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International flying eye hospital programme a humbling experience: Pune eye surgeon
September 03, 2025 7:29 pm
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a fully-equipped teaching hospital onboard an aeroplane, delivers training, mentorship, and sight-saving procedures to underserved communities worldwide.
Rwanda, Congo sign peace deal in US to end fighting, attract investment
June 28, 2025 12:56 am
Trump was due to meet the foreign ministers in the Oval Office later on Friday.
A New York man is charged with hiding his role in the Rwanda genocide to get US citizenship
April 25, 2025 8:53 pm
At an initial court appearance, Nsabumukunzi pleaded not guilty to visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud and was released on $250,000 bail.
Rwanda accuses Congo of planning large attack
February 07, 2025 6:20 pm
'We categorically oppose the DRC's attempts to portray Rwanda as being responsible for its instability in the eastern DRC,' said Rwanda's ambassador to the UN in Geneva.
After Labour victory, where does the UK’s plan to send seekers to Rwanda stand?
July 12, 2024 3:57 pm
Newly elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer has scrapped the pet project of his predecessor Rishi Sunak. But Rwanda has refused to ‘refund’ the funds it received from the UK. Here is where things stand
Rwanda says it is aware of the UK's intention to terminate contentious deportation scheme
July 09, 2024 2:25 am
The Rwanda deportation plan once was billed as a solution that would deter migrants from risking their lives on a journey that could end with their deportation to East Africa.
New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is 'dead and buried
July 06, 2024 6:33 pm
The announcement was widely expected because Starmer said he would ditch the plan that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars but never taken flight.
Rwanda’s progress includes increased life expectancy, economic growth, says envoy
June 23, 2024 8:50 am
Mukangira was speaking at an event, 'Remember, Unite, Renew,' organised in Kolkata to honour victims, comfort survivors and pay tribute to those who stopped the genocide against the Tutsi 30 years ago.
If voted to power, will scrap Rwanda scheme: Labour leader Starmer
May 10, 2024 9:30 pm
On April 23, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the passage of his government's controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill by Parliament overnight and pledged that nothing would stand in the way of illegal migrants being flown out to the African country.
At least nine killed in strike on displacement camp in eastern Congo
May 03, 2024 11:58 pm
A two-year offensive by the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has moved closer to Goma in recent months, prompting thousands to seek refuge in the city from surrounding areas.
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Rwanda honours those killed in genocide 25 years ago
April 09, 2019 7:11 am
As many as 10,000 people were killed daily. Seventy per cent of the minority Tutsi population was wiped out, and over 10 per cent of the total Rwandan population.
25 years after worst genocide in history, Rwanda still grapples with its brutal past
April 05, 2019 9:19 pm
Rwanda will commemorate April 7, 2019 as the 25th anniversary of what was the worst genocide in recent history when some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were massacred by the majority Hutu population over a 100-day period.
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