Airtel sells over 1100 towers in Zambia and Rwanda to IHS

Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014, 14:46

Bharti Airtel on Monday sold over 1,100 telecom towers in Zambia and Rwanda to IHS Holding at an estimated USD 180-200 million to pare debt.

BHEL commissions hydro power plant in Rwanda

Last Updated: Monday, December 8, 2014, 13:12

State-run power equipment maker BHEL on Monday said it has commissioned a hydro power project in African country Rwanda.

US condemns killing of Rwandan ex-spy chief

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 15:41

The United States has condemned the killing of a former Rwandan spy chief and dissident found dead in a luxury Johannesburg hotel, and voiced concern over a threatening statement by Rwandan strongman Paul Kagame.

Rwandan presidency dismisses Kagame death rumours

Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 15:39

Rwanda`s presidency on Friday dismissed rumours that the country`s leader Paul Kagame was dead.

Ex-Rwandan spy chief killing alights allegations

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 02:33

The killing of Rwanda`s former spy chief in South Africa has critics revisiting serious allegations against Western-backed President Paul Kagame that go back to the Central African nation`s 1994 genocide.

Rwanda ex-spy chief `murdered` in South Africa

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 07:29

A former head of Rwanda`s external intelligence service was murdered in a hotel in South Africa, where he has lived in exile for the past several years, the opposition party he belonged to said Thursday.

Rwandan opposition leader gets 15-year jail

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 07:54

Rwanda`s Supreme Court in Kigali sentenced opposition leader Victoire Ingabire to 15 years in prison, extending her jail term from eight years awarded by the High Court for conspiring against the government.

Liberia`s Charles Taylor asks to be jailed in Rwanda

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 17:03

Liberia`s ex-warlord Charles Taylor has asked to serve his 50-year prison sentence for war crimes in a Rwandan jail rather than in Britain, Kigali said on Tuesday.

Tanzania asks Uganda to help it mend ties with Rwanda

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 13:51

Tanzania has asked Uganda`s president to help it patch up relations with Rwanda.

British graduate sets `26 hour straight` batting world record

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 14:41

A British graduate made his way into the record books after batting for 26 hours straight at The Oval cricket ground, in an attempt to aid the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation to help cricket in the African country.

Syria refugee crisis ‘worse since Rwanda genocide’

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 11:00

The beleaguered refugees from Syria are fleeing the conflict-stricken country at an alarming rate, worse since Rwanda genocide of 1994, UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres said.