Rwanda
Rwandan capital back under full virus lockdown
President Paul Kagame's government announced the measures late Monday after a cabinet meeting, banning "unnecessary movements" in the capital.
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Rwanda deploys troops to Central African Republic: defence ministry
On Saturday, the Central African Republic's government accused former president Francois Bozize of leading an attempted coup as tensions mount ahead of key presidential and legislative elections on Sunday.
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Rwanda to grow medical cannabis, strictly for export
Guidelines for the production and export of medical cannabis were approved by the cabinet on Monday, and a government statement said Wednesday that it would not change strict local laws around marijuana consumption.
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Four nations confer on African Great Lakes security
The four also pledged to "jointly fight gang networks, regionally and internationally, which contribute to the exploitation and illegal trade of natural resources."
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France to rule on alleged Rwanda genocide financier's fate
Felicien Kabuga, who is 84 according to officials but claims to be 87, was arrested in May at his home outside Paris after 25 years on the run.
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Hotel Rwanda 'hero' admits forming armed group behind attacks
Rusesabagina is famed for his depiction in the movie in which he is shown to have saved hundreds of lives during the 1994 genocide, which left some 800,000 dead.
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Did machete imports to Rwanda prove the genocide against the Tutsi was planned?
Félicien Kabuga trial brings to the fore the argument that the Rwandan genocide was planned against the Tutsi community.
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'Hotel Rwanda' hero's family accuses government of kidnapping him
Rwandan police said Rusesabagina - who has called for armed resistance to the government - was arrested on terrorism charges on an international arrest warrant. His family dispute that.
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Rwanda arrests 'Hotel Rwanda' hero on terrorism charges
Rusesabagina was played by Don Cheadle in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Hotel Rwanda’ which told the story of how he used his job as a hotel manager and his connections with the Hutu elite to protect Tutsis fleeing the slaughter.
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Rwanda again tightens COVID-19 measures as cases surge
Rwanda was one of the first to impose strict lockdown measures in Africa, on 22 March, when it had only 19 cases, and partially lifted the measures on 1 May, when it had officially recorded 225 cases and zero deaths.
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Rwanda issues arrest warrant for genocide suspect in France: Prosecutor
France opened a probe into alleged crimes against humanity by Ntiwiragabo after he was found in the suburbs of the city of Orleans, about 100 kilometres south-west of Paris.
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EXPLAINER: What Africa, approaching a million cases, is doing to fight COVID-19
On Wednesday, the continent was approaching a million infections and around 21,000 deaths.
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Rwanda’s economy expected to grow 2% in 2020, 6.3% in 2021 - finance minister
Uzziel Ndagijimana said tourism revenues had decreased by 35% so far, while foreign direct investment would decrease by 62% because of the impact of COVID-19 on trade.
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Rwanda reports its first COVID-19 death
The country's health ministry said the victim was a 65-year-old driver who opted to return home from a neighbouring country, where he resided, after falling severely ill.
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Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga denounces charges as "lies"
Asked if he understood the charges, Kabuga told the court through an interpreter: “All of this is lies. I have not killed any Tutsis. I was working with them.”
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Under coronavirus lockdown, Rwandans remember genocide from home
President Paul Kagame said in a recorded speech carried on the state-run broadcaster that Rwanda had to remember the genocide despite the coronavirus outbreak.
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As shutdown extended, Rwanda's poor confront further hardship
Traders have warned of food shortages in the tiny landlocked nation, and parents are struggling to put food on the table, as the shutdown gutted the local economy on which lower-income Rwandans depend.
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Rwanda imposes shutdown, suspends 'unnecessary movements'
Rwanda as of Saturday had recorded 17 confirmed cases of coronavirus, the highest number in the East Africa region.
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Popular singer & Rwanda genocide survivor found dead in a police cell: officials
“We are very disheartened. I ask the government to promote love.”
