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Rwanda : arrest warrants for presumed genocide perpetrators

Rwanda has issued international arrest warrants against Burundians presumed to have been involved in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic community of this...
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East African Community considers a borderless market

East African traders would have a borderless regional trading system by 2010 to allow for free flow of goods, services and investments across the...
US actively involved in the search for genocide suspects

US actively involved in the search for genocide suspects

The US is strongly committed to contributing to the arrest of 96 Rwandan genocide suspects who have taken refuge in several Western countries, US...
Grenade attack at Rwanda genocide memorial

Grenade attack at Rwanda genocide memorial

One policeman was killed Thursday when two unidentified men armed with hand grenades attacked the Gisozi Genocide Memorial in Rwanda's capital city of Kigali,...
Editor on the run

Editor on the run

The founder and editor of the private bimonthly newspaper Umuco went into hiding last Tuesday, a day before a police raid on his residence...
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former Rwandan genocide suspect freed

The international Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), on Sunday released former Rwandan local councilor Vincent Rutaganira, after serving six years in prison for his...
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Results of CAF Champions League matches in Ghana, Rwanda

Here are the results of the CAF champions League matches played on Sunday in some parts of Africa. Accra: Hearts of Oak beat FC 105...
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34 Rwandan policemen sacked

At least 34 Rwandan policemen have been sacked for "indiscipline, delinquency and corruption", Rwandan police spokesman Willy Marcel Higiro told reporters on Thursday. "Most...
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African environment journalists’ forum opens in Nouakchott

The second conference of the African Network of Environment Journalists opened Sunday, with Mauritanian Premier Zeine Ould Zeidane formally declaring the meeting open. The...
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Bush due in Rwanda on 19 February

US President George Bush is due in Kigali on 19 February for a brief visit to Rwanda as part of an African tour, Rwandan...
Water for all: Different approaches to common challenges

Water for all: Different approaches to common challenges

Until six years ago, Eugenia Uwamahoro had to trek 2 kilometres each day to a river to get water for drinking, cooking, washing and...
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Earthquake Kills 37 in Rwanda

No fewer than 37 people were killed following a two-day powerful tremor, caused by a strong earthquake, in the south western region of R...
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President Bush to visit Africa in February, shuns Nigeria

US President George Bush and his wife are due to visit five African countries 15-21 February, according to a White House statement made available...
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USD 55 billion committed to connect Africa

The Connect Africa Summit closed yesterday with investment commitments amounting to over USD 55 billion, with the ICT industry taking the lead. President Paul Kagame...