A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on June 9th, 2025, approved Prof. Nicaise Ndembi, Deputy Director General of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), as the IVI Regional Director for Africa.

Welcome to our live blog covering the latest from across Africa. Follow real-time updates on political transitions, security and peacekeeping operations, regional integration efforts, economic innovation,

Welcome to our live blog covering the latest from across Africa. Follow real-time updates on political transitions, security and peacekeeping operations, regional integration efforts, economic innovation,

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration to cease hostilities in eastern Congo. The deal, facilitated by Qatar, aims at addressing deep-rooted conflict causes but faces disagreement over key terms.

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Rwanda on Saturday welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in Doha, Qatar, aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC.

As Africa strives to diversify its economic base and stimulate inclusive growth, the tourism and hospitality sector is emerging

The East African Community has been ambitious in creating a regional common market. This includes making it easy for people to move between countries.

A local resident trained through The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's solar panel program installs a solar panel on the roof of a villager's house in Gisagara District, Rwanda, on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Huang Wanqing/Xinhua)

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ( has approved €173.84 million for the Rwanda Energy Sector Result-Based Financing (RBF II) program to modernize the electricity network, expand access to clean energy,

South Sudan has accepted eight third-country deportees from the U.S. and Rwanda says it’s in talk with the administration of President Donald Trump on a similar deal.

Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) is seeking to influence media policies in the region and advocate for press freedom through its new role of representing the East African press councils on the board of the Network of Independent Media Councils in Africa (NIMCA).