Month: April 2024

[[{"value":"In an interview on the BBC’s Today Program this week, Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell sang the praises of Rwanda’s “remarkable regime.” But as the debate over the government’s Safety of Rwanda bill came to a close, he left out some important facts about Rwanda’s human rights record. When asked about an incident in which Rwandan security forces shot and killed 12 Congolese refugees during a 2018 protest over cuts in food rations in […]

[[{"value":"It is a dark day in the United Kingdom as the Safety of Rwanda Bill will soon become law after passing its final stages in parliament yesterday. This will have a devastating impact on human rights and the rule of law, risking the lives of people who came to the UK seeking safety and setting a dangerous global precedent. The government’s new law tries to legislate away the facts and declare Rwanda safe to […]

[[{"value":"The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has charged heads and officials of state-owned enterprises to adhere strictly to the submission timelines instituted by the State Interests and Governance Authority on the preparation and further publication of State Ownership Reports. “As a follow-up to this directive, I expect the Director General of SIGA to furnish me with the list of all specified entities who have not complied with […]

[[{"value":"On April 23, Yin Chengwu, Chinese Ambassador to Liberia attended the handover ceremony of China-Aid Solar Power Project for the Ministry of Posts and Communications of Liberia. Mr. Sekou M. Kromah, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, representatives of the Liberian Cabinet and the management of the Ministry of Post and Communications attended the ceremony. Kromah thanked the Chinese government for its long-standing support and assistance to the Liberian government, especially for the assistance in infrastructure construction and […]