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DR Congo and Rwanda leaders make a historic move
President Joseph Kabila of DR Congo and President Paul Kegame of Rwanda have agreed to better cooperate towards regional peace, stability and development. Both...
DRC-Rwanda: Laurent Nkunda could be tried in a neutral country
Laurent Nkunda, the former rebel leader, who has been kept under house arrest in Rwanda, might be extradited to a neutral country, Radio Okapi...
Hutu rebels reunite, re-eqip and vow assassinations
The hunted Hutu militia in DR Congo, known as the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), is reported to be reunited again, equipped to...
Rwanda ’94: Grief and Pain mark remembrance day
It was 15 years ago, sometime in April, when Rwandans who had been divided against each other by their Belgian colonialist, suffered man-inhumanity-to-man. Blood...
DR Congo: Who is to blame for rampage, gov’t or rebels?
OXfam aid agency has reported widespread looting, burning of villages and an alarming rate of sexual violence in North Kivu, Eastern Congo, where over...
DRC: Vital Khamerhe, Speaker of National Assembly, resigns
The President of the Congolese National Assembly was disowned and forced to resign by his own political party. This action comes as a result...
Rwanda: Court refuses to free Laurent Nkunda
The Nyarugenge tribunal in Kigali, Wednesday rejected a request forthe release of Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda. "The request made by the defense of...
Rwanda genocide: A priest gets a 25-year prison term
Abbot Emanuel Rukundo, 50, was Friday condemned to 25 years in prison by the International tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania, after he was...
DRC-Rwanda operation to face bloody confrontation
The arrest of rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, coupled with a Rwandan-backed operation to disarm Hutu militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, might eventually...
DR Congo and Rwandan gov’ts struck a “swap” deal
The arrest of Laurent Nkunda, the Congolese rebel leader, by his erstwhile allies in Rwanda marks a dramatic turn in relations between Congo and...
Nkunda’s arrest: Diplomatic cooperation to derail rebels’ premises
A joint DR Congo-Rwanda military operation following a much lauded diplomatic accord has led to the capture Laurent Nkunda, CNDP rebel leader. A further...
Crisis looms as Rwandan military penetrate DR Congo
For about 14 years now, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) - a Rwandan Hutu militia whose leaders are linked to...
Rwandan government official released by French authorities
Chief of protocol for the Rwandan government, Rose Kabuye, who was arrested last month under an international warrant, issued by a French judge, in...
Convicted Rwandan genocide planner Bagosora to appeal
There have been celebrations of justice among factions of Rwandans over the indictment of Theoneste Bagosora and his cohorts, for planning and inciting the...
Three convicted and sentenced for Rwandan Genocide
A UN backed tribunal in the city of Arusha, Tanzania, has sentenced former Rwandan army colonel, Theoneste Bagosora, along with former army commanders Alloys...
DRC – Rwanda joint forces agreement doomed from start?
Reports from DR Congo claim that the governments of both Rwanda and Congo have agreed to sign a deal to work together towards combating...
Prosecutors outraged by ‘genocide’ singer’s sentence
Reports emanating from the UN-backed tribunal based in Tanzania claim that a famous Rwanda singer, Simon Bikindi, has been handed a 15 years jail...
Diplomatic war : France, Germany and Rwanda in a tangle
Ms. Rose Kabuye who was one of the nine senior officials wanted over the shooting down of former President Juvenal Habyarimana's plane that triggered...
DR Congo President accuses Tutsi Rwanda President, USA dismisses case
Tutsi Rwandan President Paul Kegame had been accused by Congolese president, Joseph Kabila of supporting militants loyal to renegade Army general Laurent Nkunda in...
Rwanda to become English-speaking
« Rwanda wants to speak English. » French is to be banned from the Rwandan educative and administrative system. The decision announced by the...
Rwanda and Korea sign $38 million internet deal
In a bid to enable high-speed internet network with fiber-optic technology, Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) has signed a $38million contract with Korea Telecom...
Rwanda President seeks more investments from multinationals
During the launch of the Business Call to Action, President Paul Kagame called upon multinational corporations to invest in Africa and other developing countries...
Rwanda accuses late French president François Miterrand and top French politicians of facilitating genocide
Rwanda is preparing to indict members of the French political and military establishment over their alleged complicity in the country’s 1994 genocide after it...
US delegation ends visit in Rwanda
A delegation from the US Republican party Monday rounded off a short visit to Kigali as part of a global campaign to fight poverty...
Ethiopians and Rwandans get a new lease on life
Rolling back malaria really is possible! Between 2005 and 2007, the
authorities in Ethiopia and Rwanda succeeded in reducing the number of cases of malaria...
‘Genocide’ Singer may get life in prison
A prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Monday urged that a life imprisonment be imposed on Simon Bikindi, a Rwandan musician...
Football : Burundi advances to secound round
Burundi's national football team Sunday in Bujumbura advanced to the second round of the qualifiers of the African Under-17 championship, despite losing 0-1 to...
Football : Kenya thrashed by Rwanda
The Kenya national Under-17 soccer team made an early ex it from the African Youth Championship after suffering a 2-1 defeat in the hands...
Kenya : Under 17 national football team to boycott match
The Kenyan national Under-17 soccer team Friday threatened to boycott Saturday's Africa Youth Championships first round return match against Rwanda unless outstanding allowances are...
DR Congo detains teachers accused of planning to attack Rwanda
Twelve Congolese teachers serving in Rwanda have bee n detained at the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in Bukavu, the South Kivu province in the...