The US is working towards giving Bosco Ntaganda, holed up in the country’s embassy in Rwanda, safe passage to the International Criminal Court.
During her recent visit to Rwanda, Cara Meintjes spent time with young citizens who are still grappling with the legacy of the 1994 genocide.
Uganda helped the M23 militia with "logistics" as it fought a deadly and successful offensive against the Congolese army.
United Nations sanctions experts have claimed soldiers from the DRC’s neighbouring countries assisted M23 rebels in their offensive in Goma.
Even if the M23 rebels leave Goma, as promised, their invasion is a threat to President Joseph Kabila.
The government of Rwanda has cancelled the passports of several key opposition leaders in exile, rendering some of these people stateless.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame will not attend Saturday’s summit in Uganda seeking a solution to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to sanction the leaders of the M23 rebel force, which hours earlier occupied the DRC’s city of Goma.
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has spoken out against his critics who claim he is a dictator and behind a rebel group destabilising the DRC.
Tony Blair and Bill Clinton heap praise on Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, but his halo is beginning to slip and citizens are starting to notice.
A top opposition figure in the DRC wanted by the government on treason charges is seeking asylum in the South African embassy in neighbouring Burundi.
Congo said it wants the UN peacekeeping force to "neutralise" a new rebel movement and a force that helped perpetrate Rwanda’s 1994 genocide.
Southern African leaders on Saturday slammed Rwanda for supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a threat to regional stability.
Germany has suspended millions of euros in aid to Rwanda over allegations that the country is backing rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The UK has followed measures by the US and Netherlands after a UN report accused Rwanda of arming rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Alarm bells have been ringing in Washington and London over Rwanda’s clampdown on internal freedoms, writes David Smith.
The head of the US war crimes office has warned Rwanda’s leaders they could face prosecution for arming groups responsible for atrocities in the DRC.
Now that Rwanda’s Gacaca courts has completed their mandate, the fear that has so far kept the peace must give way to trust, writes Jan Hofmeyr.
The consumer price index for urban areas in Rwanda has risen by almost 3% due and this has been attributed partly to higher food prices.
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has criticised Western powers for not arresting or extraditing suspected killers in the countries 1994 genocide.
Days before an exiled Rwandan army general was shot and wounded in SA, two suspects were plotting another attempt on his life, a court witness says.
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/ 30 January 2012
Two journalists jailed for insulting Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and denying the genocide are appealing their sentences.
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/ 10 January 2012
A French report has cleared Paul Kagame’s aides of a plane attack that killed French nationals and was one of the catalysts of the Rwandan genocide.
Rwanda has urged Canada to ensure the deportation of a Rwandan ‘genocide inciting’ refugee with assurances that the country can conduct fair trials.
The chief prosecutor at the ICC has appealed its decision to drop charges against Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana and order his release.
Journalists, on the other hand, are daunted by the responsibilities that would come with self-regulation.
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/ 17 November 2011
Rwanda will import lions and rhinos from South Africa next year after its own wildlife was decimated by poaching and conflict.
It seems that every few years rich countries and their development institutions find a new "favourite friend" in Africa.
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/ 1 September 2011
A Rwandan paper has suspended publication after "serious threats" over an article that suggested President Paul Kagame is a sociopath.
One of the men accused of trying to kill a former Rwandan general exiled in SA said that Rwandan soldiers were behind the plot, a friend testified.
The UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda has sentenced former families minister Pauline Nyiramasuhuko to life in prison for genocide.
The UN court for Rwanda on Tuesday handed a 30-year prison sentence to former army chief Augustin Bizimungu for his role in the 1994 genocide.