News: Rwanda

We have started to collect the most important news related to Rwanda in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Rwanda – overview

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• December 18th 2009 – November 17th 2009
• November 16th 2009 – August 12th 2009
• August 6th 2009 – April 7th 2009
• April 6th 2009 – February 3rd 2009
• January 27th 2009 – December 12th 2008
• December 12th 2008 – November 1st 2008
• October 29th 2008 – June 6th 2008
• June 5th 2008 – February 4th 2008
• February 3rd 2008 – October 11th 2007
• September 24th 2007 – June 14th 2007
• May 28th 2007 – January 19th 2007
• January 11th 2007 – November 21st 2006
• November 21st 2006 – April 13th 2006
• April 13th 2006 – November 21st 2005

Rwanda: news

Reburial for Rwanda genocide dead

Monday, April 6th 2009, 11:25
related countries: Uganda

The remains of 11,000 Rwandan genocide victims are to be reburied in Uganda, 15 years after the killings began.
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Genocide ghosts

Monday, April 6th 2009, 0:43

Legacy of killings haunts Rwanda 15 years on
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Rwandan found guilty of murders

Tuesday, March 24th 2009, 0:47
related countries: Netherlands

A Dutch court finds a Rwandan Hutu guilty of lethal torture during the 1994 genocide, but not of war crimes.
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Rwandan MP convicted of genocide

Monday, March 2nd 2009, 17:04

A female Rwandan MP and member of the Tutsi-led governing party is sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide.
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Rebels 'retake DR Congo positions'

Sunday, March 1st 2009, 23:40
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo
related places: Kinshasa

The UN says Hutu rebels retake positions in eastern DR Congo after a Rwandan withdrawal, but Kinshasa denies the claim.
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Rwanda priest jailed for genocide

Friday, February 27th 2009, 17:10

A former Rwandan priest is given a 25-year jail sentence for his role in the 1994 genocide by a UN war crimes court.
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Rwanda withdraws troops from Congo

Wednesday, February 25th 2009, 16:50
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Thousands of Rwandan troops start to leave DR Congo five weeks after they entered to attack Hutu rebels.
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Finns reject Rwandan extradition

Friday, February 20th 2009, 12:58
related countries: Finland

Finland refuses to extradite a Rwandan man suspected of genocide, saying he may not receive a fair trial at home.
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Congo Hutu gunmen 'on rampage'

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 18:50
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A Rwandan Hutu militia being hunted by a joint Congo-Rwanda force is increasing attacks on civilians, officials say.
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Genocide expert dies in US crash

Saturday, February 14th 2009, 17:02
related countries: United States

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda says it is shocked at the death in an air crash of expert Alison Des Forges.
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Hutu rebels killed in Congo raid

Friday, February 13th 2009, 13:40
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

At least 40 Rwandan Hutu rebels are killed during an air raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.
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Belgian drops case on Rwanda two

Thursday, February 12th 2009, 11:49
related countries: Belgium

A court in Belgium decides not to proceed with a prosecution of two Rwandan generals.
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Rwanda teacher accused of genocide

Tuesday, February 3rd 2009, 6:10
related countries: United States
related places: Baltimore

A college near the US city of Baltimore suspends a Rwandan professor over accusations he participated in genocide there.
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