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Did Akufo-Addo charter private jet for trips to Belgium and Rwanda?

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali in the evening of Wednesday, June 22, 2022 to attend an international summit. The president and his delegation are in Kigali for the ongoing Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM 2022. President Akufo-Addo flew into the Kigali International Airport …

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Akufo-Addo arrives in Rwanda for Commonwealth Summit

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived in Rwandan capital, Kigali to attend an international summit. The president arrived late Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at the Kigali International Airport with his delegation. The Rwandan airport company tweeted a photo of his arrival with the caption: “H.E Nana Akufo-Addo, the President …

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Rwanda asylum plan: PM defends scheme as legal challenges fail

Boris Johnson has defended plans to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda as three men due to be on the first flight failed in their bids to avoid being removed. Up to eight people are due to be on Tuesday evening’s flight but appeals against removal are being heard. The PM …

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UK court allows Rwanda asylum seeker flight

A flight to take asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda next Tuesday has been allowed to go ahead by the High Court. Campaigners failed in an initial legal bid to halt the removals to the east African country, but have confirmed they will take the case to the Court …

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UK-Rwanda deal: Asylum seekers to arrive in Kigali in a ‘few weeks’

The first batch of asylum seekers sent to Rwanda from the UK under a controversial new deal will likely arrive in the East African nation “in the next few weeks”, officials in Kigali said Thursday. Since being announced last month, the agreement enabling Britain to send migrants and asylum seekers …

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Inside the 20-year manhunt for the most wanted Rwanda genocide fugitive nobody knew had died

After more than 20 years, the search for the last major Rwandan fugitive indicted by a war crimes court for his role in the 1994 genocide has come to an end. A recently exhumed grave in Zimbabwe confirms that Protais Mpiranya had died in 2006. He is buried under a …

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Rwandan YouTube star jailed for ‘humiliating’ state officials

A Rwandan who used his YouTube channel to criticize the government has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a court in Kigali, amid a growing crackdown on dissidents in the tightly controlled East African nation. Dieudonne Niyonsenga, whose YouTube channel Ishema TV had amassed more than 15 million …

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Rwanda to host Afghan students, staff from all girls boarding school

A Rwandan government official has confirmed that the country will be hosting girls evacuated from the country’s only girl boarding school. Faculty and staff of the school will also be involved in the evacuation. The move comes in the wake of Taliban takeover of the East Asian country following the …

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How PSG’s Messi could boost Visit Rwanda campaign

French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, August 11, unveiled Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona on a two-year deal with an option for an extension until 2024. A tearful Messi confirmed his departure from Barcelona during a press conference on Monday, August 8, after the Catalan club said it could …

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How will Rwanda spend the $620m raised through 10-year Eurobond?

The Government of Rwanda says it has successfully raised US$ 620 million through the issuance of a 10-year Eurobond, the proceeds of which will be used to retire an existing $400 Eurobond issued in 2013, which is due in 2023 while the remainder will be spent on key projects. Announcing …

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