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President of Angola João Lourenço and President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2018. © Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA/MaxPPP

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Defence Diplomacy 10/05/2023

Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

Infrastructure 09/05/2023

The African Development Bank finances a cross-border road project

With the border between Rwanda and Burundi reopening last September after six years, the Rwandan road agency has launched a first tender for a project to improve the road between the two countries

Defence Politics 04/05/2023

Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

Rwandan president Paul Kagame in a stadium. © SEYLLOU / AFP

Politics 12/04/2023

Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

Several officials of the Beninese football federation have been irked by arrangements for a recent Benin versus Rwanda football match, and suspect Kagame had a hand in the affair. The match was a 2024 African Cup of Nations qualifying game and was supposed to be played in Cotonou, but after being delayed by 48 hours, was finally held in Kigali.

Politics Business 04/04/2023

EACJ greenlights legal proceedings against Rwandan state over decades-old military contract

Agreeing to overlook a barely missed deadline, the East African Court of Justice has allowed François-Xavier Mironko to appeal its dismissal of his lawsuit against the state of Rwanda over an alleged debt dating back to 1993. This is far from the only legal problem the businessman and his family is facing.

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Energy Commodity traders 03/04/2023

Trader BB Energy tries out carbon offset scheme in Kigali

BB Energy is selling ecological kitchen units in Rwanda to help households reduce their firewood consumption by 80%. The group plans to covert the saved emissions into sellable carbon credits.

SpotlightDiplomacy 28/03/2023

Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions Free

During his tour of the Great Lakes countries, Qatari diplomat Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi faced reticence from several regions' leaders, who are wary of Qatar's mediation in the eastern DR Congo conflict.

Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (L) and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi (R) on the sidelines of the COP26 World Leaders Summit, in Glasgow the 1st of November 2021.

Diplomacy 23/03/2023

Kagame calls shots in Rusesabagina affair

In revealing that discussions are taking place concerning the Belgian-Rwandan Paul Rusesabagina, who has been in detention since 2020, the Rwandan president is seeking to control the narrative on a diplomatically sensitive subject.

Business Diplomacy 16/03/2023

FIFA boss Infantino very much at home in Africa

The Swiss-Italian lawyer will today be shooed into a third four-year presidential term at the annual congress of world football's governing body in Kigali.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Rwandan president Paul Kagame and Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe at the CAF President's Awards Ceremony in Kigali on 14 March 2023.

In Focus Defence Diplomacy 13/03/2023

As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

Faced with Kinshasa's accusations of support for the M23 by Kigali, Rwandan intelligence has been documenting collusion between the Congolese army and the FDLR rebel militias for several months. In this battle of narratives, each side is sharing their classified information with Western capitals.

Intelligence reports are also used as weapons of war in the M23 crisis between Rwanda and the DRC.

Defence Diplomacy 10/03/2023

Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

At least three French former officers now working in the private sector are providing logistical support to the Congolese army in the east - a source of embarrassment at the highest levels of the French state.

Inner circles Defence Diplomacy 03/03/2023

Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

A small group of senior security officials are providing the Rwandan president with assessments of the threat just across the border in eastern DRC, where a major crisis sparked by the resurgence of the M23 rebels shows no sign of abating.

Defence Diplomacy 02/03/2023

Kigali set to postpone Benin deployment

Despite being at an advanced stage, the plan to dispatch a Rwandan army contingent to Benin has been on standby since late last year, though a deployment has not been ruled out in the medium term.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali, 23 June 2022.

Diplomacy 27/02/2023

Kigali puts more boots on the ground in Cabo Delgado

Rwanda has significantly increased the number of its troops deployed to fight the jihadist insurrection in northern Mozambique.

Rwandan army and police personnel wait to board a plane for Mozambique in Kigali on 10 July 2021.

Diplomacy 23/02/2023

Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

At the recent session of the AU Peace and Security Council, the DRC president adopted an aggressive stance as he urged his peers to unreservedly condemn Rwanda's interference in the east of his country and its support for the M23 rebel group, but his tone and language were not universally welcomed.

The DRC president Félix Tshisekedi leaving the AU Peace and Security Council session held in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2023.

Finance Diplomacy 30/01/2023

EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

The Rwandan Ministry of Economy and Finance, run by Uzziel Ndagijimana, is looking for a partner to develop its 'national branding' strategy.

Diplomacy 23/01/2023

M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Officially, Vincent Biruta visited Moroni on 16 January to sign partnerships that had been planned for several years between Rwanda and the Comoros. In reality, it was to talk about the DRC.

Defence 09/01/2023

Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

The flagship Turkish defence company Turkish Aerospace Industries is leading a spirited commercial offensive in Central Africa against the backdrop of high tension between DRC and Rwanda.

Politics 23/12/2022

DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

A dozen Rwandan nationals are being held in incommunicado detention by the Congolese security services. At least five are suspected by Kinshasa of being spies in the service of Paul Kagame - an allegation that Kigali denies.

Defence 22/12/2022

DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

The recent report by the UN group of experts looks into allegations that the Congolese army is collaborating with the Mai-Mai and the FDLR in its battle against the M23, which has made considerable territorial gains of late.

Defence 12/12/2022

Paris sends DGA to Kigali for anti-drone deal

France's DGA military procurement agency is laying the foundations for security cooperation between France and Rwanda by preparing to finance anti-drone equipment to secure Kigali airport.

Diplomacy 01/12/2022

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

This year's summit of French-speaking countries held in Tunisia earlier this month was a slightly tense affair and served to highlight the divide between the North and South on a number of economic and diplomatic issues.

SpotlightEnergy Politics 29/11/2022

Paul Kagame's plan to become godfather of African civil nuclear power

The Rwandan president has made the development of civil nuclear power a priority and wants his country to be the sector's continental leader by 2050. The Rwanda Atomic Energy Board is central to Kagame's plans.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Davos, Switzerland, on 24 May 2022.

Defence 25/11/2022

French military intelligence chief set for Kigali visit

Head of the French Military Intelligence Directorate (DRM) Jacques Langlade de Montgros is due to visit Kigali in late November.

Running story Defence Finance Diplomacy

Finance and security, the main vehicles of Kagame's diplomacy

For several years President Paul Kagame has been trying to strengthen Rwanda's position on the continental and international scene via two of the country's key sectors: finance and the army. The teams at Kigali International Financial Center (KIFC) have been travelling abroad more regularly, with a view to making the city Africa's financial hub.

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Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

The African Development Bank finances a cross-border road project

Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

EACJ greenlights legal proceedings against Rwandan state over decades-old military contract

Trader BB Energy tries out carbon offset scheme in Kigali

Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions Free

Kagame calls shots in Rusesabagina affair

FIFA boss Infantino very much at home in Africa

As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Kigali set to postpone Benin deployment

Kigali puts more boots on the ground in Cabo Delgado

Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

Paris sends DGA to Kigali for anti-drone deal

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

Paul Kagame's plan to become godfather of African civil nuclear power

French military intelligence chief set for Kigali visit

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Extradition deal cements Kagame and Lourenço's strategic alliance

The African Development Bank finances a cross-border road project

Political and military agendas unsettle Rwandan football

Beninese and Rwandan football federations tackle dispute over CAN qualifier

EACJ greenlights legal proceedings against Rwandan state over decades-old military contract

Trader BB Energy tries out carbon offset scheme in Kigali

Great Lakes leaders unconvinced by Qatar involvement in M23 crisis discussions Free

Kagame calls shots in Rusesabagina affair

FIFA boss Infantino very much at home in Africa

As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

Paris embarrassed by presence of French veterans in eastern DRC

Shadowy security chiefs advise Kagame on eastern DRC strategy

Kigali set to postpone Benin deployment

Kigali puts more boots on the ground in Cabo Delgado

Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

EU continues to support Kagame's national branding

M23: Vincent Biruta lobbies Azali Assoumani

Turkish group TAI touts its combat drones to both Kinshasa and Kigali

DRC security services detain alleged Rwandan spies

DRC/Rwanda: latest UN report gets behind-the-scenes of the proxy war

Paris sends DGA to Kigali for anti-drone deal

Lukewarm reception for Kais Saied at Francophonie summit

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Finance and security, the main vehicles of Kagame's diplomacy

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