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 ...

London, April 14, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Jean Bizimana, Gadi Habumugisha and Mussa Uwitonze, are Rwandan orphans who lost their parents during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. As survivors living in an orphanage, they were introduced to photography at the age of eight and nine, when Through the Eyes of Children, a nonprofit photo project started in ...

London, April 10, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Police in United Kingdom, Scotland Yard police are investigating five men in the UK suspected of involvement in the Rwandan genocide Cops believe the men orchestrated killings during the 1990s atrocity that saw more than 800,000 people die Scotland Yard launched a probe after officers from its War Crime Unit visited ...

London, April 4, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has apologised for the kidnapping of thousands of children born to mixed-race couples during the colonial rule of Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda. The “métis” children born to Belgian settlers and local women were forcibly taken to Belgium and fostered by Catholic orders and other institutions. ...

London, April 3, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Kingdom has pledged its support to Rwanda’s vision of preventing Genocide from happening anywhere in the world. The pledge was made Wednesday by Jane Edmondson, the Head of Department for International Development (DFID) for East and Central Africa during a tour of Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi. “The UK ...

London, March, 29, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Uganda has officially asked refugees from Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan to return home. Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Mr Hilary Onek, who gave the directive said the three countries affected were now stable. “Some countries have become politically stable; so refugees from there should go back and settle. Some ...

London, March 12, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The United Nations (UN), has celebrated one of Africa’s outstanding police officer in peace keeping operations. She’s Rwandan Assistant Commissioner of Police, Teddy Ruyenzi, who is being recognised for her outstanding role in UN peacekeeping. Ruyenzi currently heads a contingent 160 police peacekeepers from Rwanda, deployed under the United Nations Mission ...

London, March 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The number of tourists and tourism business opportunities are set to increase in Rwanda and Tanzania thanks to the collaboration between Rwanda Tours and Travel Association (RTTA) and Tanzania Tour Operators Association. The two private operators held a Business-to-Business networking event in Kigali to discuss the opportunities after visiting various tourist ...

London, March 8, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The government of Rwanda has signed an US $400m agreement with Gasmeth Energy Limited in the construction and maintenance of a gas extraction plant, processing and compression project in Lake Kivu. The firm signed the agreement to the effect with the government through Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) and Rwanda ...