APRNEWS - 6th April 1994 – For about a hundred days in 1994, about a million Rwandans were killed in what many historians have referred to as one of the most devastating tragedies in human history.

APRNEWS - In a move against skin bleaching by its citizens, the government of Rwanda has banned skin bleaching creams and soaps.

The Rwandan government gave directives to officials across the country to enforce that the ban is adhered to.

APRNEWS - Rwanda’s president, Paul Kagame has responded to a ‘scathing’ attack by the outgoing secretary general of La Francophonie, Michaelle Jean, who called out the Rwandan government for the trial against opposition leader, Diane Rwigara.

APRNEWS - Chinese president Xi Jinping is on a four nation trip to Africa. This is Xi’s first trip abroad since he was appointed a second term in office. The Chinese leader started his trip with the west african nation Senegal on saturday, meeting with President Macky Sall in Dakar.

AFRICANEWS - From the sprawling capital Kinshasa to villages deep in the equatorial forests, Congo’s ruling PPRD is in full-on election campaign mode, and President Joseph Kabila’s face is everywhere.

REUTERS - Burundians stood in long lines on Thursday to vote in a referendum that could let President Pierre Nkurunziza stay in power to 2034, deepening fears of political repression and ethnic conflict in the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes.

BUSINESSAMLIVE - Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda has advocated for the advancement of an African single digital market which he said ought to be viewed as a facilitator of economic integration.