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Amb Fred Gateretse Ngoga.

Burundian diplomat speaks out on anti-Tutsi discrimination

Thursday, May 28, 2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (right) greets a fellow Muslim during Eid Al-Adha celebrations at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx on Wednesday, May 27. Photo courtesy

New York City Mayor joins Eid prayers clad in Visit Rwanda thobe

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Senegal's National Assembly elected ousted prime minister Ousmane Sonko as its speaker Tuesday, May 26.

Senegal's ousted PM Sonko elected as house speaker

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso greets Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva at the meeting in Brazzaville. Courtesy

PM Nsengiyumva joins leaders for Africa Day celebration in Brazzaville

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Pan-Africanists urge collective action on water crisis

Sunday, May 24, 2026

President Paul Kagame meets with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, May 24.

Kagame, Qatari leader discuss bilateral ties

Sunday, May 24, 2026

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Amb Bakuramutsa presents credentials to Pope Leo XIV

Friday, May 22, 2026

Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and delegates during the 2nd Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in Francophone Environments held, in Rabat, Morocco on Wednesday, May 20.

Peacekeeping: Nduhungirehe calls for new approach to conflict

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Lomé-Tokoin International Airport. Togo has announced a visa exemption for all African nationals. Courtesy

Togo removes visa requirements for all Africans

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

The U.S. Army, in partnership with the Nigerian government, carried out additional strikes against the Islamic State (ISIS) in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday, May 17.

US conducts further strikes against ISIS in Nigeria

Monday, May 18, 2026

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Nigeria waives visas for Rwandans

Saturday, May 16, 2026

President Kagame received H.E. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at Urugwiro Village on Wednesday, May 13. Photos by Village Urugwiro

Kagame, Tinubu talk trade, defence ties

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping holds talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Xi holds talks with Trump in Beijing

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Mamadi Doumbouya, President of the Republic of Guinea, is Rwanda to participate in the Africa CEO Forum, taking place in Kigali from 14–15 May.

Guinea president, Ivorian PM jet in for Africa CEO Forum

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

President Paul Kagame and António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali during Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on Tuesday, May 12. Village Urugwiro

Kagame urges Africa to take charge of its future

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe speaks at a Ministerial-Level Strategic Dialogue on UN Security Council Reform and the Use of Veto.

Nduhungirehe raises concerns over UN Security Council veto use

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

President Paul Kagame arrives in Nairobi for the inaugural Africa Forward Summit on Monday, May 11. Photos by Village Urugwiro

Kagame arrives in Kenya for Africa-France summit

Monday, May 11, 2026

Rwanda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Martin Ngoga, speaks during the Second International Migration Review Forum held on Friday, May 8, in New York.

Rwanda's envoy to UN reaffirms commitment to refugee support

Saturday, May 09, 2026

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Rwanda, EU urge stronger diplomacy amid rising global uncertainty

Saturday, May 09, 2026

Prime Minister Nsengiyumva was received upon arrival by his Djiboutian Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed.

PM Nsengiyumva in Djibouti for Guelleh's inauguration

Friday, May 08, 2026