Rwanda News News Rwanda » Politics: Rwanda Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
Rwanda politics revolves around President Paul Kagame and his ruling party, and it matters to Americans because Washington sanctioned Rwanda’s army in March 2026. This guide names who holds the main ...
News Rwanda » Politics: Rwanda's liberation: Africa's most important political experiment
Thirty-two years ago, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) stopped the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi and inherited a country that had ceased to function. Many expected Rwanda to become another lasting ...
News Rwanda » Politics: Rwanda: Paul Barril, the French ‘secret agent’ at the heart of the Tutsi genocide
After leaving the French gendarmerie for the private sector, Paul Barril, who died on Tuesday, became a notorious figure in Africa, particularly because of his ties to the Rwandan regime responsible ...
News Rwanda » Politics: Rwanda: Paul Kagame’s fourth term as president – what his agenda will need to cover
Paul Kagame started his fourth term as Rwanda’s president in August 2024. He first became president in April 2000. However, as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he has been the country’s de ...
News Rwanda » Politics: The politics and safety concerns overshadowing Rwanda’s first Cycling World Championships
After a Vuelta a Espana which made headlines more for disruptive protests than any sporting drama, most within cycling would have opted for a low-key World Championships in a venue devoid of political ...
News Rwanda » Politics: Africa’s cynical master of power politics
For the moment there is not much to see in Bugesera, a district replete with verdant bush 45km south of Kigali, Rwanda’s capital. But it is the site of what Paul Kagame, the president of the central ...
News Rwanda » Politics: What is the Rwanda bill and who does the government want to send there?
After months of delay, parliamentary bickering and legal challenges, Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill has become law. Legislation for the prime minister's controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to the ...
News Rwanda » Politics: Rwandan imprisoned opposition leader to go on trial
CNN — Rwandan President Paul Kagame shocked many in his country and around the world last week when he granted more than 2,000 prisoners an unexpected pardon. But while the President was announcing ...
News Rwanda » Politics: The politics and safety concerns overshadowing Rwanda’s first Cycling World Championships
French cyclist Ronan Auge is placed in a medically induced coma following a crash at the Tour of Langkawi in Malaysia. Gianni Infantino's drive to remain boss at world football's governing body Fifa ...