The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

East African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country's military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting.

South African Tourism (SA Tourism) is reported to be planning to spend US$52 million (about R900 million) to sponsor UK football team Tottenham Hotspur over three years. The proposal gives the country branding on the club’s kit, backdrop branding in interviews, advertising on match days, partnership status, local training camps…

The 86-year-old Francis says a ‘forgotten genocide’ is under way in DRC as he begins his trip to two African nations.

Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which they say he was killed

The rebels seize the strategic town after days of fierce fighting, drawing condemnation from the UN.

In tonight's edition: Thousands turn out to opposition-organised protests in South Africa to express deepening frustration over the country's power crisis. Also, in a rare trial of a former president, ex-Mauritanian leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz appears in court on corruption charges. Finally, faced with about 15,000 tonnes of "e-waste"…

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick today said no decision had been reached on whether families with children should be deported under the controversial Rwanda project - but hinted the government favours the move

It comes as more migrants crossed the Channel to the UK on Wednesday.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says ‘not necessarily a bar’ to families being sent to African country