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Sophie Ibbotson January 16, 2019 Share this article Some 25 years after the genocide that killed a million people, Sophie Ibbotson discovers an East African nation very much on the up. What’s the first word which comes to mind when you hear “Rwanda”? No, you don’t need to say it; almost everyone thinks of the […]
Russia and Rwanda have good cooperation in the military-technical sphere, and Russian-developed vehicles in service in the country’s army may soon get new additions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday. “The supplies of air-defense systems are currently being discussed,” the top Russian diplomat said during a press briefing with his Rwandan counterpart Louise Mushikiwabo. […]
Glad rags to sad rags IN A market in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, a cacophonous auction is under way. Sellers hold crumpled T-shirts and faded jeans aloft; traders shout and jostle for the best picks. Everything is second-hand. A Tommy Hilfiger shirt goes for 5,000 Rwandan francs ($ 5.82); a plain one for a tenth of […]
During the Rwandan genocide of 1994, a network of giant caves located a 90-minute drive northwest of the capital Kigali was used to shelter many members of the victimized Tutsi community. Now, nearly a quarter of a century later, those caves are emerging as symbols of a new, welcoming Rwanda. The Musanze caves, 32 bat-infested […]
At least 16 people were killed and dozens more injured after lightning hit a Seventh-Day Adventist church in the Southern Province of Rwanda, AFP reported on Sunday, citing local mayor Habitegeko Francois. Fourteen victims died on the spot, while two more succumbed to their injuries later. Some 140 people were sent to a local hospital […]
