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Rwandan president, Kagame, warns of more fighting if Congo tries to play any ‘tricks’
Business Insider Africa
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July 4, 2025
The president of Rwanda recently disclosed that he is not going to stand for any tricks from the Democratic Republic of Congo, regarding the recent peace deal between both countries, brokered by the United States. To resolve the protracted...
Rwanda Embassy in UAE marks National Day
Detroit Star - Michigan
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ABU DHABI, 4th July, 2025 (WAM) -- Sultan Mohammed Al Shamsi, UAE Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Development Affairs and International Organisations, attended a reception hosted by John Mirenge, Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to...
'DRC, Rwanda Peace Deal Entrenches Economic Colonialism'
IOL
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Kim Heller|Published 6 hours ago 5min Kim Heller The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a nation scarred by decades of bloodstained battles, is in desperate need of peace. A permanent ceasefire that heralds in lasting peace is the only passport...
Rwanda president unsure if DRC peace deal will hold, warns against ‘tricks’
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has cautiously welcomed a United States-brokered peace deal with the Democratic Republic of the...
UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Rwanda has denied any involvement. But U.N. experts say Kigali provided backing to the rebels with an aim to “control the territory of the DRC and its natural resources," using “advanced military equipment, including jamming systems, short-range...
Amid global trade uncertainty, the PM has shifted his language on the US alliance
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
The European Union's leadership has been meeting, at length, with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Brussels this week, talking about trade and issues like Ukraine, ahead of an EU-China summit later this month. At the same time, the EU's members...
Rwanda’s Kagame gives cautious welcome to U.S.-brokered peace deal with Congo
Associated Press
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July 4, 2025
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said Friday he was “thankful” for U.S. mediation in his country’s conflict with neighboring Congo following last week’s agreement in Washington. But he warned that the success of the peace deal...
Kwibohora 31: President Kagame Speaks Out on Rwanda-DRC–US Agreement, Slams UN Reports on Eastern Congo Conflict
KT Press Rwanda
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July 4, 2025
2 President Kagame for the first time shared his thought on the peace deal signed between Rwanda, DRC and the U.S. President Paul Kagame has weighed in on the recent minerals and security cooperation agreement involving the United States, the...
Budget Office, World Bank, others meet to address vaccine challenges in Nigeria
Prompt News Online
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July 4, 2025
By Tony Obiechina Abuja The Budget Office of the Federation and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), with support from the World Bank, Gavi, Results for Development (R4D), and the Vaccine Network for Disease Control,...
UN experts say Rwanda supported rebels in Congo and smuggled minerals at ‘unprecedented levels’
KSAT - Texas
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July 4, 2025
DAKAR – Rwanda provided “critical” support to the M23 rebels' recent offensive in eastern Congo, which helped secure Kigali's access to minerals and fertile ground, according to a confidential United Nations report seen by The Associated Press....
UN report reveals involvement of Russian-linked firm in DRC's illicit mineral trade
Business Insider Africa
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July 4, 2025
Reuters reports that the allegation against the mining company marks the first time the United Nations has named an entity allegedly complicit in trafficking minerals looted from the Democratic Republic of Congo since M23 insurgents seized key...
DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal met with skepticism
Deutsche Welle
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July 4, 2025
The Rwandan and Congolese governments have lauded the recently signed peace agreement as a historic milestone to end fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The deal, brokered and signed in the United States, with support from Qatar,...
Major Rwandan coltan exporter bought smuggled DRC minerals: UN
Times LIVE
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Mineral trade helps finance M23 rebels, says report 04 July 2025 - 16:00 By Reade Levinson, DAVID LEWIS and Sonia Rolley Rwandan company Boss Mining Solution bought minerals smuggled from rebel-held areas of neighbouring Democratic Republic of...
Global Environment Facility approves $9m grant to support landscape restoration in Rwanda
Africa Business Communities
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Communities in Rwanda’s Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and expanded sustainable livelihood opportunities in areas vulnerable to climate-related shocks. Thanks to a newly approved...
Rwanda To Restore Ecosystems And Boost Climate Resilience In The Nyungweruhango Corridor
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Communities in Rwanda's Southern Province are set to benefit from restored ecosystems, improved agricultural productivity, and expanded sustainable livelihood opportunities in areas vulnerable to climate-related shocks. Thanks...
UN names Rwandan firm in Congo mineral trafficking
Miningmx
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July 4, 2025
A CONFIDENTIAL United Nations report has identified Rwanda’s Boss Mining Solution as complicit in purchasing minerals smuggled from rebel-controlled areas of Congo, according to a report by Reuters on Friday. The report marks the first time the...
Nairobi is Africa's top business travel destination
The Standard
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A general view GTC Tower in Westlands, Nairobi. [File, Standard] Nairobi emerged Africa’s top business travel destination at the World Travel Awards for Africa held in Tanzania last week. The city won over other contenders, including Kigali,...
M23 Rebels Demand Own Deal Despite DRC-Rwanda Peace Pact
News Central TV
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July 3, 2025
The M23 rebel group said on Thursday it intends to continue negotiations with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), arguing that key issues were left unaddressed in the recent peace deal signed in Washington between Kinshasa and Kigali. Last...
Kwibohora 31: Rwandans Mark Liberation Day at Village Level with Focus on Community, Progress
KT Press Rwanda
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July 4, 2025
1 Nyagatare residents dance after the Liberation Day walk on July 3, Gikoba, Nyagatare district. Photos/Salomo George/Kigali Today As Rwanda marks the 31st anniversary of Liberation Day today, celebrations are taking place at the most local level...
Intrigues, Interstate Rivalry Undermine Actualisation of Single African Air Transport Market
This Day
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July 4, 2025
Chinedu Eze The plan to expand African air travel market is currently being hindered by intrigues and inter-state rivalry by countries that do not want the actualisation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM). These countries, it was...