Kigali is Africa’s fastest rising international financial centre

By Conrad Onyango, bird story agency Rwanda’s deliberate move to carve a niche in sustainable finance is helping to grow Kigali as Africa’s next significant International Financial Centre. The capital city has climbed up 18 spots, the highest in Africa and third highest globally, in the 35th edition of the Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI) rankings, placing it third in Africa and 67th globally. “The greatest improvements were […]

March 25, 2024 12

Africa

Press freedom in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda: what journalists have to say about doing their jobs

By Karen McIntyre, Virginia Commonwealth University and Meghan Sobel Cohen, Regis University A majority of the world’s population has experienced a decline in press freedom in recent years, according to a UN report. In east Africa, the results are mixed and debatable. In Rwanda, both international press freedom rankings and journalists on the ground say press freedom has increased over the past 10 years. In neighbouring Uganda, both […]

March 19, 2024 7

Africa

Kagame agrees to meet Tshisekedi over eastern DRCongo crisis

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has agreed to meet with his Democratic Republic of the Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo. The agreement, according to the BBC, followed a meeting on Monday in Angola's capital Luanda between Kagame and Angolan President João Lourenço, the African Union's mediator, in the DR Congo crisis. Rwanda's presidency said on X that the two leaders "agreed on key steps […]

March 13, 2024 12

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Oshiwambo

Omupresident wa Rwanda nowa DRC vadimina oku shakena.

Omupresident wa Rwanda' okwa dimina opo vashakene nambushe waye moilonga wa DRC voo velinyike komilungu , oku tala komikalo odo tadi lalakanene okweeta ombili neameno moushilo wa Democratic Republic of Congo. Edi oda popiwa no kwee twa poluhaela onghela, kwao eli ominister yoikwapondje yAngola Tete Antonio'. Okwa kala noku lopotwa onghalo yomalwoodi pokati kee rebel do M23 , odo datalika da dja unene momuhoko wova Tutsi, opamwe netanga leameno la […]

March 12, 2024 19 1

Africa

Tshisekedi and Kagame to discuss DRC conflict

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi has agreed to meet his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame to discuss ways of resolving the ongoing conflict in the east of his country.

February 28, 2024 30

Namibia

Confirmation of VIP Guests at Presidential Memorial and Burial Services

The Heads of State of the following countries will be attending this weekend's official ceremonies to mark the passing of former President Hage Geingob: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Qatar, Zambia, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Principe. Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, will also attend on behalf of the British Royal Family, as […]

February 23, 2024 104

World

UK peer warns of unintended impact of Rwanda bill

The former chief of the British armed forces has warned that the threat to deport migrants to Rwanda may undermine trust and co-operation between the UK and its allies. He urged peers to support an amendment to the bill moving through Parliament that would see battlefield allies and their families protected against future deportation to the African nation. Lara Brehmer reports from London.

February 15, 2024 19

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Oshiwambo

Omunyekadi woshilongo shaRwanda Jeannette Kagame, apopifa meme Monica Geingos.

O, onghela okwa lopotwa ali eya oku pendula omunyekadi woshilongo kwali nale meme Monica Geingos, temupe omahekeleko shalandula kefyo lomupresident Hage Geingob mo 04 February. Omunyekadi Kagame oye wotete mokati kovanyekadi voilyolongo ovo veya oku popifa omovanyekadi Geingos. Ota kulopotwa pefimbo tave lipopifa omunyekadi kwa li nale woshilongo Meme Geingos, ta hokolola nghene onghalo ili ya djuupala. Mo 2019 , Geingos ota kulopotwa ali akwa tela komesho Kagame moshuufanene #BeFreeNationBuilding […]

February 12, 2024 19 4

Business / Economics

Investment in African women-founded and led startups remains a bright spot in a global ecosystem drained of funding.

By Conrad Onyango, via bird story agency Africa’s women-led startups retained their sparkle through 2023, against the backdrop of one of the darkest periods for global startup funding, raising US$200 million, 7% growth over the previous year, according to a report from Africa: The Big Deal. In 2022, these female-founded ventures had grown by 4%. The amount remains significantly lower than the US$ 2.7 billion raised […]

February 9, 2024 4