Rwanda Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/rwanda/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:51:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Rwanda Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/tag/rwanda/ 32 32 67616479 Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/cartoon-uk-high-court-upholds-a-controversial-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/cartoon-uk-high-court-upholds-a-controversial-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 21:34:54 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572616 The UK’s plan to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court in London has ruled. In a partnership with Rwanda, the UK will pay Rwanda to handle asylum claims, a move strongly criticised by rights groups.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/cartoon-uk-high-court-upholds-a-controversial-plan-to-send-migrants-to-rwanda/feed/ 0 572616 Hotel Rwanda: a film that proved to be a double-edged sword for Kigali https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/hotel-rwanda-a-film-that-proved-to-be-a-double-edged-sword-for-kigali/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/hotel-rwanda-a-film-that-proved-to-be-a-double-edged-sword-for-kigali/?noamp=mobile#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:04:11 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=72336 Rwanda has rebuffed international pressure to release Paul Rusesabagina, a man made famous by Hollywood.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/hotel-rwanda-a-film-that-proved-to-be-a-double-edged-sword-for-kigali/feed/ 0 72336 The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-us-and-rwanda-how-the-relationship-has-evolved-since-the-1994-genocide/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-us-and-rwanda-how-the-relationship-has-evolved-since-the-1994-genocide/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:18:45 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71389 The US has become one of Rwanda’s staunchest defenders.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/the-us-and-rwanda-how-the-relationship-has-evolved-since-the-1994-genocide/feed/ 0 71389 Is France losing ground in Africa? https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/is-france-losing-ground-in-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/is-france-losing-ground-in-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 08 Jul 2022 10:53:32 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=71084 Gabon and Togo’s recent decision to join the Commonwealth seemed like a blow to France – but was it?

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/is-france-losing-ground-in-africa/feed/ 0 71084 Kinyafranglais: how Rwanda became a melting pot of official languages https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/kinyafranglais-how-rwanda-became-a-melting-pot-of-official-languages/ https://thisisafrica.me/arts-and-culture/kinyafranglais-how-rwanda-became-a-melting-pot-of-official-languages/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 22:21:59 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=70952 Colonisation, genocide and changes in official languages have resulted in the hybridisation of languages. A mix of Kinyarwanda, French and English is dubbed kinyafranglais.

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