Rwanda

Rwanda Launches Vaccination Campaign Against Marburg Virus Following Deadly Outbreak

Rwanda has begun administering vaccines to combat the Marburg virus outbreak, which has claimed 12 lives in the country. Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana announced on Sunday that vaccinations would focus on high-risk groups, including healthcare workers in treatment centers and close contacts of confirmed cases indicates CNBCAfrica. Rwanda has received vaccine shipments, including doses from the Sabin Vaccine Institute, and began the rollout immediately.

8 October, 2024

Africa

Pan-African Youth Organization marks two decades

Pan-African Youth Organization Marks Two Decades of Empowering Young Africans to Break the Cycle of Poverty and Drive Sustainable Change Image distributed by African Media Agency on behalf of gold-youth. RWANDA, Africa, 2 October 2024 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- From classrooms to communities, gold-youth has been unlocking the potential of Africa’s young leaders for two decades. Now, it is set to expand its impact and reshape the future of an entire continent. gold-youth […]

2 October, 2024

Africa

Rwanda reports six deaths from Marburg virus outbreak

Six people have died from a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, primarily affecting healthcare workers in an intensive care unit. According to the BBC, Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana reported that twenty cases have been identified since the outbreak was confirmed on Friday. Marburg, which can have a fatality rate of up to 88%, is related to Ebola and is transmitted to humans from fruit bats, spreading through contact with the […]

30 September, 2024

Africa

Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

By Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent months. In a July 2024 report, the UN Group of Experts on the DRC stated that Ugandan army and intelligence officials were providing active support to the M23 rebel group. The group, which is active in eastern DRC, was first defeated in […]

20 August, 2024

Oshiwambo

Paul Kagame audaneka taka twikila nokuyambulapo oshilongo shaye.

Ocommisi yomahoololo moRwanda onghela Oya shiivifa omupresidet Paul Kagame ahoolululwa noku findana nee99.18% . Olopota yopambelewa yapitifwa onghela ko commisi yomahoololo moshilongo osho oyati olopota oya ulika ee 98% dovahoololi ovo vali vaka hoolola nosha yandja omito opo Kagame atwikile noshikako oshi 4 shoku kwatela komesho oshilongo osho. Kagame ota kulopotwa akala noku findana nee % didulife po 93 okudja momahoololo aningwa moshilongo osho lwoikando yopatatu paife. Kagame ota hokololwa […]

19 July, 2024

Africa

Rwanda’s Kagame wins fourth term with 99 percent of vote

Rwandan President Paul Kagame was gearing up Tuesday for a fourth term after winning a thundering 99.15 percent of votes according to partial results from an election where only two challengers were allowed to run against him. The outcome of Monday's poll was never in doubt, with Kagame ruling the small African nation with an iron fist as de facto leader then president for three decades. Partial […]

16 July, 2024

Africa

Paul Kagame has had an iron grip on Rwanda for decades – 6 essential reads on what keeps him in power

By Julius Maina, The Conversation and Kagure Gacheche, The Conversation There is little doubt that Paul Kagame will win the votes necessary to extend his 24-year rule in Rwanda’s general election on 15 July 2024. The ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front, nominated Kagame as its presidential candidate during a congress in March. He got 99.1% of the vote. Kagame faces Frank Habineza, who […]

12 July, 2024

Oshiwambo

Paul Kagame wa Rwanda, okuniwe elineekelo elifole koshipundi oshikako oshi4

Omupresident wa Rwanda Paul Kagame oku niwe elineekelo akale afindanapo omahoolo moshilongo nokulifola koshipundi oshikako oshi 4. Kagame otaka taalela olwoodi novakondjifi vaye vakula veli 2 pefimbo lomahoololo kwafanekwa aka kaleko omandaxa moshilongo osho. Kagame 66, ota kulopotwa adana onghandangala yakula oku kwatela komesho ongudu yee rebel odo daetififileexulifepo lomadipao anghina nghenda aholokele mo 1994 mo Rwanda, nokwa kwatela komesho oshilongo osho okudja 2000. Ota kulopotwa pefimbo eli, Kagame ataalela […]

12 July, 2024

Africa

Rwanda’s military support to other countries is part of a strategy to boost its reputation

By Federico Donelli, University of Trieste Rwanda is one of Africa’s geographically smallest countries. However, its foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention. Military diplomacy refers to activities carried out by representatives of a country’s security apparatus to pursue its foreign policy interests. These activities include the use of armed forces in combat and non-combat operations. Powerful countries such as […]

25 June, 2024