Our Scans · Rwanda · Weekly Summary

• [New] Of the $70.6 million domestic-spending commitment, Rwanda will spend 88% in the final two years. Think Global Health
• [New] Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Rwanda, meanwhile, face cofinancing expectations that are slightly below IHME projected growth, suggesting higher likelihoods of smooth implementation. Think Global Health
• [New] While Nigeria's and Uganda's total health budgets rise steadily before flattening at their tail ends, co-investments in Ethiopia and Rwanda will fluctuate. Think Global Health
• [New] Health co-investments from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda are modestly larger in 2030 than in 2026. Think Global Health
• The United Kingdom will not have to pay Rwanda tens of millions of pounds over the cancelled deal to deport asylum seekers. Just Security
• Commitments to the World Refugee Fund would give corporations, foundations, and private philanthropists the opportunity to match one to one any lending on Kiva.org to displaced peoples and host communities from Lebanon to Colombia to Rwanda. Stanford Social Innovation Review
• Rwanda will withdraw if it does not secure sustainable funding. Critical Threats
• Rwanda could start withdrawing troops if it does not receive requisite funding for its deployment. Critical Threats
• Rwanda will continue working closely with Tanzania to strengthen cooperation within the East African Community, the African Union and other international platforms. TanzaniaInvest
• One of the key issues in the previous British government's failed plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda was the risk of onward return from there to unsafe countries. The Guardian
• Sweden and Rwanda have both set ambitious targets of eliminating cervical cancer by 2027, separately launching accelerated vaccination and screening programmes, though both countries are lagging behind key milestones. BBC News
• Progress is at risk: Biological challenges: Drug resistance: Artemisinin partial resistance is confirmed in four African countries (Eritrea, Rwanda, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania,) and spreading. LinkedIn
• Cure Blindness Project and The Fred Hollows Foundation announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the elimination of avoidable blindness in Rwanda and Laos by 2035, while addressing cataract backlogs in additional countries. PentaVision
• Rwanda and Mozambique signed a memorandum of understanding to expand investment and trade ties and a status of forces agreement in late 2025 that committed Rwanda to stay in Cabo Delagdo until both LNG projects are built in 2029 and 2030. Critical Threats
• The key difference is that under the Rwanda plan, asylum seekers would not be able to claim to stay in the UK - they would be deported and could only apply to stay in Rwanda. SKY
• Looking ahead, Rwanda plans to invest in a shared Monitoring and Evaluation system to track progress across the various institutions involved in implementing PSTA5. FAO
• Africa confirmed its strong development potential, with sustained growth of 32% underpinned by good sales momentum and recent store openings in Cameroon and Rwanda. DFNI

Last updated: 19 June 2026