East Africa countries leaders were not indifferent when they learnt the death of their Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli from heart problem. After Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga, Yoweri Museveni and Bobi Wine, it is the turn of Paul Kagame, Lazarus Chakwera, and Evariste Ndayishimiye to pay a vibrant tribute to the …
Read More »Paul Kagame and Rwanda’s first lady receive vaccines
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his wife Jeannette received their doses of the Covid vaccine on Thursday to serve as an example as people remain skeptical about vaccines. Photos of them being vaccinated at Kigali’s King Faisal hospital have been tweeted by the president’s office: As part of the ongoing …
Read More »Rwanda becomes first African nation to use Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Rwanda began its COVID-19 vaccine campaign on Friday, becoming the first nation in Africa to use pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s doses that require ultra-cold storage. Authorities began transporting Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots round the hilly nation of 12 million people after they arrived earlier this week, using helicopters to reach far-flung …
Read More »Rwandan YouTuber Yvonne Idamange Iryamugwiza arraigned in court
Rwandan YouTuber Yvonne Idamange Iryamugwiza has been arraigned in court in the capital Kigali on six charges including insurrection and incitement to public disorder. She is accused of “spreading rumours using technology”, “contempt for genocide memorials”, “obstruction of the implementation of government policies” and “using counterfeit bank checks” among other …
Read More »Paul Kagame faults ‘hypocrisy’ in the supply of vaccines
The Rwandan President Paul Kagame has faulted the “hypocrisy and double standards” in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. President Kagame made the comments in a tweet after the World Health Organization (WHO) director, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said deals between rich nations and vaccine manufacturers had made it hard to …
Read More »Rwanda: Lt Gen Jacques Musemakweli, head of army passes away
The head of Rwanda’s military, Lt Gen Jacques Musemakweli, died a “natural death” on Thursday at a military hospital, according to Rwanda Defence Force. “Yes, General Musemakweli has died, he was ill,” a senior Rwandan army official told the BBC. The Rwanda Defence Force is deeply saddened to announce the …
Read More »Paul Kagame warns on delayed vaccination in Africa
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has warned of the global economic consequences of delayed vaccination in Africa. In an op-ed published on 7 February on the British news website The Guardian, the Rwandan leader pointed to a “nationalism” of Covid-19 vaccines on the part of the United States and Europe. …
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