Browsing: Rwanda

Rwandan beauty queen, Divine Muheto, has been arrested for drink-driving and driving without a licence. Authorities say the beauty queen had destroyed “infrastructure” and left the…

A French court was due to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the trial of a former doctor accused of genocide in Rwanda, with the defendant…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised Rwanda’s response to the ongoing Marburg outbreak, urging the country to maintain its efforts as it battles one of…

Nine individuals appeared in a Rwandan court on Friday facing charges, including spreading false information, which could lead to prison sentences of up to 15 years.…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Rwandan authorities of committing severe human rights violations, including torture, in the country’s detention facilities. The rights group condemned the…

Rwanda will begin administering vaccinations against the deadly Marburg virus on Sunday, after receiving around 700 doses of a trial vaccine. The outbreak, first announced on…

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops and M23 rebels from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting has…

Five more people in Rwanda have succumbed to the deadly Marburg disease, bringing the total number of fatalities to 11, according to the health ministry’s update…

Eugene Rwamucyo, a former Rwandan doctor, went on trial in France on Tuesday, accused of participating in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi population in Rwanda.…

The Government of Rwanda has confirmed the country’s first cases of Marburg virus disease, a severe and often deadly viral haemorrhagic fever, according to an official…