London, Oct. 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A group of 123 African refugees including an eight months old baby have arrived in the Rwandan capital Kigali from Libya and have been given asylum-seeker status while their cases are assessed, according to the UN Refugee Agency. The refugees, who are mainly from Eritrea, were taken to a transit facility ...

London, Sep 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-A group of 66 African refugees and asylum-seekers arrived in Kigali late Thursday, the UN said, the first of what could be thousands relocated from Libya under a new programme. According to a tweet by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) Libya, “All refugees arrived safe and were welcomed by UNHCR ...

London, Sep 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda has inaugurated the state-of-the-art Adventist School of Medicine of East-Central Africa (ASOME) built at a cost of $16m. President Paul Kagame who inaugurated the project said the facility aims to promote the country’s education and health. “The achievement we are celebrating today is in tune with Rwanda’s goals. Educations, particularly ...

London, August 21, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda says the three-year sleeve-sponsorship deal signed with English football club Arsenal last year to promote the ‘Visit Rwanda’ brand has already paid off, with benefits accrued from the deal valued at £36m in just one year. The deal which was announced in May 2018 was targeted by Rwanda’s critics who ...

London, August 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Government of Rwanda is using drones in stepped-up efforts to eliminate malaria. The drones fly over areas with high concentrations of mosquitoes and spray them with insecticide. According to Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, the Director-General of Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), the pilot phase will begin in Gasabo District before being rolled ...

London, August 1, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda has closed part of its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. At least two people have died from the virus in the past month in the crowded Congolese border city of Goma. It is the worst Ebola outbreak ...

London, May 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-In a ceremony in Kigali on Saturday, the remains of 84,437 people murdered in the Rwandan Genocide were laid to rest at the Nyanza Genocide Memorial. The burial came a month after the country commemorated the 25th anniversary of the massacre. The newly found victims were among more than 800,000 people, mostly ...

London, April 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Qatar is expected to become a major investor in Rwanda’s Bugesera Airport after both countries signed an agreement to bolster aviation investments and co-operation. The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was in Kigali this past week on a three-day tour where he held talks with President Paul ...

London, April 25, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Rwanda is considering setting up a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) within the next five years, an official from the Ministry of Infrastructure has revealed to The New Times. Robert Nyamvumba, the Energy Division Manager at the ministry, said talks are underway with Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM), ...

London, April 15, 2019 (AltAfrica)-President Paul Kagame has pointed to reintegrating society and uniting the population after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi as one of Rwanda’s most important step towards progress. Kagame was speaking at a Commemoration service of the Genocide against the Tutsi at the Saddleback Church in California, U.S, along with his ...