Ivan R. Mugisha
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 06:22
President Paul Kagame has fired Rwanda's head of military intelligence, Major General Richard Rutatina in unclear circumstances. In a statement posted Monday on the Ministry of Defence website, the president and commander-in-chief of the Rwanda Defence Forces dismissed Maj Gen Rutatina from his position commonly known as "J2", while promoting two other senior military officers.
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 06:48
The United States is pressing on with its economic interests in Rwanda, even as it continues to express disappointment at the recent changes to the country's constitution which allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term. The U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker arrived in the country on Wednesday for a two-day visit that is mainly focussed on strengthening economic ties between the two countries.