Rwanda
This picture tqken during a press preview on May 8, 2013 of the new permanent exhibition at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva shows pictures taken on 1994 showing children separated from their families in Rwanda. Twenty-five years after it first opened, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum (IRCM) will be unveiling next week its new permanent exhibition intitled 'The Humanitarian Adventure' planned around three crucial topics: 'Defending human dignity'.'Restoring family links' and 'Reducing natural risks'. The exhibition has been completely reworked by a trio of international architects – Shigeru Ban (Japan), Gringo Cardia (Brazil) and Diebedo Francis Kere (Burkina Faso), to reflect today’s changing world, and particularly the changes affecting humanitarian action.
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My friend Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda seconded my name. The UN secretary General notified the President then notified me
we simply don't agree that there was genocide in Guatemala. In Guatemala there has never been genocide. We can't be compared with Rwanda or Yugoslavia or Nazi Germany.
It is one of the best examples of the partnership between the government of Rwanda and the World Bank.More quotes »
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Congo M23 faction leader arrested in Rwanda
province, questioned Runiga's detention."Is it an arrest or are they hiding him away?" he said.U.N. reports have alleged that Rwanda is supporting the M23 rebels, by providing them with troops, weapons and ammunitions. Rwanda denies the accusations.The rebels Read more »
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UN chief to attend Congo peace signing
M23, has said the plan could further destabilize Congo.Mineral-rich eastern Congo has been engulfed in fighting since the 1994 Rwanda genocide. The United Nations has more than 17,700 U.N. peacekeepers and over 1,400 international police in Congo, but they Read more »
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M23 rebels, DRC forces clash again as UN chief arrives on peace tour visit
political analyst who preferred anonymity told The EastAfrican. “Now that the pressure has subsided and aid has been restored, Rwanda can easily negotiate its way out and express its dissatisfaction or opposition to the planned engagement of rebel groups, 5/24/13 from The East African Read more »
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Rwanda’s sole sugar miller closes, blames floods
sugar shortage could worsen with the closure of Kabuye Sugar Works, the country’s sole miller. The miller closed the factory, citing shortage of sugarcane, the raw material for sugar manufacturing. Over half of the sugarcane plantations in Nyabarongo swamp 5/24/13 from The East African Read more »
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World Bank gives Rwf32bn grant to improve decentralisation of govt services
Delivery Development Policy Operation, which aims at improving the quality of service delivery at the local government level. Rwanda has committed itself to strengthen accountability in local government. “In order to achieve their goals, the government has 4:48 AM from The East African Read more »
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Top 100 awards a boost to business in the SMEs
make the awards more competitive than last year, when 300 companies participated. The ranking, a partnership between KPMG, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) and Nation Media Group (NMG), the publisher of Rwanda Today, is to recognise and help grow Small and Medium 4:45 AM from The East African Read more »
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Rwanda official in court over tender
private company without competitive bidding. Procurement rules not followed The Rwf500 million tender was allegedly awarded to Rwanda Agribusiness Ltd (Rabi) but it was later discovered that procurement rules had not been followed. Mr Seminega was interrogated 4:44 AM from The East African Read more »
