asylum seekers whose claims are rejected by the UK.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital Over a thousand disarmed Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families have safely been transferred from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa over the last two weeks
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally have killed dozens and abducted thousands, Congo says Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of killing dozens and kidnapping thousands in the war-torn country’s east
The Independent UK · May 15, 2025 Starmer’s bid to send failed asylum seekers abroad – a year after Rwanda scheme scrapped PM’s policy to create ‘return hubs’ in foreign countries faces immediate setback as Albania – where he made the announcement – refuses to agree deal
Latin Times · May 7, 2025 Trump Admin Also Seeking To Send Deported Migrants To War-Torn Libya: Report The Trump administration could soon start sending third country deportees to Libya. It is also looking to fly migrants to Rwanda
The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025 Minerals, mobile phones and militias: how war unfolded in DRC How the global wrangle for natural resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is fuelling one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises
Radio France Internationale · May 7, 2025 Peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda in progress, US says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment, according to the senior adviser for Africa to US President Donald Trump earlier this week.