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What is behind the Western media’s obsession with Rwanda?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What is behind the Western media’s obsession with Rwanda?

Al Jazeera  

These days, newspapers and television channels across Europe are filled with negative stories about my country, Rwanda, and its government. Produced by an international reporting consortium made up of 17 media outlets – including Germany’s Der Spiegel, Britain’s Guardian and Le Monde of France – and named “Rwanda Classified”, all these articles and news reports appear to be communicating a …

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At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps
7 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo …

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Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory,” the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked African nation said Wednesday. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood again condemned “the aggressive military incursion” into eastern Congo by the M23 rebel group and …

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Burundi closes its border with Rwanda and deports Rwandans, accusing the country of backing rebels
11 months, 1 week ago

Burundi closes its border with Rwanda and deports Rwandans, accusing the country of backing rebels

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Burundi’s internal affairs minister on Thursday announced the country was suspending diplomatic ties with Rwanda, closing their border and deporting Rwandan citizens, claiming it was a response to its neighbor’s alleged support for a rebel group that has been attacking Burundi. He is harboring criminals who are destabilizing Burundi,” Internal Affairs Minister Martin Niteretse said while meeting …

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Rwandans in DRC stay indoors as rebel attacks spur national anger
2 years, 5 months ago

Rwandans in DRC stay indoors as rebel attacks spur national anger

Al Jazeera  

Videos of anti-Rwandan protests are circulating on social media as Kinshasa accuses Kigali of backing rebels in the eastern DRC. Life in Kinshasa was going well for Zawadi, a mother of two from Rwanda, until faraway fighting stoked Congolese anger against her country and videos of men with machetes prowling the city streets in search of Rwandans surfaced on social …

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DRC, Rwanda accuse each other of fresh cross-border rocket fire
2 years, 6 months ago

DRC, Rwanda accuse each other of fresh cross-border rocket fire

Al Jazeera  

Alleged cross-border rocket attacks are part of an escalating dispute between the Central African neighbours. Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have accused each other of firing rockets across their shared border, including a strike that killed two Congolese children, a spokesperson for the Congolese army said. The incident occurred as Congolese troops battled M23 rebels in a mountain area …

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of his countrymen from genocide was convicted of terrorism offenses Monday and sentenced to 25 years at a trial that human rights watchdogs and other critics of Rwanda’s repressive government have described as an act of retaliation. Paul Rusesabagina, credited with sheltering ethnic Tutsis during Rwanda’s …

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Man who inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’ convicted of terror charges
3 years, 3 months ago

Man who inspired ‘Hotel Rwanda’ convicted of terror charges

LA Times  

Paul Rusesabagina, center, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving people from genocide, appears in September 2020 in court in Kigali, Rwanda. The man who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of his countrymen from genocide was convicted of terrorism offenses Monday and sentenced to 25 years at a trial that human rights watchdogs and other …

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Exiled Rwandan opposition figure shot dead in South Africa
3 years, 10 months ago

Exiled Rwandan opposition figure shot dead in South Africa

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — South African police are investigating the death of exiled Rwandan opposition politician Seif Bamporiki who was killed in Cape Town. Bamporiki, the Rwanda National Congress party’s coordinator in South Africa, was shot dead on Sunday in Nyanga township near Cape Town. Other Rwandan opposition politicians have been killed or attacked in South Africa, leading to strained diplomatic relations …

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life
3 years, 10 months ago

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life

LA Times  

Paul Rusesabagina, who was arrested in Rwanda after vanishing during a visit to Dubai, makes a court appearance. As the terrorism trial for Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” is set to start on Wednesday, his family says the critic of longtime Rwandan President Paul Kagame has no chance at a fair trial and might die from …

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Hotel Rwanda ’hero’ admits forming armed group behind attacks
4 years, 2 months ago

Hotel Rwanda ’hero’ admits forming armed group behind attacks

Live Mint  

Paul Rusesabagina, the polarising hero of the hit movie "Hotel Rwanda," admitted to a Kigali court on Friday that he had helped form an armed group but denied any role in its crimes. Rusesabagina admitted Friday to helping form the National Liberation Front, which he has previously said sought to "liberate" Rwanda from the authoritarian government of Paul Kagame. A …

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