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Anglican conservatives meet in Rwanda amid rift over LGBTQ
Kigali, Rwanda AP Hundreds of Anglican conservative leaders from 52 countries are meeting in Rwanda amid a rift over support within the church for same-sex unions. The conference in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, has been convened under the auspices of the Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, or GAFCON, a group formed in 2008 that advocates […]
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina freed from Rwandan jail
Washington DC, US/Kigali, Rwanda Reuters Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film Hotel Rwanda, was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, US officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States. Rusesabagina, a US permanent resident, was accompanied by a US embassy official as he […]
Hostel in Rwanda for UK asylum seekers prepares to take children
Kigali, RwandaReuters The hostel in Rwanda where Britain plans to send migrants under its controversial asylum-seeker deportation policy is preparing to house children, its manager said, with the prospect of youngsters being sent there with their parents. Under an agreement struck in April, Britain will send tens of thousands of migrants who arrive on its […]
Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda amid criticism of host’s rights record
Kigali, Rwanda Reuters Commonwealth leaders meet in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of the host Rwanda’s human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there. The Commonwealth, a club of 54 countries most of which are former […]
Rwanda expects first 50 asylum seekers transferred from UK by end of May
Kigali, RwandaReuters Rwanda expects the first group of 50 asylum seekers to be transferred from Britain by the end of May, a government spokesperson said this week. In April the British Government announced plans to send people seeking asylum to the East African country, but earlier this month said it expected lawyers to lodge claims […]
With sensors and apps, young African coders compete to curb hunger
Thomson Reuters Foundation From an app to diagnose disease on Zambian farms to Tinder-style matchmaking for Senegalese land owners and young farmers, young coders have been finding solutions to hunger in the first Africa-wide hackathon on the issue. Eight teams competed in the hackathon, organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization and a Rwandan […]
Rwanda: 700 churches closed down – in just one province
World Watch Monitor Rwanda has ordered 700 churches in Kigali Province to suspend activities from 1st March because of concerns over health and safety. Under a newly proposed law the churches are expected to meet “basic requirements in terms of safety, hygiene, infrastructure and legality”, Justus Kangwagye, a government official, said. The churches, and one […]