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Peace for Profit? What the DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal Leaves Unsaid
On June 28, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed a U.S.- and Qatar-brokered peace deal in Washington, seen as a diplomatic breakthrough but quickly criticized after President Donald Trump stated that the United States would get "a...

Yvette Cooper Delivers Brutal Commons Slapdown To Chris Philp Over The Tories' Immigration Failures
Yvette Cooper and Chris Philp in the Commons. The home secretary reminded her Tory opposite number of his own government’s failures as they clashed in the Commons. He also condemned Cooper for scrapping the Rwanda scheme, even though it never...

ViiV’s HIV shot preferred, as activists spotlight funding crisis at IAS 2025
ViiV Healthcare’s combination injectable human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medication was preferred over a daily tablet in treatment-naïve patients in a Phase IIIb trial. A global specialist in HIV that is majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and...

PRESS RELEASE : New Managing Director appointed at Guaranty Trust Bank (Rwanda) Plc

Spectrum and Correlates of Dyslipidemia in People Living with HIV on Dolutegravir-Based Regimen Attending Kabutare Hospital, Southern Rwanda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction Dyslipidemia, characterized by abnormal lipid profiles, is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and is commonly observed in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH).1,2 The interaction between human...

Young Center to host conference marking Anabaptist movement's 500th anniversary
Church leaders, members of the Mennonite community and scholars from as far as Indonesia and Ethiopia will gather next week at Elizabethtown College for a conference exploring the history and global impact of the early Anabaptist movement. The...

PRESS RELEASE: BPR Captains Mug Interclub Challenge unites regional golfers
Golfers from Kabale, Mbarara, Kampala, Entebbe, and Tooro clubs joined their Rwandan counterparts in Kigali for a full day of competition and fellowship, marking a new chapter in the growing tradition of regional golf
100 Most Notable Peace Icons Africa appoints Bright K. Asiamah as Country Director of Ghana
By: Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Kigali played host to one of Africa’s most distinguished gatherings — the 100 Most Notable Africans Business & Leadership Summit from 4th to 6th July, 2025. This high-level event brought together transformational...

Rwanda Meets All Global Targets for HIV Control – UNAIDS
6 UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima speaking at the Update launch in South Africa Rwanda has been praised by the United Nations for reaching all the major goals in the fight against HIV. According to a new update released by UNAIDS this July 10, 2025,...

Sky F1 star Naomi Schiff emotional as she teases major pregnancy update
Sky Sports F1 presenter Naomi Schiff has teased an update about her impending baby arrival, as the former racing driver edges closer to her due date. Schiff announced earlier this year that she was pregnant, with her and husband Alexandre Dedieu...

Gender Data Shines Light on Marginalised African Women
Nigerian civic-tech organisation TechHerNG launched Kuram, a digital platform, in 2023. The platform helps survivors of technology-facilitated gender-based violence by offering support and a safe space to report incidents. More than a support...

Indo-Rwandan Cultural Night Celebrates ‘Art for Peace’
New Delhi: Indo-Rwandan cultural night, ‘Art for Peace,’ was celebrated in New Delhi on Thursday as part of Rwanda National Day festivities. The evening drew an audience of about 400 guests that included diplomats, civil society representatives,...
Nigeria says ‘No’ to Trump’s forced immigration push
The United States has, over time, explored the possibility of deporting undocumented migrants, including convicted criminals and individuals with unresolved immigration status to various African countries as part of President Donald Trump’s...

New Study Shows How Providers Can Use Apretude To Prevent And Treat HIV In Black Women
A new study aims to help healthcare providers more effectively implement Apretude, a medication used for HIV prevention. A new study explores how healthcare providers can effectively implement Apretude for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among...

The DRC-Rwanda peace deal
U.S. president Donald Trump with foreign affairs ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the White House after the signing of a US-brokered peace deal on 27 June 2025. US-brokered agreement will prolong the conflict, analysts...

A Giant Leap for African Unity: Kenya’s historic Visa-Free policy and the Trans African tourism and unity campaign
Today, July 13, 2025, marks a historic milestone in Africa’s journey toward unity and free movement. Kenya has taken a bold and transformative step by eliminating all visa requirements and the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for citizens of...

Rwandans and Friends of Rwanda Celebrate Kwibohora31 In India
1 The Rwanda High Commission in New Delhi hosted a celebration to mark the 31st Anniversary of Rwanda Liberation Day (Kwibohora31) which gathered an audience of over 1,000 participants including friends of Rwanda, and members of the Rwandan...

Chris Philp Dismissed Starmer's Migrant Deal As A 'Gimmick'. Then He Was Reminded About Rwanda
Charlie Stayt and Chris Philp on BBC Breakfast. Chris Philp was humiliatingly forced to admit the Tories’ own failure on small boat crossings after dismissing Keir Starmer’s bid to solve the problem as a “gimmick”. Under the agreement, France will...

Rwanda’s producer prices up by 6.3% in May
Eleven coffee shops that are elevating Boston’s cafe culture
Bostonians want our coffee when we want it: early in the morning, late at night, over ice on the coldest day of the winter. How else could we sustain so many Dunkin’s? (We’ll happily seek out the best ice cream in the depths of February, too.)...