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Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to begin amid family’s fears of injustice
World
February 17, 2021
Trial of ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’ set to begin amid family’s fears of injustice
KIGALI (Reuters) – Paul Rusesabagina has faced down murderous militias and been feted in Hollywood. On Wednesday, the former hotelier,…
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life
World
February 16, 2021
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero faces trial as family fears for his life
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — As the terrorism trial for Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda,” is set…
Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea
World
August 13, 2020
Limited COVID-19 testing? Researchers in Rwanda have an idea
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Like many countries, Rwanda is finding it impossible to test each of its citizens for the…
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
Middle East
September 11, 2019
African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda – UNHCR
NAIROBI/LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of refugees trapped in Libyan detention centres will be evacuated to Rwanda as part…
Rwanda shuts DR Congo border after Ebola cases in frontier city
World
August 1, 2019
Rwanda shuts DR Congo border after Ebola cases in frontier city
Rwanda has shuttered its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo after a third case of the deadly virus was…
The trauma of Rwanda’s post-genocide generation
World
July 4, 2019
The trauma of Rwanda’s post-genocide generation
From a short distance away, eight-year-old Joseph Kalisa watches with interest the proceedings of a Gacaca court. Several dozen men…
Tanzania bans plastic bags to clean up environment
World
June 2, 2019
Tanzania bans plastic bags to clean up environment
A ban on plastic bags came into force in Tanzania on Saturday as part of an effort to tackle pollution in…
Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day
World
May 3, 2019
Ebola outbreak in Congo hits record for confirmed cases in single day
(CNN)–The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached a grim milestone, with 27 new cases confirmed in…
Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
Health & Fitness
April 12, 2019
Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency
GENEVA (AP) — A top Red Cross official said Friday he’s “more concerned than I have ever been” about the…
Rwanda ‘a family again’, 25 years after genocide: Kagame
World
April 7, 2019
Rwanda ‘a family again’, 25 years after genocide: Kagame
President Paul Kagame said Sunday that Rwandans had become a family again, 25 years after more than 800,000 people were…