Also known as: President Paul Kagame
Paul Kagame — Rwandan President who inaugurated a genocide memorial in Paris with French President Macron in June 2026.
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… Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, and H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia. …
Sing’oei: Africa must change how it sees itself to unlock progressThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeFormer Rwandan colonel Tom Byabagamba, once a close associate of President Paul Kagame and head of the presidential guard, has died in prison having been found guilty of inciting rebellion, relatives said on Tuesday. …
Former Rwanda security chief dies in prison: family sourcesThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeGor Mahia made a dream start to their 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup campaign after crushing hosts APR FC 5-0 in their opening Group A match played on Friday evening at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda. …
Gor Mahia thrash APR 5-0 to kick off Cecafa Kagame Cup with a bangThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeRwandan leader Paul Kagame, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi during a meeting in Doha on March 18, 2025. …
DRC crisis: Without Doha, the Washington accords are doomedCitizen Digital
Presidents Macron, Kagame inaugurate Rwanda genocide memorial in Paris By Reuters June 04, 2026 07:42 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize French President Emmanuel Macron and his Rwandan count …
Presidents Macron, Kagame inaugurate Rwanda genocide memorial in ParisThe Standard
… e's President Emmanuel Macron meets with the France's women national football team in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris on June 2, 2026. [AFP] President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday will unveil a monument to victims of the Rwanda genocide in the presence of Paul Kagame …
Macron to unveil Rwanda genocide memorial in France's reckoning with pastThe Standard
… At some point, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda was stranded outside for a minutes before he was allowed in, while Chief Executives of some global companies were locked out.In another embarrassing incident, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye was briefly blocked by the Egyp …
Shame of security lapses, scuffles at high-profile African summitCapital News
… We still have a situation on the ground.” At the Washington ceremony, which brought together leaders including US President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s Paul Kagame, and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi, the agreement was hailed as a breakthrough in efforts to end decades of conflict in …
Ruto says Kenya has ‘even bigger responsibility’ in DRC amid volatilityThe Standard
… ing external borrowing. “The first thing to do is to unlock our own resources to finance our development,” he said. “We must take the lead as Africa, as policymakers and private sector leaders in taking charge of our own development.”The President echoed sentiments by Paul Kagame …
Ruto, Macron push for African financial sovereignty ahead of G7 talksThe Standard
… Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whose country sponsors Arsenal through the "Visit Rwanda" campaign, posts about the club on X. …
'They looked like me': Why Arsenal became Africa's clubKenya's Principal Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Dr Korir Sing'oei told the Africa Mindset Reset Conference in Rwanda that Africa's development is constrained by "mental barriers" that shape how Africans view one another, beyond inadequate infrastructure, limited capital and weak policies.
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Kenya's Principal Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Dr Korir Sing'oei told the Africa Mindset Reset Conference in Rwanda that Africa's development is constrained by "mental barriers" that shape how Africans view one another, beyond inadequate infrastructure, limited capital and weak policies.
17 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Colonel Tom Byabagamba, a former head of Rwanda's presidential guard and close associate of President Paul Kagame, has died in prison. He was arrested in 2014 and sentenced to 21 years (later reduced to 15) for incitement to insurrection and criticising the government to military officers.
25 August 2026 · The Standard →
Gor Mahia defeated hosts APR FC 5-0 in their opening Group A match of the 2026 CECAFA Kagame Cup on Friday at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda, with goals from Michael Kibwage, Patrick Essombe, Paul Okoth Odhiambo, Lesley Otieno Owino, and Ebenezer Assifuah-Inkoom.
25 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that mediators have wrongly framed the DRC crisis as an interstate dispute between the DRC and Rwanda, when the real driver of regional instability is the inter-Congolese conflict itself. The author contends that unrest within Congo provokes interstate tensions rather than the reverse, and that Rwanda and the DRC were previously cooperating on economic matters including gold processing.
2 July 2026 · The Standard →
French President Macron and Rwandan President Kagame inaugurated a memorial in Paris on Tuesday honouring victims of Rwanda's 1994 genocide against the Tutsis. Macron said the memorial placed the genocide "at the heart of our capital and our history" and was "the culmination of a long and painstaking quest for the truth"; in May 2021 he recognised France's responsibility and sought forgiveness, though did not issue a formal apology.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a monument to victims of the Rwanda genocide on the banks of the Seine in Paris in the presence of Rwandan leader Paul Kagame, marking France's acknowledgment of its role in the 1994 atrocity that killed an estimated 800,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis. Macron has recognised France's "responsibility" but stopped short of issuing a formal apology.
2 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya hosted the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi on May 11–12, with President Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron in attendance. The event, originally planned for a new Bomas International Convention Complex (incomplete as of April 2026), was moved to KICC and Kasarani Stadium but was marred by security lapses and scuffles.
17 May 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto said Kenya and other East African nations carry an "even bigger responsibility" in stabilising the Democratic Republic of Congo, warning that the security situation in the east remains volatile despite the withdrawal of regional troops following Kinshasa's demand. He noted that despite Kenya's military engagement and resources, and the departure of the East African Community Regional Force, instability persists in eastern DRC with ongoing fighting, displacement, and humanitarian suffering.
13 May 2026 · Capital News →
President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron have called for a new global partnership framework placing Africa at the center of decisions on development financing, trade, energy transition, and global governance. Speaking at the Africa Forward Summit 2026 in Nairobi, Ruto said African leaders were determined to end decades of dependency and externally driven development models by mobilizing the continent's own resources to finance growth and industrialization, arguing that African pension funds, insurance firms, and reinsurance institutions collectively hold more than $4 trillion in savings that remain underutilized.
12 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan influencer Nana Owiti and other African fans explain their long-standing passion for Arsenal, tracing it to September 2002 when the club became the first in the Premier League to name nine black players in a starting XI. Arsenal's recent Champions League success has sparked jubilation among Kenyan supporters.
8 May 2026 · The Standard →