Kigali
Americannoun
noun
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Britain and Rwanda cross swords at an international court from Wednesday, with Kigali seeking more than £100 million it says London still owes from a scrapped deal to deport migrants.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Outmatched on the ground by the better-equipped M23 and Rwandan troops, Kinshasa's forces have relied in part on US pressure on Kigali to stabilise the front line, regional specialists and security sources told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Kigali, the eponymous climb of Rwanda’s capital city, punctuated by a cobblestoned sector—Kwa Mutwe—so steep it was a chore to walk, never mind pedal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Corrections & Amplifications The Basketball Africa League holds games in a $104 million arena in Kigali.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
Adele was married on a hilltop, with a view of Kigali stretching out below, a stunning backdrop of red roofs and green hills.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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