Rwanda: Europe suspends aid to Kagame government
A growing number of European governments is joining an international diplomatic drive to press President Paul Kagame's government into ending support for rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
View ArticleRwanda: violator or victim?
Steve Hege in not alone in holding fringe views on Rwanda, the FDLR or post-genocide politics. Think of Peter Erlinder, the sacked law professor from Minnesota who thinks that the 1994 genocide was not...
View ArticleDRC seeks embargo on minerals from Rwanda
A letter written by the Congolese mines minister and seen by Reuters on Tuesday says the Democratic Republic of Congo wants a trade embargo on minerals from Rwanda.Tensions between the neighbouring...
View ArticleDenounce M23 rebels, US says to Rwanda
Rwanda should publicly denounce rebels who have invaded the eastern DRC, said the United States on Monday. The appeal underscores American frustration over Kigali’s role in its neighbour’s...
View ArticleKagame rejects accusations of Rwanda supporting DRC rebels
Western governments are “dead wrong” to hold Rwanda responsible for the rebellion in eastern Congo and to threaten cuts to aid, said President Paul Kagame said on Thursday.The United States urged...
View ArticleEight years for Victoire Ingabire
Rwandan opposition politician Victoire Ingabire has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the Rwandan High Court, according to local journalists in Kigali. This is seen as a relatively mild...
View ArticleRwanda debates anew on legalizing world's oldest job: sex
The series of prostitute murders that occurred this summer in Rwanda’s capital has revived debate on the world’s oldest profession. On the whole, the country’s very modest population opposes the...
View ArticleIngabire’s daughter: “You get used to it”
Raissa Ujeneza is a 23 year old studying international and European law in the Netherlands. Her mother is Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, who was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison...
View ArticleBosco Ntaganda: A monkey off Rwanda's back
What might General Bosco Ntaganda's turning himself into the US Embassy in Kigali mean for Rwanda? Here's what our local blogger had to say. By Sunny Ntayombya, KigaliLet me be as honest as I can...
View ArticleHate radio in South Sudan, long after Rwanda said "Never again"
What's going on in Bentiu, South Sudan, is sounding a lot like Rwanda 20 years ago, finds our blogger. He has a concrete suggestion for how to stop that. By Sunny Ntayombya, KigaliYes, I know we always...
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