the opponent and hero of “Hotel Rwanda” released from prison

Published on : 24/03/2023 – 16:22Modified : 24/03/2023 – 23:19 The opponent Paul Rusesabagina, hero who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda”, was released Friday evening, his 25-year prison sentence for “terrorism” having been commuted by presidential order. Paul Rusesabagina, fierce opponent of President Paul Kagame and hero of the film “Hotel Rwanda”, was released on … Read more

Paul Rusesabagina released after 31 months in prison for terrorism

Published on : 24/03/2023 – 22:41 Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda”, should be released this weekend according to several sources. Sentenced to 25 years in prison for terrorism, this Rwandan-Belgian opponent fled the country in 1996 and later used his Hollywood fame to put forward his positions against President Kagame. His 25-year … Read more

DRC / Concern of the inhabitants of Goma: the capital of North Kivu is threatened by shortages

Published on : 15/03/2023 – 22:37 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the inhabitants of Goma fear shortages. The capital of North Kivu is less and less supplied because heavy goods vehicles are prohibited from circulating between the zones occupied by the rebels of the M23 and the other sectors. Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia. … Read more

Rwanda continues to invest in sport despite criticism

Between partnerships with PSG and Arsenal and the organization of the World Road Cycling Championships in 2025, Rwanda is investing massively in sport, but these expenses have drawn criticism from the opposition, who doubt their usefulness for the economy of the host country. 73rd FIFA Congress. Rwanda’s presence in the sphere of sport began in … Read more

Rwanda targets Congolese fighter jet, accused of flying over its airspace

Published on : 25/01/2023 – 03:41Modified : 25/01/2023 – 03:54 The DRC has denied these accusations. With our correspondent in Kigali, Lucie Mouillaud, and our correspondent in Kinshasa, Patient Ligodi New tensions on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yesterday, Rwanda again accused one of the Congolese Sukhoi-25 attack planes of … Read more

Kinshasa denounces “unfortunate blackmail” by Paul Kagame

AA / Kinshasa / Pascal Mulegwa Kinshasa denounced Wednesday, an “unfortunate blackmail” after the threat, Monday, of the Rwandan president Paul Kagame not to open the borders any more to Congolese nationals fleeing violence in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “Human rights have no value for the Rwandan president, neither freedom … Read more

For Paul Kagame, Rwanda cannot “continue to welcome Congolese refugees”

Published on : 10/01/2023 – 22:25 A new episode in the tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa: during a speech before parliamentarians, Rwandan President Paul Kagame affirmed that his country could “not continue to welcome Congolese refugees”. A response to the recent wave of accusations by the UN, the United States and France, which point the … Read more