African News Update – Rwanda: Imbuto Foundation Holds Seventh Youth Series
Rwanda: Imbuto Foundation Holds Seventh Youth Series
First Lady, Jeannette Kagame yesterday called upon the youth to utilize the available education opportunities to acquire knowledge that will enable them contribute significantly to national development.
Rwanda: In Whose Interest is ICTR Working?
Once again we have acquittals of two well known architects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, pronounced within a space of two days.
Rwanda: Gatwabuyege Gets Three Years, Katurebe is Acquitted
The former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Vincent Gatwabuyege, was yesterday sentenced to three years in prison for embezzling state funds.
East Africa: Rwanda Will Not Align Its Budget Calendar With Donors’
Rwanda and her development partners have said that the country is not mulling upon a shift in the budget calendar after successfully aligning to the East African Community (EAC) financial year, in contrast to media reports that EAC states are set to align their financial year calendars with major donors’.
Rwanda: Mutsindashyaka Did Not Declare Wealth – Prosecution
Embattled former State Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, allegedly concealed his foreign bank accounts from the Ombudsman.
Congo-Kinshasa: New Wave of Refugees Flees Fresh Fighting
Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.
Rwanda: Experts to Meet Over Lake Kivu
An international group of researchers will meet January 13-15, 2009 at a conference in Gisenyi to grapple with the problem of Lake Kivu.
Chad: Cambodian Troops Bolster UN Force
The United Nations mission set up to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian aid in Chad and Central African Republic (CAR) received a boost this week with the arrival of troops from Cambodia.
East Africa: Kagame in Arusha for EAC Summit
President Paul Kagame yesterday arrived in Arusha, Tanzania for the 11th Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community (EAC) but it was not clear who would take over from him as Chairman of the regional bloc.
Congo-Kinshasa: Spain, France Probed on Links to Rwandan Militia
The UN’s Eminent Group of Expert report on rebel militias in the DRC is expected to reveal Spanish and French connections to the FDLR militia, The New Times has been informed.
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