The United Kingdom did not formally terminate the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Partnership (MEDP) before cancelling the agreement to transfer illegal migrants and asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing. As…
Rwanda-UK relations
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Following the summon by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the UK has clarified several points despite popular rhetoric accusing Rwanda of involvement in the…
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National
Britain A Haven For Genocidaires? Twenty Years Of Failure To Try Rwanda Genocide Suspects.
by Vincent Gasana 10:19 amFor the best part of twenty years, Britain has in many important ways been a friend to Rwanda. But time and again, at moments when Rwanda needed the ear of…
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National
New UK Envoy To Rwanda Speaks Out On the Fate Of UK-Rwanda Deal, ‘Strong’ Bilateral Ties
by Edmund Kagire 2:46 pmThe new United Kingdom High Commissioner to Rwanda, Alison Thorpe, has spoken out on key issues regarding relations between her country and Rwanda, following key developments over the first couple…
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President Paul Kagame on Saturday met and held talks with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on the sidelines of the Olympics Games which opened in Paris, France,…
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International
A New Political Outlook? What To Expect Of The New British Government
by Vincent Gasana 11:53 pmA new dawn, or at least that is how the new government in Britain wishes to see it. By the close of polling stations on Friday evening at 10 o’clock,…
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National
Who Trolls Whom Between Rwandans And Their Country’s Detractors In Western Media?
by Vincent Gasana 7:50 pmRwanda is in its second week of Kwibuka30, the 30th anniversary commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against Tutsi. Stories of unimaginable human depravity sit alongside the most profound stories of the…
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InternationalNews
Rwanda Celebrates 2024 Commonwealth Day With Focus on Sustainability
by Daniel Sabiiti 11:31 pmRwanda has joined the rest of Commonwealth community to celebrate the 2024 Commonwealth Day, which also marked the last day with Rwanda as the chair of the Commonwealth of Nations.…
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NationalVoices
The UK Guardian Continues To Misinform Readers In Its Persistent Efforts To Malign Rwanda
by Edmund Kagire 8:07 pmEver since the United Kingdom and Rwanda signed the Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP) on April 14, 2022, a lot has been said and written over the course of…
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National
UK-Rwanda Safety Bill: “I Feel A Lot Safer Living In Kigali Than I Ever Would Living In London”-UK National
by Edmund Kagire 4:22 amA British businessman who is resident in Rwanda says he feels much safer living in Kigali, Rwanda, than he ever would living in London, England, following a Parliamentary vote on…
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National
UK Government Wins Parliamentary Vote Paving Way For Rwanda Migration Plan
by Edmund Kagire 10:11 pmThe UK Government on Tuesday received a major boost to proceed with the implementation of the UK-Rwanda Immigration Plan after Parliament voted in favour of Prime Minister proceeding with the…
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International
Why Is The UN Sending Afghan Schoolgirls To Rwanda To Keep Them Safe When It Says It’s Too Risky For Migrants From The UK?
At a boarding school in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, the teenage girls cried in fear as Taliban fighters headed towards them. ‘You have to leave now or else they’ll kill all…