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Ghana activists call for laws to protect people accused of witchcraft

In tonight's edition, North Africa is in the grip of a severe heatwave, with temperatures nearing 49 degrees Celsius. Also, six years after the brutal killing of a 90-year-old woman accused of witchcraft shocked Ghana and the world, activists say the fight for justice remains far from over. And, the…

France 24

US shows ‘increasingly blatant’ bias over DRC peace deal, says Rwandan minister

The fragile peace process between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is under renewed pressure, as the United States imposes fresh sanctions over alleged links to mineral trafficking from areas controlled by M23 rebels. Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe tells RFI Kigali is being unfairly blamed – arguing that…

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda does not have 'political will' to honour peace deal, DR Congo minister says

In an interview with FRANCE 24, DR Congo's government spokesperson and Minister of Communication Patrick Muyaya accused Kigali of not having the "political will to implement" the 2025 US-brokered peace deal between the two countries. Muyaya also called for stronger international pressure on Rwanda. "The United States should use more…

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DR Congo conflict: Rwandan FM 'disappointed by increasingly biased US mediation'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said his country is "disappointed by the increasingly biased US mediation" in the conflict with DR Congo. He also accused the US of sanctioning Kigali alone while Kinshasa fails to honour the 2025 Washington Accords between the two countries.

France 24

Court rejects Rwanda's €115 million claim against UK over scrapped migrant deal

In 2022, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sealed a deal with Kigali to send migrants arriving in Britain via "dangerous or illegal journeys" in small boats or lorries to Rwanda.

Euronews

‘Forgiveness has to be lived out’: says Rwanda's Cannes laureat Dusabejambot

Rwandan director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambot has become the country's first filmmaker to win the Camera d’Or for best first feature at the Cannes film festival, with Ben’Imana. The Kigali-based director talks to RFI about exploring how survivors and perpetrators continued living side by side in the year’s following the 1994 genocide…

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda tries to protect farmland in Africa's most densely populated nation

Rwanda has started to use satellite imagery and strict land rules to protect farmland in its capital, Kigali, as development expands

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Rwanda takes UK to court seeking £100m over failed migrant deal

Rwanda is seeking more than £100 million it says the United Kingdom still owes from a scrapped 2022 deal to deport migrants, in a case that opened on Wednesday at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.

Radio France Internationale

Tour de l'Avenir Femmes cancelled for 2026 as organisers say 'women's under-23 teams are currently not numerous or structured enough'

Race organisers hopeful of 2027 return as a race for junior riders

Cycling News

Tour du Rwanda: Henok Mulubrhan wins for Eritrea on stage 8, as Moritz Kretschy seals overall

Circuit race around the capital in Kigali delivers a thrilling finish

Cycling News

Tour du Rwanda: Brazilian Henrique Bravo climbs to stage 7 victory in Kigali

Soudal-QuickStep Devo rider attacks late on hilly finale to take win ahead of Lucas Van Gils and Henok Mulubrhan

Cycling News

'It's nice to have some advice from him' – Isaac del Toro looks to defend Tadej Pogačar's UAE Tour title as UAE Team Emirates-XRG's leader on 2026 season debut

Rising Mexican star to challenge fellow top favourite Remco Evenepoel across seven-days of desert racing

Cycling News

Premier Tech to sponsor 2026 Montréal Road World Championships with a women's GP Québec and Montréal the next goal for Canadian cycling

Québec-based company invests in cycling again after major European team sponsorships

Cycling News

Five African riders named in women's World Cycling Centre team and former pro becomes head coach as UCI builds on Rwanda World Championships legacy

Riders from South America and Asia also among 10-rider roster for 2026 as former pro Valentina Scandolara joins management

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I tried nasal strips for cycling to find out if they're just the latest trend, or a real performance enhancer – here's how they stack up to the marketing claims

Cyclingnews takes a deeper dive into the nasal strips you'll have seen plenty of pros wearing, what they promise and what they deliver in terms of improving breathing and performance on the bike

Cycling News

'I have a renewed sense of wanting to race' – Brodie Chapman carves out path forward after long-held goal of Kigali World Championships

'In an ideal world, if I'm still loving it, I'd like to race until 2028' says Australian time trial champion

Cycling News

Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto Generation complete 2026 roster with double Eritrean national champion

Monaliza Araya Chneslasie is the fifth new signing for WorldTour team's development squad

Cycling News

Young Australian Hamish McKenzie makes injury-delayed step up to WorldTour with Jayco-AlUla

21-year-old has been on Jayco's books since 2024, riding for the under-23 team Hagens Berman Jayco

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Cycling Weekly

On the edge of greatness: 9 North American riders to watch in 2026

North America doesn't have a superstar like Tadej Pogačar (yet), but we’re not struggling to find results either

Cycling News

Africa's newest star Tsige Kahsay Kiros signs for Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto's development team

'She will be one of the strongest climbers in our team, but we must continue to slowly develop her as a rider' says sports director Gosia Jasinska

Cycling News

Eight times more than any other discipline? Here's just how much you have to pay the UCI to host the Road World Championships

Road World Championships fee climbs to CHF 10 million in 2032, latest round of bid documents reveal

Cycling News

Azerbaijani racer suspended after testing positive for methamphetamine at Rwanda World Championships

18-year-old rider Artyom Proskuryakov tested positive on day of junior men's time trial

Cycling News

'We would like the last World Championships to have a legacy' – Rwanda aiming for a spot on the WorldTour calendar in 2027

Rwandan federation working with UCI to establish a new top-level race in the country

Cycling Weekly

Your backdoor pass to Unbound and Leadville, or Pogačar’s signed World Champion jersey: USA Cycling’s annual auction opens tomorrow

Among the goods up for grabs are signed jerseys, top-end bikes and luxury bike vacations

Cycling News

'Democratization of the sport on the African continent' – Expanding online training to provide opportunities for 1,000 rising cyclists

Team Africa Rising spearheads 'Virtual Performance Centres' as means of amplifying road cycling growth after Kigali Road World Championships

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