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Australia has ranked Number 20 in the world on measurements of children's survival, health, education and nutrition, a new report has found.
The report, which was conducted by a commission of the World Health Organisation, United…
Rwanda Genocide: 24 years later MSF field workers remember the horrors & the aftermath
More than two decades since the 1994 genocide, Rwandan fieldworkers tell us about the experiences that motivated them to join MSF
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, April 10, 2018--24-years ago on April 7, 1994, Doctors Without…
Secretary-General: Message on International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi…
VIENNA, Austria, April 6, 2018--The Secretary-General: Message on International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda - 7 April 2018:
Twenty-four years ago, more than 800,000 people were systematically killed…
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shocked over reports of refugee deaths in Rwanda
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 23, 2018/This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Cécile Pouilly – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva:
UNHCR, the UN Refugee…
European Investment Bank to announce EUR 69 million new investment in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, February 19, 2018--During a high-level visit to Kigali later this week the European Investment Bank is expected to confirm EUR 69 million of new infrastructure and private sector investment in Rwanda. This will include…
Rwandan leader’s would-be rival Rwigara and her mother denied bail
KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan court denied bail on Monday to a vocal critic of President Paul Kagame who was barred from running against him in an August election and later jailed on charges of incitement and forgery that are widely seen as…
Mother of Rwandan president’s challenger tells court of torture
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The mother and sister of a prominent critic of Rwanda's president said on Friday all three of them had been tortured and deprived of food as they were held in jail on charges of forgery…
Opponent of Rwandan president denies insurrection, forgery charges in court
By Clement Uwiringiyimana-KIGALI (Reuters) - A prominent opponent of Rwandan President Paul Kagame pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of forgery and inciting insurrection and said she was being prevented from accessing her case file…
Observers call Rwanda presidential election fair
Mareeg.com-Observers from the African Union, the East African Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region have recognised the election as valid…
New Permanent Representative of Rwanda presents credentials
The new Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations (Vienna), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Francois-Xavier Ngarambe, presented his credentials today to the Director of the Office for Outer Space Affairs…
Rwanda Indicts French Generals for 1994 Genocidec
Mareeg.com-Late in 2016 the Rwandan Government indicted several senior French Army Generals for crimes against humanity including genocide for their role in the 1994 Rwandan holocaust.
The Rwandan case against the French Generals is…
Rwanda:EU pays €10 million for rural roads in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda, December 21, 2016/APO/ --The Delegation of the European Union to Rwanda has signed off on a €10 million grant payment to the Government of Rwanda. The grant will go towards the continued rehabilitation and maintenance of 200…