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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. …

Rwanda’s capital city will remain locked down for seven more days, the government said on Tuesday. Businesses will now reopen on February 8 under strict guidelines as the government moves to ease the current measures. A ban on public transport will also be lifted. Kigali was shut down two weeks …

The Rwandan airline company ‘RwandAir’ has launched its new route to the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, amidst rebels closing in on the city. The airline says as part of efforts to “recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic”, it will be flying to Bangui twice a week. Rwanda …

Rwanda has expressed its displeasure with the United Kingdom after London banned travelers from the east African country, citing the need to stop the spread of mutant strains of Covid-19. The UK’s transport minister announced last Thursday, that his country had added Rwanda, Burundi, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …

Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lockdown on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that has resulted in “unprecedented deaths and transmission rates”. This is the capital’s second lockdown since the outbreak of the pandemic. The government had in March enacted a countrywide lockdown …

In Kigali, the Rwandan capital, the authorities announced closure of nursery, primary and secondary schools , as numbers of coronavirus cases continue to rise. The closure takes effect on Monday. “Schools in other provinces will also close if more cases are recorded there”, said The Rwandan Education Minister, Valentine Uwamariya. …