2024 in Rwanda
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Events in the year 2024 in Rwanda.
Events
January
- 16 January – A Congolese soldier is killed and two others are arrested by the Rwandan Army in a cross-border shooting incident in Rubavu District.[1]
February
- 19 February – Rwanda rejects the United States’ calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border.[2]
June
- 23 June – A crowd crush at an electoral rally attended by President Paul Kagame in Rubavu leaves one person dead and 37 others injured.[3]
July
- 6 July – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces the discontinuing of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 enacted by his predecessor Rishi Sunak, under which some asylum-seekers trying to enter the UK would have been deported to Rwanda.[4]
- 8 July – A United Nations report reveals that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5]
- 15 July – 2024 Rwandan general election: President Paul Kagame wins a fourth term in office[6] while his Rwandan Patriotic Front and its allies retain their majority in the Chamber of Deputies.[7]
- 30 July – Angolan President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks.[8] However, the ceasefire collapses before it formally begins on 4 August amid advances by M23 rebels in the DRC.[9]
August
- 11 August – President Kagame is inaugurated for a fourth term.[10]
September
- 27 September–6 October – At least 42 cases and 12 deaths are reported in an outbreak of Marburg virus in six districts.[11]
October
- 30 October – A court in France sentences doctor Eugène Rwamucyo to 27 years imprisonment for his participation in the Rwandan Genocide in Butare Province.[12]
November
- 27 November – Rwanda extradites Salman Khan to India, after the Indian government submitted an extradition request through Interpol. Salman Khan is accused of having links to Lashkar-e-Taiba, which the Indian government classifies as a terrorist group.[13]
December
- 20 December – The Rwanda Marburg virus disease outbreak is declared over by the World Health Organization and the Rwandan government after no new cases are reported in the past 42 days.[14]
Ongoing
References
- ↑ "Rwanda says it killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border, heightening tensions". AP News. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ↑ "Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo". AP News. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ↑ "1 killed in stampede as Rwanda's Kagame begins campaign for reelection". Africanews. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ↑ "New UK PM Starmer confirms end of Rwanda migration plan". France 24. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rwandan soldiers fighting with M23 rebels in DR Congo, says UN report". France 24. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
- ↑ "Kagame wins fourth term in Rwanda with 99.15 per cent of the votes". Africanews. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ↑ Bahati, Moise M. (17 July 2024). "RPF-led coalition wins 62% votes in parliamentary polls". The New Times. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "Ceasefire reached in eastern DRC". TRT Afrika. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ↑ "Congo ceasefire collapses before it begins". Nation. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rwanda's Kagame sworn in for fourth term after 99 percent election win". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ↑ "Rwanda will deploy Marburg vaccine under trial as death toll rises to 12". Associated Press. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ "Paris court gives Rwandan ex-doctor a 27-year sentence for his role in the 1994 genocide". Associated Press. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ↑ Gahigi, Moses (27 November 2024). "Rwanda extradites Indian man accused of terror links". The East African. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reported". Associated Press. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.