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  1. Rwanda Open next ByamukamaRead the original story

    10 hrs ago | New Vision

    ... for international success. Byamukama, who has already resumed training, will travel to Kigali five days before the Rwanda Open due November 19-21. The Entebbe golfer who will defend his title in Rwanda's premier tournament is more concerned about ...

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    Related Topix: Travel, Africa, World News, Rwanda Travel, Uganda Travel

  2. The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current DevelopmentsRead the original story

    Thursday Oct 15 | Open CRS

    ... and the Interhamwe militia have been given a safe haven in eastern Congo and have carried out many attacks inside Rwanda and against Congolese civilians. A Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), is also in Congo, despite an agreement ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gisenyi, Rwanda, Goma, Rwanda, Nigeria, Joseph Kabila

  3. Background to the latest crisis in North KivuRead the original story

    Oct 30, 2008 | Extra Extra

    ... ns across North Kivu, tellingly beginning with the stretch of Virunga National Park which offers a supply line from Rwanda. (The CNDP certainly recruits from Congolese Tutsi refugees in Rwanda, and there are frequent allegations that they have covert

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gisenyi, Rwanda, Goma, Rwanda

  4. U.N. to scale back east Congo missionRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | AlertNet

    ... told the U.N. Security Council improved ties between presidents Joseph Kabila of Congo and Paul Kagame of neighboring Rwanda had been key to reducing violence, but admitted underlying problems remained. Obasanjo said he and and fellow mediator, ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Nigeria, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Nairobi, Kenya, Kenya, Rift Valley, Kenya

  5. RWANDA : APR trounce Espoir in playoffs finalRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Basketball in Africa

    ... they also won the women and junior championships. In the women category, the army-side edged National University of Rwanda (UNR) while the juniors outgunned Kigali Institute of Education (KIE). The team beat KIE to also win the junior championship. ...

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  6. UN envoy cites need to deal with underlying causes of DR Congo conflictRead the original story w/Photo

    22 hrs ago | Spero News

    ... (IDPs) to their homes and a "notable warming" in regional relationships, particularly between the leaders of DRC and Rwanda. At the same time, important provisions of the agreements still remain unimplemented, he said. These include, perhaps most ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila

  7. Rwanda: U.S. to Exert More Pressure on RebelsRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | AllAfrica.com

    The United States Government has vowed to continue pressurising the International Community to join hands and help uproot insurgents of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda out of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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    Related Topix: Africa, World News, Democratic Republic of the Congo

  8. Chinese premier meets African leaders on ties, cooperationRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | People's Daily Online

    ... cooperation when meeting with the Rwandan president. China was willing to promote bilateral trade and investment with Rwanda, developing projects that are closely related to people's livelihood, Wen said, adding China would also help train talented ...

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  9. China wants an economically independent AfricaRead the original story

    Yesterday | The News

    Tuesday, November 10, 2009 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: China's focus on agriculture and infrastructure development in Africa aims to help the poverty-ravaged continent achieve economic independence, its commerce minister said on Monday, stepping up a push by the Asian giant to battle criticism it was plundering the continent's resources.

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  10. Rwanda: it's time to go backRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 8 | Times Online

    ... perfect grilled fresh fish from Lake Kivu. The horrors of the 1994 genocide weave into every part of life here in Rwanda, and before long, the glamorous owner, Franoise, confided that, on her return to Kigali from Brussels after the massacres, it ...

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  11. The Slide to War That Threatened DRC Last Year Was Effectively Reversed

    Yesterday | NewsBlaze

    ... (IDPs) to their homes and a "notable warming" in regional relationships, particularly between the leaders of DRC and Rwanda. At the same time, important provisions of the agreements still remain unimplemented, he said. These include, perhaps most ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Congo, Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila

  12. Clicking faster, quality internet servicesRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | Daily Monitor

    ... anywhere like Nakumatt and get connected. Future plans? We have so far rollout one third of the fiber optic cable to Rwanda and by the end of January 2010, we shall be reaching Kigali. We are currently planning to go to the North and efforts are ...

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  13. Obasanjo scales back Congo peace missionRead the original story

    Monday | Independent Online

    ... told the UN Security Council improved ties between presidents Joseph Kabila of Congo and Paul Kagame of neighbouring Rwanda had been key to reducing violence, but admitted underlying problems remained. Obasanjo said he and and fellow mediator, ...

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  14. RCMP charge Ontario man with alleged Rwandan war crimesRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 7 | Star Phoenix

    RCMP officers from Ottawa arrested a 37-year-old man in Windsor, Ont., on Friday for allegedly committing an act of genocide in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide in the African country. 1 comment

    Related Topix: World News, Africa, Windsor, ON, Canada, Ontario, North America, Canada, Prison

  15. Wen meets African leaders on ties, cooperationRead the original story

    Monday | China Daily

    ... cooperation when meeting with the Rwandan president. China was willing to promote bilateral trade and investment with Rwanda, developing projects that are closely related to people's livelihood, Wen said, adding China would also help train talented ...

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Asia, Africa, Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Paul Kagame, Joe Handley, Canada

  16. China sees Africa economic independenceRead the original story

    Monday | Globeinvestor.com

    Chen Deming's remarks at the second day of a two-day China-Africa summit sought to cast a softer tone to China's trade ties and investment drive into Africa - an effort that has seen trade explode tenfold since 2000 to hit almost $107-billion last year.

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  17. DR Congo: MSF Vaccination Used As Bait In Unacceptable Attack On CiviliansRead the original story

    Monday | Medical News Today

    ... (MSF) came under fire during attacks by the Congolese army against the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR) in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of civilians had gathered at the sites. MSF denounces this ...

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  18. RCMP charge Rwandan with war crimesRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Nov 7 | CBC

    ... crimes unit would only confirm that Mungwarere was accused of committing an act of genocide in the area of Kibuye, Rwanda. The community is the capital of a western province and is situated on a lake that borders Rwanda and the Congo. It was the ...

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  19. Rwanda: BCR to Test Electrogaz Resilience

    Sunday | AllAfrica.com

    ELECTROGAZ's resilience will be put to test when they face Rwanda Commercial Bank 's basketball team at Cercle Sportif this Sunday.

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  20. China pledges $10B in loans to AfricaRead the original story

    Sunday | CNN

    ... should devise their own development plans to take full advantage of Chinese finance. Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, said: "The onus is on us leaders, government and the private sector especially to fully engage at every stage and ... articulate ...

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    Related Topix: Wen Jiabao, World News, Zimbabwe, Africa