By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Newtimes
Rwandan President Paul Kagame received Serap Güler, Germany’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to discuss strengthening cooperation between Rwanda and Germany. The meeting took place on Tuesday 20 October, reports Newtimes.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame accredited Jérémie Blin as the new European Union ambassador to Rwanda after receiving his credentials on 16 October. He succeeds Belén Calvo Uyarra, whose term has ended, Rwanda Dispatch reports.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Rwanda Dispatch ·
Rwandan President Paul Kagame praised the commitment of Dafroza Mukarumongi Gauthier, a Rwanda-born campaigner who spent decades helping prosecute in France people suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. She died on 3 October aged 72 and was buried in Reims on 12 October, according to Rwanda Dispatch.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Rwanda Dispatch ·
South Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cecilia Adut Manyok Adeng, has arrived in Kigali to attend the Innovate Africa 2026 conference as a special guest. The event, scheduled for 12 and 13 October, is expected to include an address by the minister, according to South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as cited by Eye Radio.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Eyeradio ·
Senegalese Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lô held talks in Abidjan with Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, chairperson of the African Union Commission. Both officials were visiting the Ivorian capital, according to an official source cited by APS, which reported no new decision resulting from their meeting.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: APS ·
Rwandan entrepreneur Nadege Uwamahoro recognised by FAORwandan agrifood entrepreneur Nadege Uwamahoro is among the 100 women honoured by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The recognition celebrates women for their contributions, but information provided by Newtimes does not detail the specific reasons for her selection.
Twelve children killed in attacks in Khartoum and West KordofanTwelve children, including infants, were killed in two attacks targeting a displaced people’s camp in West Kordofan and a residential neighbourhood in Khartoum, according to UNICEF. Nine children died in the camp attack on 17 October and three others in the Khartoum attack on Monday, the UN children’s agency said.The week in Africa
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