World news about “Rwanda” published by euronews.
Rwanda building collapse Reports from Rwanda say around a hundred people are trapped after a building collapsed. Local police in the north east of the African nation confirm three… 14/05/2013
Kinyarwanda, a Tutsi-Hutu Love Story Kinyarwanda traces a series of interlinked stories about ordinary people living through the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Alrick Brown, the director, said: “It’s… 01/12/2011
DR Congo: harvesting on the ruins of war For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo had been ravaged by what many refer to as Africa’s first world war. The fighting was concentrated in the… 03/11/2011
Tunisia, Egypt – a wake up call for Africa? Many think this could be Africa’s century. The continent weathered the global recession relatively well and the IMF predicts faster growth than in South… 09/06/2011
A class from the past Teaching history holds many challenges for educators, especially among divided communities or those with a troubled past. They must be careful to have a… 06/06/2011
DRC army chief suspended over claims he sold arms to rebelsThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s army chief has been suspended after a UN report alleged he sold weapons to rebel groups. General Gabriel Amisi and other… 23/11/2012
UN votes for resolution on DR Congo conflictM23 rebel forces have poured into Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. There is anger that UN forces did nothing to stop the rebels moving into… 21/11/2012
Rebels reportedly take control of GomaRebels have claimed control of Goma, the the main city in the resource-rich eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of fighters from… 20/11/2012
Tensions increase between central African countriesCongolese forces in the provincial capital of Goma have reportedly opened fire across the border into Rwanda in a battle with advancing M23 rebels. The… 20/11/2012
Goma fears rebel assault after truce turned downThe government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected M23 rebel calls for truce talks in the east of the country. Faced with a growing refugee… 19/11/2012
Rwanda wins UN Security Council seatRwanda is to become one of five new non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The decision to grant a two-year position in the 15-member… 19/10/2012
UN: Rwanda defence minister ‘commanding Congo rebellion’A UN report says a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being commanded by Rwanda’s defence minister. The Security Council’s Group of Experts… 17/10/2012
Democratic Republic of Congo refugees flee fresh violenceFresh fighting has forced thousands to flee their homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Refugees were heading towards the capital Kinshasa, as… 25/07/2012
Rwanda calls time on genocide courtsRwanda has officially closed its village courts set up to deal with up to a million suspects accused of being involved in the country’s 1994 genocide. Many… 19/06/2012
DR Congo rebels ‘supported and trained’ by RwandaThe UN has evidence that rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are being supported and trained by Rwanda, according to a report in the British media… 28/05/2012
French u-turn on Rwandan assassinationA plane carrying the Rwandan president in 1994 was shot down by his own troops, according to a French judge. The latest inquiry into Juvenal Habyarimana’s… 11/01/2012
French court clears KagameA probe in France has overturned 16 years of pointing the finger of blame at Rwanda’s Tutsi rebels for killing the former president in 1994 and triggering a… 10/01/2012
Rights campaigners arrested as Kagame visits ParisIn France, around 25 media rights campaigners were arrested on Tuesday outside the Paris hotel of Rwandan President Paul Kagame. Police began removing the… 13/09/2011
Kagame says Rwanda and France “looking to future”In what is being described as a turning of the page in mutual relations, the President of Rwanda has made his first official visit to Paris since his… 12/09/2011
Life sentence for Rwanda ex-women’s ministerPauline Nyiramasuhuko has been sentenced to life in prison for genocide and encouraging the rape of Tutsi women. The judgement signalled the end of a ten-year… 24/06/2011
Ex-minister gets life sentence for Rwanda genocidePauline Nyiramasuhuko, a former Rwanda women’s minister, has been sentenced to life in prison for her role in the country’s 1994 genocide. The 65-year-old… 24/06/2011
Africa’s “Slumdog” premieresAfrica United follows a group of plucky Rwandan children as they try to travel across the continent for the opening of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. 19/10/2010
UN report says Congo atrocities may be genocideA United Nations report into a decade of atrocities in the Democratic Republic of Congo says genocide may have been committed. It found that tens of… 02/10/2010
UN chief tries to appease RwandaAttempting to defuse rising tensions over a leaked UN report. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Rwanda, urging the government not to withdraw its… 08/09/2010
Kagame win in Rwanda marked by grenade blastA grenade attack during rush hour in the Rwandan capital of Kigali wounded at least seven people only hours after the official results of the presidential… 12/08/2010
Kagame on track for a second term in RwandaIn Rwanda, all the indications are that President Paul Kagame has won a second seven-year term in office. Initial results suggest it is a landslide, with… 10/08/2010
Kagame edges closer to Rwandan election winRwanda’s incumbent president Paul Kagame is set for another seven-year term according to preliminary results in the country’s presidential poll. Kagame… 10/08/2010
Polls close in Rwanda, Kagame win predictedPolls have closed in Rwanda’s presidential election with incumbent Paul Kagame predicted to win by a landslide. Rights groups say the poll is a foregone… 09/08/2010
Kagame refutes opposition-in-exile allegationsPaul Kagame’s supporters hail him as a visionary, even while his adversaries call him a dictator, alleging that he muzzles the media and political… 09/08/2010
Rwanda holds presidential pollRwandans are voting for a new president with the result widely tipped as a foregone conclusion. Despite allegations of a clampdown on opposition groups… 09/08/2010
UN meeting dogged by controversyControversy has surrounded a UN meeting in Madrid. The Spanish Prime Minister met separately with UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, leaving the other… 17/07/2010
France acknowledges errors over Rwanda genocideThe French President has acknowledged that France was among the countries that made a series of mistakes which allowed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda to… 25/02/2010
France sets up enquiry into Rwandan genocideThe pictures of rows of skulls are a constant reminder of the genocide in the central African nation of Rwanda. Now 16 years after the appalling slaughter… 24/01/2010
Rwanda documentary at CannesAnne Aghion’s new documentary, “My Neighbour My Killer”, is in competition at Cannes Film Festival. The production follows a series of open-air community… 19/05/2009
Rwandan genocide shocked the worldThe scale and savagery of the killing shocked the world. The spark for the conflagration in Rwanda in 1994 was the death of President Juvenal Habyarimana. His… 18/12/2008
Rwanda genocide ‘mastermind’ is jailed for lifeThe man who organised the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has been jailed for life. Theoneste Bagosora was accused by the International Criminal Tribunal of… 18/12/2008
Brain behind Rwanda genocide gets lifeTheoneste Bagosora, the so-called mastermind behind the Rwandan genocide has been sentenced to life in prison. The UN International Criminal Tribunal for… 18/12/2008
Rwandan presidential aide vows to clear nameA Rwandan presidential aide has been protesting her innocence after a court in France placed her under investigation over a political killing. Supporters of… 21/11/2008
