Burundi's First Plastic Surgeon Paves the Way for a New Era in Healthcare
allAfrica
"Being the first plastic and reconstructive surgeon in my country is a great honour," Dr. Baramburiye said. "But it's also a huge load on my shoulders, a lot of pressure." Read more »
Everyone Suffers When Education is Wielded As A Weapon of War [guest column]
allAfrica
Since 2017, Cameroon has been engulfed in a bloody civil war that has involved the cruel and unorthodox weapon of withholding education. This conflict has led to the deaths of… Read more »
Why President Paul Kagame Will Win a War That Isn't His [opinion]
New Times
Since President Paul Kagame won the August 25, 2003 elections--Rwanda's first democratic elections after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi--the West has struggled to accept his… Read more »
Inside Rwanda's Tungsten Mine Which Is the Leading Producer in Africa
New Times
It is a busy Monday at Nyakabingo Mine in Rulindo District as over 2,000 workers engage in various roles, from office duties to mechanised underground mining in search of… Read more »
Rwanda Slams Canada Over Stance On DR Congo Crisis
New Times
The Rwandan government on Tuesday, March 4, criticised a statement by Global Affairs Canada on the ongoing conflict in eastern DR Congo, saying it was defamatory, shameful, and… Read more »
'If She Did It, Why Not Me?' - Dr. Mukamitari's Drive to Transform Rwandan Healthcare
allAfrica
"If she did it, then why not me?" - Dr. Victoire Mukamitari. Read more »
M23 Says Will 'Not Passively Watch' As DR Congo Bombs, Massacres Banyamulenge
New Times
Villages inhabited by unarmed Banyamulenge civilians are targeted and destroyed by the drones, Sukhoi fighter jets, and mortars of the DR Congo army coalition in South Kivu… Read more »
Rwanda Accuses UK of Breach of Trust, Demands £50m for Migration Deal
New Times
The Government of Rwanda has accused the United Kingdom of breaching trust and taking unjustified punitive measures against Kigali, and has demanded that the latter pays £50… Read more »
How Rwanda Enhances Mother, Child Health Through Community Engagement
New Times
Rwanda has made progress in improving maternal health, focusing on integrated healthcare services, community involvement, and the use of technology to ensure accessible and… Read more »
South Kivu - Front Lines Between the M23 and the 'Wazalendo' Militias Run Through the Ruzizi Plain
Agenzia Fides
The front line between the M23 guerrillas and the "Wazalendo" militiamen runs through the Ruzizi plain (in the province of South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of… Read more »
Almost 80,000 Flee DR Congo Amid Fighting, Sexual Violence - UNHCR
UN News
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), insecurity and horrific sexual violence have left tens of thousands fleeing across borders with no sign of the exodus… Read more »
U.S. Deports Rwandan Genocide Convict Ahmed Napoleon Mbonyunkiza
New Times
The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) on Tuesday, March 4, confirmed the deportation of Ahmed Napoleon Mbonyunkiza from the United States. Read more »
Cluster of Community Deaths in Basankusu, Equateur
WHO
Situation at a glance Read more »
UK Minister Retracts ADF Comments, Says Rwanda Not Linked to Terror Group
New Times
A British government minister who suggested that Rwanda had links with the Ugandan terrorist group ADF has retracted his claims after he admitted to the blunder, The New Times has… Read more »
The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase
ACSS
The regionalization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crisis raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and the need for a robust African response. Read more »
