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Jordan's Saddam Alaya, engaged in a 23 000 km march to promote peace and education, arrived in Rwanda. Founder of the NGO Hike With Me, he aims to cross 18 countries and 3 continents, from South Africa to Russia.
In the first quarter of 2026, China became the first destination for Rwandan exports, accounting for 26 per cent of the total, compared with less than 5 per cent a year earlier. A dramatic increase, driven by the abolition of Chinese customs duties on almost all Rwandan products. But access to this market also depends on compliance with stringent health standards. Aurore Bayoud story.
Belgium and Rwanda announced, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the restoration of their diplomatic relations. The latter had been broken a year and a half after European Union sanctions against Rwandan military leaders in the context of the conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwandese-backed AFC/M23.
In an interview with France 24, Louise Mushikiwabo, a candidate for her own succession as head of the Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF), called herself "sereine" before the very first vote for this position. The confrontation between Rwanda and the DR Congo "does not belong to the OIF," she says. The withdrawal in 2025 from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger of the organization did not, she said, constitute a failure "of the secretary general".
Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye believes, in an interview granted to France 24, that the situation remains in a deadlock between Kinshasa and Kigali. More than six months after the agreements signed in Washington between the DRC and Rwanda, he deplored the lack of withdrawal of Rwandan troops.
Belgium and Rwanda today announced the restoration of their diplomatic relations. They were broken in 2025. It was Kigali, who had made the decision, accusing his former colonial power of having sided with Kinshasa in the DRC conflict.
After 18 months of breakdown, Belgium and Rwanda announced Tuesday, 22 September, the restoration of their diplomatic relations. A joint communiqué issued on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly states that embassies will be reopened shortly. The explanations of Pierre Benazet, correspondent France 24 in Brussels.
Belgium and Rwanda have restored diplomatic relations after an 18-month rupture over the war in eastern DR Congo.
In an interview granted to France 24, Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye believes that the "threat" of an attack by Rwanda against his country "still exists". Considering that the Rwandan authorities "are not honest", he sees "another hidden agenda" behind Kigali's reasons for his presence in eastern DR Congo.
Doha lauded for mediating Brussels-Kigali rupture, showcasing its trusted role in international peace efforts.
A British doctor accused of killing people during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda has been charged.
Doyle was best known for reporting on African conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s, notably in Rwanda and Sierra Leone.
Dr Vincent Brown was charged following a seven year British investigation into the 1994 killings.
The suspect has been accused of directing and inciting acts of murder and genocide carried out by others in Rwanda.
Vincent Brown is 'alleged to have directed and incited acts of murder and genocide carried out by others'.
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.
In the first quarter of 2026, China became the leading destination for Rwandan exports, accounting for 26% of the total, compared with less than 5% just one year earlier. A spectacular shift, driven by the removal of Chinese tariffs on almost all Rwandan products. But on the ground, access to this market of 1.4 billion consumers depends less on tariffs than on meeting sanitary standards. Report by Aurore Bayoud.
