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Rwanda
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Capital
Kigali
Head of State
President Paul Kagame
Head of Government
Prime Minister Édouard Ngirente
A record 32,000 entrepreneurs applied for the 7th Africa’s Business Heroes competition in Kigali, Rwanda, on December 13, 2025. Photo: Handout
Start-ups

Entrepreneurs vie for Africa’s Business Heroes titles in start-up bonanza

Record 32,000 applications from 54 nations vie for seventh Africa’s Business Heroes awards to recognise 100 start-ups over 10 years.

Africa

Rwanda-backed rebels enter key DR Congo town, as Trump peace deal crumbles

Africa

‘Miracle’ Africa peace deal, signed at Trump’s urging, already unravelling

Africa

Trump praises African leaders, who sign his deal as fighting continues

‘Historic’ agreement aims to end conflict in eastern DR Congo and unlock access to the region’s critical mineral reserves for the US.

US President Donald Trump at the signing ceremony with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President FelixTshisekedi in Washington. Photo: AP
United States

US Institute of Peace renamed after ‘greatest dealmaker’ Trump

‘Donald J. Trump’ emblazes Washington headquarters of the US Institute of Peace in time for a peace deal signing.

United States

Congo and Rwanda presidents to meet in US to sign peace deal

The Congolese government says its signing is conditional on Rwanda’s withdrawal of support for the M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo.

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Family offices

Hong Kong shapes policies to widen appeal to family offices, treasury chief says

Last month, the government achieved its previous target of facilitating 200 family offices to establish a presence in the city.

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, addresses the Raffles Family Office annual forum on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Africa

DR Congo military court sentences ex-president to death for treason

Joseph Kabila, who ruled from 2001 to 2019, was convicted in absentia of crimes including collaborating with M23 anti-government rebels.

Israel-Gaza war

‘You dehumanise victims’: UN report says Israel committed genocide in Gaza

Israel rejects ‘libellous rant’ after UN Commission of Inquiry investigators conclude that PM Netanyahu is among those responsible.

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Africa

DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal outlines US role in minerals sector

Among regulatory initiatives and reforms, the deal calls for third-party inspections of mine sites and working with private sector partners.

A Congolese artisanal miner internally displaced by the Islamic State-affiliated Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, digs in an open-pit mine, in Mangaredjipa near Beni, North Kivu Province of Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 31. Photo: Reuters
China airliners

Chinese flying taxi takes to the skies in Africa as firms eye global roll-out

A Chinese-made pilotless electric air taxi completed its first test flight in Rwanda this week, as China’s aviation firms rapidly go global.

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A pilotless electric air taxi made by the Chinese tech company EHang Holdings completes a test flight at the Aviation Africa Summit and Exhibition in Kigali, Rwanda on September 4. China’s low-altitude aircraft are attracting growing interest from global buyers. Photo: Xinhua
Britain

UK police arrest 5 men at hotel near London during anti-asylum protest

Two groups of protesters marched to the Crowne Plaza Hotel near Heathrow Airport before some masked men tried to break in, police said.

United States

Why are so many nations accepting deportees from Trump’s America?

Aid, political support, and trade deals might be motivating these controversial agreements.

Europe’s refugee crisis

UK’s Farage unveils plan to deport asylum seekers, warns of ‘civil disorder’

Reform UK leader proposes repealing human rights laws, as his party claims it could deport 600,000 asylum seekers if it wins power.

Reform UK Nigel Farage poses in front of a screen displaying “deportation departures” at the launch of his party’s plan to deport asylum seekers, at Oxford Airport in Kidlington, Britain on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
United States

Uganda joins Trump’s deportation push by accepting US migrants

The ‘temporary arrangement’ is for individuals who do not qualify for asylum in the US but cannot return home.

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US Northern Command and Transportation Command assist ICE with deportation flights at Fort Bliss, Texas in February. Photo: Sergeant Walker Pino/US Department of Defence/AFP
Africa

Rwanda-backed rebels kill 80 in DR Congo as Qatar aims for peace

Fighting has continued amid allegations from Congolese authorities that the rebels are ‘engaged in the forced recruitment of young people’.

China-Africa relations

Booming coffee class and zero-tariff policy drive China’s push for African beans

Africa’s coffee exports to China grew 70.4 per cent in the first quarter, with more deals expected to satisfy the discerning middle class.

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US immigration

Rwanda says reached deal to take up to 250 migrants deported from US

Trump administration is seeking to ramp up removals to third countries, including convicted criminals to South Sudan and eSwatini.

Donald Trump aims to deport millions of immigrants in the US illegally and his administration has sought to ramp up removals to third countries. File photo: US Department of Defence via AFP
United States

Opinion | Trump’s many victories will prove pyrrhic

The US president’s arrogance and bullying have given him short-term wins but also embedded long-term resentment and opposition.

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China-Africa relations

China faces off against US for domination of DR Congo’s critical minerals

China’s pushback includes envoy to Congo underlining Beijing’s commitment to supporting the central African country address its crises.

DR Congo

34 killed in attack on DR Congo church by Islamic State-backed rebels

Dieudonne Duranthabo, a civil society coordinator in Komanda, said volunteers are preparing to bury the victims in a mass grave.

People gather around the charred remains of a burned vehicle following a deadly attack in Komanda, Ituri province of eastern DR Congo on Sunday. Photo: UGC via AP
Britain

UK braces for potentially volatile summer after anti-immigrant protests

A year after major riots, police warn of escalating tensions fuelled by far-right activism and Channel migrant crossings.

Police stand guard near a hotel housing asylum seekers in the town of Epping, northeast of London. Photo: dpa
Africa

DR Congo, Rwanda-backed rebels sign ceasefire declaration in Qatar

The declaration establishes a ceasefire in eastern Congo and addresses M23 rebel withdrawal from seized territories.

Nobel Prize

My Take | Degraded Nobel Peace Prize standards could mean Trump deserves one

The awarding of the world’s most prestigious prize has been twisted and perverted by politics and often has nothing to do with peace.

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Africa

Rwanda and DR Congo sign peace deal, as Trump cheers mineral rights for US

The US-brokered agreement raises hopes for an end to the fighting that has killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands more.

Esperance Zawadi and her colleague carry fresh cabbages to the market in April months after their return from the Kanyaruchinya camp where they took refuge following clashes between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army in Kibumba, Nyiragongo territory of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump complains about Nobel Peace Prize snub over Congo-Rwanda peace deal

The US president has confirmed that the two countries will be in Washington next week to sign a deal to end their conflict.

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US President Donald Trump has complained about being overlooked by the Nobel Peace Prize committee for his efforts in stopping various conflicts around the world. Photo: dpa
Tourism

How Rwanda went from war zone to world leader in luxury ecotourism

Recent stability and smart conservation policies have helped Rwanda emerge as a high-end safari hub in East Africa, where primates thrive.

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Donald Trump

Trump used DR Congo image as proof of dead ‘white farmers’ in South Africa

Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Ramaphosa marred by misidentified footage, debunked by Reuters.

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