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News Articles: Rwanda

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer prepares a Salvadoran immigrant without legal status for a deportation flight.

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  • Politics

Trump administration plans to deport migrants to Libya

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, as immigration lawyers scramble to block any flights.

May 07, 2025
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  • Kate Bartlett
Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in Goma, Monday as the U.N. health agency said 900 died in the fight.

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  • World

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.

February 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday.

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  • Africa

5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to claim more territory in one of the world's most mineral-rich territories.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Emmet Livingstone
People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025.

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  • Africa

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo

Rwandan backed rebels have entered the city of Goma, a key city in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Could the mineral rich region be in danger of tipping into all out regional conflict?

January 27, 2025
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By:
  • Emmet Livingstone
UN armoured personnel carriers deploy outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.

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  • Africa

International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city

Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead. M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling the eastern city of Goma.

January 26, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Marburg can be an exceptionally deadly virus. An outbreak in Rwanda is being handled with "unprecedented" success, say public health experts. In this photo from a 2014 Marburg outbreak in Kenya, a medical worker in protective gear carries a meal to a man quarantined in an isolation tent after coming into contact with a virus carrier.

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  • Global Health

An 'unprecedented' good news story about a potentially deadly viral outbreak

The death rate for Marburg virus is nearly 90%. There are no approved vaccines and treatments. So how did Rwanda achieve what one doctor calls an "unprecedented" success in controlling its outbreak?

November 02, 2024
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By:
  • Gabrielle Emanuel
In this 2014 photo, a Kenyan medical worker from the Infection Prevention and Control unit at a Nairobi hospital wears full gear when bringing a meal to a man in quarantine in isolation housing after coming into contact with a carrier of the Marburg virus.

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  • Global Health

Marburg is an especially scary virus. How scared should we be of Rwanda's outbreak?

Rwanda is dealing with its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus. It's related to Ebola and has a mortality rate as high as 88%. What do disease experts say about the global risk?

October 02, 2024
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  • Gabrielle Emanuel
GPB News NPR

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  • Africa

This chef in Rwanda wants to create a revolution in African cuisine

Meza Malonga, a restaurant in Rwanda's capital Kigali, serves innovative Afro-fusion cuisine. Chef Dieuveil Malonga opened it in 2020, after years of working in high-end European restaurants.

June 03, 2024
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By:
  • Matt Ozug,
  • Juana Summers,
  • and 1 more
The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country.

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  • Sports

Basketball is booming in Rwanda — and the NBA is there for the ride

The popularity of basketball in Rwanda can be seen on courts around the country, and some young players see it as a path to a bigger future.

May 28, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Matt Ozug,
  • and 1 more
Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven.

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  • Africa

Rwanda is transforming and growing — but at what cost?

Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. And it prompts many questions, including: what type of leader is needed to help a country grow and heal?

May 20, 2024
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By:
  • Matt Ozug,
  • Juana Summers,
  • and 1 more
Josephine Dusabimana says she rescued 12 people during the Rwandan genocide.

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  • Africa

As a brutal genocide raged around her, Josephine smuggled 12 people to safety

During the Rwandan genocide in 1994, Josephine Dusabimana smuggled ethnic Tutsis out of the country as neighbors attacked neighbors and almost a million people died.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Matt Ozug,
  • Juana Summers,
  • and 1 more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference in London on Monday regarding a treaty between Britain and Rwanda to transfer asylum-seekers to the African country.

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  • World

U.K. Parliament approves a plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The British government has pushed the plan as a way to deter asylum-seekers from taking boats to Britain. But the U.N. human rights office has warned aviation authorities not to take part.

April 23, 2024
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  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Paul Rusesabagina in 2019.

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  • World

The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country

In 1994, the world watched as genocide unfolded in Rwanda. Nearly one million people died as neighbors brutally killed their neighbors. Paul Rusesabagina is credited for keeping more than 1,200 people safe in his hotel through weeks of violence. His life and story inspired the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda.

In 2021, Rusesabagina says he was kidnapped, tried and imprisoned in Rwanda for two years and seven months over his ties to the Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change (MRCD), a group that opposes President Paul Kagame's rule.

After intervention from the U.S. and other countries, Rusesabagina was eventually released from prison. At the time he was released, he says he electronically signed a letter promising not to criticize the government. Ultimately, he decided to disregard that promise.

Many allies of President Kagame would argue that he has been responsible for shepherding an era of what they say is relative peace in the country. His critics say he leads an oppressive government that leaves no space for dissent. We hear from Paul Rusesabagina and his daughter Anaïse Kanimba, who are still speaking out against the Rwandan government.

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April 16, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Paul Rusesabagina in 2019.

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  • Africa

His story inspired 'Hotel Rwanda.' Now he's speaking out against the government

Paul Rusesabagina, whose life inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, and his daughter, Anaïse Kanimba, have been vocal critics of Rwanda's current president, Paul Kagame.

April 15, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 2 more
Didas Kayinamura (left) and Rachel Mukantabana (right) talk about the legacy of the Rwandan genocide thirty years later.

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  • Africa

In this Rwandan village, survivors and perpetrators of the genocide live side by side

It's been 30 years since the Rwandan genocide. In some places today, survivors live side-by-side with perpetrators in so-called reconciliation villages.

April 11, 2024
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By:
  • Juana Summers,
  • Tinbete Ermyas,
  • and 2 more
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