Topics

Newsday > Topics > Rwanda

Newsday's coverage

• Rwanda seeks life sentence for opposition leader

  (AP) -- Rwandan prosecutors say they are seeking a life sentence for a political opposition leader who faces charges of threatening state security, genocide denial and promoting ethnic division.Prosecutors sought the sentence Wednesday. Victoire Ingabire   Read more »

• Rwandan court rules opposition case will continue

  (AP) -- Rwanda 's highest court says the case against a political opposition leader will proceed after she withdrew from the case.Wednesday's ruling means the prosecution will present its case Monday against Victoire Ingabire , who faces charges related   Read more »

• Ethiopian troops to soon leave Somalia, PM says

  (AP) -- Ethiopian troops fighting al-Qaida-linked militants in neighboring Somalia will soon return home, Ethiopia's prime minister said Tuesday.Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said regions of Somalia currently controlled by Ethiopian forces will be handed o   Read more »

• NH judge declares mistrial in Rwanda genocide case

  (AP) -- A federal judge declared a mistrial in the case of a New Hampshire woman accused of lying to obtain U.S. citizenship by denying her role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide after jurors failed to reach a verdict Thursday.Jurors had said Tuesday that they   Read more »

• Top Rwandan rebel leader surrenders in Congo

  (AP) -- A top Rwandan rebel leader who has been fighting in neighboring eastern Congo has surrendered amid a U.N.-backed military offensive in the violence-wracked region, a Congolese military official said Tuesday.Lt. Col. Idrissa Muradadi and three of   Read more »

Around the web

• Rwanda: Gov't Banks On Broadband to Increase Internet Access

  service provider managing a national fibre optic backbone, Internet Data Centre, and Kigali Wibro. The company operating under Rwanda Development Board (RDB) promises to offer high quality fibre connectivity, broadband connectivity and data centre services 10:26 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »

• Six for African Championships

  at the Senior African Athletics Championship in Porto-Nova, Benin scheduled for June 26 to July 1. This was confirmed by the Rwanda Athletics Federation Executive Secretary Raymond Bananeza yesterday. Robert Kajuga and Claudette Mukasakindi will compete in 10:26 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »

• False Accusations - the Price Rwanda Has to Pay for Taking a Stand

  called for the intervention of the UN to oversee a peaceful transition. That's how Rwanda met the UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) in 1993. The RPF as the rebel force that was fighting the regime in power, seeking a democratisation of the country, 10:25 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »

• Rwanda: Army Had French Missiles At Time of Habyarimana Death, Report Reveals

  over to French judge Marc Trévidic who is heading latest French inquiry into the assassination. Meanwhile, the UN court for Rwanda on Thursday handed a life sentence to a former youth minister found guilty of being among the top planners of the 1994 genocide. 10:02 AM from AllAfrica.com Read more »

• Rwanda: APR Aiming for Successful Title Defence

  Africa Club Championship which is good for those young players to build their capacity and gain more experience," he noted. The Rwanda Volleyball Federation hopes to secure a sponsorship deal from the Energy, Water and Sanitation Authority (EWSA) in order 5/31/12 from AllAfrica.com Read more »