In the face of accusations of illegal exploitation in the DRC, Rwanda is organising a visit to its mines. At the invitation of the Rwanda Mines Board, France24 correspondent Juliette Montilly head to a cassiterite mine on the outskirts of the Rwandese capital,

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and the M23 rebel group it supports has raised concerns that the principle may now be endangered.

Rwanda is asking Britain for a 50 million-pound payment over a cancelled asylum deal, a source close to the government in Kigali said on Tuesday, after London paused some bilateral aid to the African country over the war in Congo.

Dieudonne Ishimwe, the former organiser of the Miss Rwanda beauty pageant, has been arrested in Texas, United States. Popularly known as Prince Kid, 38-year-old Ishimwe had fled Rwanda after he was convicted by the High Court in Kigali of crimes related to rape in October 2023.

UK Says Will Not Pay Rwanda as Kigali Demands More for Scrapped Migrant Deal | Firstpost Africa | N18G The UK last week suspended most of its financial aid to Rwanda, accusing Kigali of backing the ongoing offensive by M23 rebels in neighbouring DRC.

Britain, Canada, Germany… With the M23 offensive in the DRC, Western donors are peeling away from Rwanda one by one. Will that put the country’s public finances under strain?

Rwanda said on Tuesday that Canada's position on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was "shameful", adding that measures announced by Ottawa against Kigali would not solve the conflict.

Germany’s development ministry says it will suspend new financial commitments to Rwanda over that country's alleged support of the M23 rebels in neighboring eastern Congo.

AS Kigali coach Shaban Mbarushimana insists his team could have have reach as far as they could in the Peace Cup had it not been for club's shortage of in-depth squad.

Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the border in DR Congo.

As the sun rises over the hills of Kigali, taxi driver Imigambi Jouyese powers up her bright red electric motorcycle. The 34-year-old mother of four will spend the next several hours ferrying passengers across the Rwandan capital on the bike, which is near-silent and has no tailpipe emissions.

The seventh and final stage of the Tour du Rwanda has been cancelled due to bad weather with just over 13km left to race. Mud on the course initially caused a re-route of the stage, before it was eventually cancelled due to strong winds and thunderstorms.