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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:29 am

Rwanda News

News on Rwanda continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

7 hrs ago | AllAfrica.com

Congo-Kinshasa: Senior UN Officials Assess Peace Efforts in East

UN News Service 18 July 2008 Senior officials with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have concluded a visit to North Kivu to assess ongoing efforts to restore peace ...

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Related Topix: Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Africa, York (Pennsylvania State University System), Congo,

Fri Jul 18, 2008

The Independent

Rwandan extremists blamed for arson attack on embassy

Rwandan extremists are suspected of attempting to destroy the country's London embassy in a firebombing as part of a wider campaign to deny the 1994 genocide by harassing diplomats and intimidating expats based ...

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Thu Jul 17, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: Trial of Genocide-Accused Catholic Priest Shifts to Country

Hirondelle News Agency Kigali "Mr. Wallace, Mr. Altit, what is the relevance of this site for the case?" This question was asked more than a dozen times by Judge Erik Mose during the visit of the Chamber ...

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Wed Jul 16, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: 167 Genocide Survivors Murdered Since 1995

Hirondelle News Agency Kigali The main association of survivors of the genocide in Rwanda , says that some 167 survivors of the genocide were murdered between 1995 in mid-May 2008.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Mon Jul 14, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: Efficiency Driving Agency Mergers

The proposed amalgamation of seven of Rwanda's premier development agencies to achieve efficiency is a very smart move.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Sat Jul 12, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: Troops in Darfur Celebrate Country's Liberation Day

The New Times 8 July 2008 Darfur United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur Deputy Joint Special Representative , Henry Anyidoho, has stated that modest progress has been made in the work of the Mission.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Deutsche Welle

Rwandan Genocide Suspect Arrested in Germany

A former UN employee wanted for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has been arrested at the Frankfurt airport, a state prosecutor has said.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Wed Jul 09, 2008

United Nations

Efforts to bring peace to eastern DR Congo must be hastened - " UN report

MONUC backs DRC campaign to disarm national and foreign armed groups 9 July 2008 &#150 Steps towards bringing peace to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and bolstering lawful Government bodies must ...

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Related Topix: Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Africa, Congo,

PR-inside.com

Congo: gunmen kill 2 in attack on WWF vehicle in gorilla park

Fifteen gunmen ambushed a vehicle belonging to an international conservation group in an eastern Congo gorilla reserve, killing two people and wounding three others, officials said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: World News, Activism, Charitable Organizations

Tue Jul 08, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: GTZ Donates IT Equipment to Prosecutor General's Office

The New Times 8 July 2008 Moses Gahigi Kigali The German Technical Corporation has donated Information Technology equipment worth Frw50 million to the office of the Prosecutor General in Kimihurura.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Sun Jul 06, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: Foreign Indictments Now a Continental Issue - Minister

The New Times Felly Kimenyi Gasabo The indictments issued against top brass of the Rwanda Defence Forces will now be handled at a continental level.

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Related Topix: Africa

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Jaunted

Ruhengeri: Summer Vacation with an Edge: Meeting Your Ape Relatives in Rwanda

Walk in Dian Fossey 's footsteps and see your genetic descendants up close: Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is one of only five international parks where you can see mountain gorillas up close.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News, Travel

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Times-Transcript

Tourists visit genocide memorials in Rwanda where 800,000 died

Visiting places famous for death is nothing new. You can tour the Nazi concentration camps of Dachau in Germany and Auschwitz in Poland, or the killing fields of Choeung Ek in Cambodia.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa

Thu Jul 03, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Rwanda: Witness - Soldiers Did Not Rape, Kill At Kigali Hospital During 1994 Genocide

Hirondelle News Agency Arusha A defence witness and former member of staff of the Kigali Central Hospital Tuesday denied prosecution allegations implicating ex-soldiers of the Rwandese Reconnaissance Battalion ...

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Related Topix: World News, Malawi, Africa

Wed Jul 02, 2008

AllAfrica.com

Africa: Leaders Condemn Charges Against Rwanda Army Officers

The New Times 2 July 2008 African Presidents have condemned in the strongest terms foreign indictments filed against senior officers of the Rwanda Defence Forces by two foreign judges.

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Related Topix: Africa, World News

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Scotland on Sunday

Special report: Rwanda - Sisters of mercy

They were driven into prostitution as a result of the brutality and chaos of the genocide, but thanks to an initiative enabling them to become financially independent, the women of Rwanda are working towards a ...

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Related Topix: Africa

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Slam Sports

Spend an hour with gorillas up close in Rwanda and feel the magic

Something is cracking, crunching and rustling its way through the jungle. The noise is loud.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Travel, Rwanda Travel, Winter Sports, Curling

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

Peace Deal Unraveling

The fragile peace that has restored some calm in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, is in danger of collapsing, say key militia groups.

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Related Topix: Democratic Republic of the Congo, World News, Africa, Congo,

Medical News Today

Heterosexual HIV Transmission In Africa Associated With Married Or Cohabitant Couples

Editor's Choice Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Public Health Article Date: 29 Jun 2008 - 0:00 PDT In urban Zambia and Rwanda, heterosexual HIV transmission in both men and women takes place within ...

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Related Topix: Human Sexuality, World News, Zambia, Atlanta, GA, Africa

Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Dispatch

Widespread intimidation seen in Zimbabwe vote

Roaming bands of government supporters heckled, harassed or threatened people into voting in a runoff election Friday in which President Robert Mugabe was the only candidate, ensuring he will remain in power ...

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Related Topix: World News, South Africa, Condoleezza Rice, Zimbabwe, Africa

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